Pastoral Officer
Job Description
Pastoral Officer
Chatham, Medway
Secondary School
Full-Time
Temporary Contract
Start ASAP
Are you an experienced Pastoral Officer, Behaviour Mentor or School Support Professional looking for an immediate opportunity in Rochester?
We are working with a secondary school in Rochester who are looking for a confident and proactive Pastoral Officer to join their team on a temporary basis, starting as soon as possible.
The Role
You will work closely with the school's pastoral and behaviour teams to support students throughout the school day. Responsibilities will include:
Responding to pastoral and behaviour calls across the school
Supporting students with behaviour, attendance and wellbeing
Dealing confidently with challenging situations
Working closely with teaching, pastoral and senior staff
Recording incidents and updates accurately on the school's systems
Supporting students to successfully return to lessons
Building positive and professional relationships with students
Providing general pastoral and administrative support where required
Requirements
Previous school-based pastoral, behaviour or student support experience is highly desirable
Confident managing challenging behaviour
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Comfortable using school systems and recording information accurately
Available to start ASAP
You MUST have an Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with young people and can provide a calm, consistent and supportive presence within a busy secondary school.
Interested? Apply with your up-to-date CV or contact Neila at Philosophy Education on (phone number removed).
We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.