Pastoral Support Officer
Pastoral Support Officer
Grade 6 (£32,115 - £35,235) 35 hours per week Term Time Only + INSET + 2 weeks (41 weeks) .
Actual salary between £29,041 and £32,437 depending on experience and length of service.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Pastoral Support Team as a Pastoral Support Officer on a permanent basis.
The purpose of the role is to ensure effective safeguarding of our pupils; including attendance monitoring and management. The role includes compiling and reviewing data reports, reviewing written reports, and providing advice and guidance on safeguarding issues. You will manage a caseload of pupils, ensuring pupils are supported with appropriate interventions, including referrals to Social Care and accessing support for families.
The role involves higher level safeguarding of Manchester’s most vulnerable students and integral to the role is working with partner agencies including our Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce and school staff focused on providing timely interventions for at-risk pupils including high-risk safeguarding. The context of safeguarding issues affecting our children include; extra-familiar harm, serious youth violence and missing children. As part of the role you will attend Child Protection meetings, Case Conferences, LAC reviews and Youth Justice PEPs.
Manchester Secondary PRU is an established Pupil Referral Unit which supports young people with complex needs by:
- Leading a creative and high quality curriculum;
- Promoting inclusion for some of Manchester’s most vulnerable young people;
- Developing a nurturing and safe environment for all pupils across a number of settings
We work closely with a range of external agencies to promote the Manchester Inclusion Strategy; a city-wide initiative to ensure that the most vulnerable young people in Manchester receive the education that they deserve.
Personal qualities
- Highly Organised
- Excellent communicator
- Understanding of children’s needs
- Resilient
- Commitment to continuous improvement
Qualifications and Experience
- Qualified to at least Level 4 in a relevant subject – e.g. Teaching, Social Care, Youth Work, Careers Guidance (desirable)
- Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics or equivalent
- Experience of working with young people in similar environment
- Experience of working with vulnerable / 'at risk' young people
- Experience of working with internal / external agencies
- Good ICT knowledge and skills
- Full driving license and own car
To Apply:
Please complete the application form on this page or www.greaterjobs.co.uk and return to Carol Iddon, PA to the Headteacher and HR Manager, by email c.iddon@mspru.manchester.sch.uk
Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Kath Barratt, please call 0161 696 7955.
Deadline for application is:
Interviews will be held on: Week commencing 31st March 2025
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024, an online search may be undertaken for short listed candidates as part of due diligence. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, for the successful applicant.