37 hours per week – term time + 1 week (40 weeks).

8am – 4pm (Monday to Thursday) and 8am – 3.30pm (Friday)

Salary: - HCC Grade D £23,615.40 - £25,982.40 Actual (FTE £26,918 - £29,616)

This is an exciting opportunity to join our existing Pastoral team to provide pastoral support to pupils. The Pastoral Intervention Worker will work towards improving attendance, education opportunities and future life chances of pupils through 1:1 and small group interventions. The successful applicant will act as the Designated Mental Health Lead and will provide support for distressed pupils.

As the Pastoral Intervention Work you will:

• Develop 1:1 mentoring support to pupils
• Write intervention programs
• Encourage pupils’ engagement with the education process by supporting behaviour for learning
• Maintain appropriate pupils’ intervention records showing impact of the interventions
• Work with pupils who are at risk of becoming Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and meet with their parents/carers
• Complete home visits to support pupils’ attendance

The successful applicant must be able to work well with pupils in small group interventions and be an excellent communicator with good organisational skills. The ability to prioritise workloads and work to deadlines without supervision is also required.

What Swanmore College can offer you:

• Free onsite parking
• Free Staff Membership of our Fitness Suite with exclusive staff only times
• Staff extracurricular activities such as Yoga and Football
• Access to a wealth of Continuing Professional Development, such as The National College, Optimus and iHasco
• Free refreshments and fresh fruit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Microsoft Office for home

The role profile, application form and Equalities Monitoring form can all be found below. Completed forms should be sent to Mrs M Smith, HR Officer, at the following email address:  recruitment@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk

The advert may close prior to the stated date and interviews will take place as and when suitable applications are received, therefore early submission of applications is recommended.

Swanmore College and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks

Closing date: Noon Monday 6 January 2025