Pastoral Support Officer
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Morley Academy are seeking to recruit a hard-working colleague to the role of Pastoral Officer. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The successful candidate will be working in partnership with the Pastoral team to assist and support students and their families.
The ideal applicant will have:
- GCSE Grade C in English and Mathematics (or equivalent)
- Experience and knowledge in safeguarding policies and procedures
- Fantastic interpersonal skills and behaviour modification techniques to work effectively with staff, students and parents/carers
- The ability to use initiative and work independently, whilst also being a key team player.
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership to a local government pension scheme.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further details about the role
At The Morley Academy we are privileged to work and learn in what is not only an Outstanding and World Class school but one which is also the founding academy of The GORSE Academies Trust. We achieve this through providing all students, but particularly those who have the most challenging and complex backgrounds, with a rigorous and academic education which challenges them, not only academically, but also in terms of their place in society.We believe that this will prepare them for life not only in Britain, but across the world.
If you would like to know more about our Academy, please visit our website athttps://www.morley.leeds.sch.uk/about-us/
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.