Pastoral Tutor

Purpose of Role

• Lead on all pastoral needs for your assigned tutor group of learners, provide crisis management and needs based support for assigned learners and be support for other staff requiring support.
• Differentiate lesson plans and schemes of work to apply to individual needs across specific cohorts.

Special Demands

• Resilience to working outside in all weathers.
• Resilience to working in an emotionally challenging environment.
• Resilience to work with dysregulated learners.

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

The duties outlined in this job description are in addition to those covered by The Outdoors School policies and procedures. They may be modified by the Headteacher, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.

• Support learning across all curriculum elements: Support learning across all curriculum elements: Literacy, Numeracy, SMEH, PHSE, Forest Skills, STEM, Physical and Creative, through the implementation and delivery of our personalised SMEH curriculum and project-based learning.
• Complete registers and monitor attendance and absences.
• Write and review IBSPs & PDRs for learners.
• Complete PASS tests and reviews.
• Line management of LSA attached to your group.
• Assess and plan next steps for learners in the assigned tutor group using the Individual Behaviour Support Plans, incorporating SEMH development.
• Plan and source additional support for assigned learners including access to play therapy, speech and language support, literacy support, therapeutic counselling and any other needs-based support to promote grown and personal development.
• Lead on pastoral needs for assigned tutor group, provide crisis management and needs based support for assigned learners.
• Provide support for other staff requiring support.
• Ensure opportunities to meet EHCP targets.
• Utilise the accelerated reader programme.
• Provide written reports for other colleagues / professionals (eg prior to EHCP review meetings).
• Ensure opportunities are provided for learners within their individual learning style.
• Use creative ways to assess and record progress.
• Contact with home, to include supporting with the Home Learning Environment.
• Safeguarding duties.
• Leading assemblies.
• Updating/maintaining records e.g School Pod.
• Engage in staff supervision and appraisal process.
• Engage in critical reflective practice and participate in CPD opportunities, developing and sharing ideas and best practice for training and delivery.
• Ensure that learners experience a supportive and positive staff team at all times.
• Ensure that you play alongside learners for at least two hours a week to experience a supportive and positive place of learning for all.