Main Purpose of Job:

To work with pupils and their families to enable them to learn effectively and participate in home and school activities, assisting with accessing resources, lead on school attendance and create packages of support alongside the school pastoral team. To act as DDSL and respond to safeguarding matters in accordance with School policies.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To actively promote liaison between parents, school staff and other agencies, providing advice and support to develop the parent/school partnership and welfare of pupils

• To advise on practical childcare and parenting skills, including how to meet the emotional needs of children • To lead on the schools restorative justice approach to behaviour management.

• To take appropriate action and work with staff to address issues which have caused disaffection.

• To support attendance at school by providing advice and information to parents, pupils or teachers

• To coordinate, run and evaluate sessions with small groups of children and/or parents.

• To provide support in coordinating, monitoring and evaluating relevant projects set up to support the pastoral needs of pupils

• To maintain accurate records ensuring interventions are documented

• To raise self-esteem and promote positive behaviour patterns to assist pupils with their education and growth

• To liaise with administration staff to ensure the school website always provides current and relevant contact information for families

• To liaise and support families with transfer times and the admissions process

• To record and report pupil attendance and progress information to be able to demonstrate improvement

• To support the Child in Care Co-ordinator and provide administration support, attending meetings as appropriate.

• To complete and review all transport requests and liaise with the Local Authority to ensure that home/school transport is in place and successful

• To provide general admin support for the school as required

• To lead TAC meetings with lead professionals

• To organise and attend meetings with the Education Welfare Officer

• To attend Trust meetings where appropriate

• To be responsible for supporting, monitoring EHCP’s for pupils throughout the school to agreed annual targets and meeting all statutory and legal requirements

• To liaise closely with the parents, carers and other professionals and to develop effective partnerships in the interests of the pupil

• To plan, coordinate and administer Annual Reviews, Transition Reviews and any in-year reviews and plan adjustments to reflect changes in child’s needs or circumstances

• Take minutes of EHCP/AR meetings and produce reports and statistics for the Headteacher

• To act as first point of contact in relation to EHCP’s, establish and maintain positive relationships with parents, carers and other partner services • To attend all review meetings and update review documents appropriately

• To generate all Annual Review and School Report documentation in appropriate formats, working in liaison with the Local Authority SEN Assessment Team and Placement Team, ensuring that deadlines are met.

• To plan and develop the School EHCP timetable/deadline schedule, monitor and action completion of tutor comments, and proof read and distribute within strict deadlines

• To deal with issues relating to appeals and enquiries from parents

• To coordinate data effectively using Arbor as required • To update the relevant colleagues and the school’s computerised and systems with all necessary data for the Annual Review Process Including maintaining information relating to pupil records

• To update and maintain an overview and contacts of multi- agency involvement for all pupils.

• To ensure school systems are updated to reflect any changes.

• To maintain paper based and electronic filing systems and other general admin duties such as photocopying and archiving in relation to EHCP’s

• To provide reception cover and general admin support as required