Emotional Wellbeing and Support Officer

Contract:

Full time (36 hours per week), 2 year fixed-term with possible extension up to 3 years.

Location:

Ballyclare High School

Reports to:

Vice Principal Pastoral

Work alongside teacher responsible for pupil emotional health and wellbeing support across all key stages. Work with other relevant postholders to ensure all pupils fully access and benefit from curriculum, interventions and support programmes to improve their emotional health and wellbeing.

Take professional responsibility for and lead emotional wellbeing interventions. In conjunction with the Vice Principal Pastoral, and Teacher in charge of Emotional Health and Wellbeing, develop and facilitate action plans for aspects of student emotional wellbeing and support in school.

Support school staff by providing specialist knowledge and integrity in decision making that is required for effective pupil support.

• Contribute to school improvement through the delivery of evidence-based group and individual interventions in line with school development priorities and the EHWB Framework.
• To improve the emotional wellbeing of all year groups through the delivery of evidence-based programmes of intervention to identified pupils within groups or as individuals.
• Identify, in partnership with HoYs, pupils who would benefit from support. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of their individual needs and priorities and develop appropriate strategies to meet them.
• Intervene with personal issues that are affecting pupils’ performance at school and advise senior and middle leaders on appropriate action.
• Monitor the development and success of interventions, including the provision of data, to show evidence of impact and progress, in line with the whole school reporting protocols.
• Implement strategies and support for pupils to enable them to positively regulate emotions, build self-esteem, confidence and resilience.
• Contribute to the co-ordination of support for pupils in lessons who are experiencing difficulties.
• Support pupils with integration issues within their wider social environment.
• Contribute to the development of best practice across the school in all areas of pastoral care.
• Provide regular and systematic feedback to pupils, staff, and parents/carers (where appropriate), on targets and progress made towards them.
• Flexibly meet the needs of targeted pupils, amending practice to facilitate positive outcomes and progress by placing the child at the centre of the provision.
• In line with school protocols, develop effective relationships with parents of pupils requiring support, advising them on strategies to support their child’s emotional health and wellbeing where appropriate.
• Support the Pastoral Vice Principal as required with providing feedback to members of staff and other professionals working with the pupil and assist in making further recommendations.

• To manage contact with other agencies, on behalf of the school and parents/carers and to liaise when required, including attendance and input at multi-agency meetings.
• Network with other appropriate professionals e.g. social workers and CAMHS as advised by Pastoral Vice Principal.
• Be responsible for positive and effective communication with school teams, external agencies and stakeholders.
• Manage conflicting priorities and various workplace demands.
• Be accountable for personal performance management, setting challenging objectives/targets in line with the school priorities.
• Actively monitor provision to ensure efficiency and value for money, providing feedback to the Pastoral Vice Principal and Teacher in charge of Emotional Health and Wellbeing.
• Ensure high quality records are kept and information is shared appropriately in line with…