Blackburn College Hiring for Senior Student Pastoral Support Officer (1) Job at Blackburn, England , UK Full Time

Senior Student Pastoral Support Officer

Full Time 37 hours x 52 weeks per year

Fixed point £24,760

Post ref: 1001

Blackburn College is looking to appoint a dynamic, flexible and pro-active individual, responsible for coordinating the Pastoral Support Offer delivered across the College in order to meet student support needs. Responsible to the Head of Student Experience you will advise and support referrals to ensure that they are signposted to the appropriate internal or external support services as required. You will also oversee student pastoral support officers to ensure they provide effective interventions for students that disengage with their studies.

Working closely with the Head of Student Experience in order to oversee and coordinate the pastoral support team, you will ensure that they support positive student engagement (both young people and adults) identifying and resolving barriers to positive attendance, retention and achievement.

As a key member of the Student Support and Experience Team, you will take responsibility for providing timely interventions and support colleagues to effectively safeguard students and determine strategies to address pastoral and engagement issues, including maximising external agency support and outreach services.

You will champion pastoral themes and provide an engaging prevention and ‘early help’ offer as part of a centralised Pastoral Hub. You must demonstrate excellent use of initiative; have strong communication skills and the ability to work with hard to engage individuals from a range of backgrounds. Experience working with safeguarding professionals and local authority bodies is also essential for this post.

As an individual you will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Blackburn College values diversity and is committed to creating a diverse workforce.

Closing Date: 12 July 9.00am

Interview Date: To be confirmed

To apply for this role please complete the application form below.

We have attached some supporting documents for you to read through when completing your application form, including Recruitment Application Guidelines and our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.

Completed application forms should be emailed through to [email protected] by the closing date given