Pupil Care & Welfare Officer, Perth Grammar School

Job Description

Pupil Care & Welfare Officer (Fixed Term until 10 August 2025) - PKC11636
£17,373 - £18,358 (30 Hours per week, Term-time only)
Perth Grammar School

Perth Grammar School has a roll of 730 pupils. We currently have a vacancy for a Pupil Care and Welfare Officer.  The start date for this post is 12 August 2024.

The role of the Pupil Care and Welfare Officer is vital to supporting our young people and their families at Perth Grammar School.

The main responsibilities attached to this role are as follows:

• Develop positive relationships with young people while promoting our ethos and values;
• Be a first point for contact or pupils on routine issues;
• Early identification and de-escalating of potential situations which may lead to challenging behaviour;
• Liaising with and relaying messages to guidance colleagues;
• Improve attendance and late coming by monitoring attendance data and patterns, liaising with pupils and parents as appropriate. Undertake associated administrative duties with this task;
• Support young people in attending and returning to class;
• Help to maintain the safety of pupils arriving/leaving school and during interval and lunchtime;
• Encourage respect for the school environment;
• Make contact with parents on routine matters;
• Groupcall absence messaging;
• Follow up on unexplained absences;
• Early identification of attendance issues and support for young people and families;
• Supporting the wearing of school uniform;
• Undertake any other duties or associated admin that will support the wellbeing of young people as directed by the Depute Head Teacher.

The Individual

For enquiries about this post, please contact Scott Jewell, Business Manager, on 01738 472800 or at PerthGrammar@pkc.gov.uk

When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees. One should be your current or most recent employer.

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post. This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

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If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.