Advocate
Core
Provide tailored advocacy, support, and interventions for vulnerable pupils with social, emotional, and learning needs, ensuring their inclusion and wellbeing.
Role type
Senior pastoral lead and safeguarding officer (Deputy DSL)
Builds
Pupil support plans, EHCPs, and safeguarding oversight strategies
Domain
Education (special educational needs and vulnerable youth)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
SEN/inclusion practices, safeguarding protocols, line management, intervention planning, stakeholder liaison, assessment tool usage (e.g., Boxall Profile), report analysis
Preferred skills
Qualifications in education/social work/counselling, experience with SEMH/PRU learners
Technologies
Boxall Profile
Responsibilities
Manage agreed interventions for individual pupils; deputise for Assistant Headteacher; undertake line management for support staff; fulfil Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) responsibilities; develop and review pupil support plans; liaise with families and external agencies; track and report intervention outcomes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership duties