The role of the Year Adviser at Sydney Boys High School
In providing guidance for and promoting the welfare of students in the Year:
- To support individual students through difficult times
- To assist teachers understand the practical needs of individual students every year
- To monitor trends in individual students relating to – academic progress, classroom behaviour, attendance, social behaviour, adjustment etc and to refer, where necessary to counsellor, Principal, Deputy Principal, Head Teacher Welfare etc
- To disseminate appropriate information to school personnel regarding issues affecting students in the year
- To initiate/develop/enhance programs that develop and promote group cohesion and identification [encourage and support camps, dances etc]
- Initiate and organise cohort assemblies, liaise with guest speakers and SRC / Prefect organisers.
- To support and a willingness to teach Values Education
- To support and liaise with SRC
- To support and participate in Peer Support training and Peer Mediation training and selection processes
- To promote, organise [with assistance of Outdoor Education co-ordinator] and attend Camps.
- To maintain a register of students with Special Needs and advise Head Teacher Welfare
- Assist with Speech Night/ advise all prize winners
As the interface between home and school:
- To provide the initial point of contact for parents
- To provide liaison between parents and the school
- To update information on Students with Special Needs every year
As a member of the School Welfare Team:
- To participate in the development and implementation of school policy relating to Student Welfare]
- To attend Welfare committee meetings and Year Adviser meetings
- To provide liaison with the School Counsellor and be proactive in referring students of concern
- To produce an annual review [initiatives/concerns] to assist other year Advisers
As an Administrator:
- To maintain certain records on RISC systems
- Maintain a check on whole day absences and intervene where necessary
- To produce reports using school based software
- To assist with new enrolment procedures
- To co-ordinate the presentation of reports to parents
- To regularly survey students and monitor interests/concerns
Specific duties of a Year 7 Adviser in the preceding year
- Liaise with and visit feeder schools [term 4]
- Organise Orientation Day [term 4] and Day 1 [term 1]
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