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Chatsmore Catholic High School
Ambassador, Senior Ambassador & Principal Ambassador Role Descriptions & Application Form Pack 2017
YR10 Ambassador -‐ role description Function of Post: The role of the Ambassador is to represent the school and act as an ambassador and role model through commitment, conduct, attendance and attitude on a daily basis and at school events. Ambassadors are to support the Senior Ambassadors in their duties. Ambassadors are expected to: ● Always act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of our catholic school ● Meet high standards of politeness, courtesy, dress, attendance and punctuality ● Liaise with your Senior Ambassador team & Head of House for directions on responsibilities ● Support Senior Ambassadors in House Assemblies ● Meet regularly with the Senior Ambassador team to share and discuss ideas and any issues arising ● Be proactive in all school and House fundraising events ● Assist the Senior Ambassadors and Pastoral team with the Year 6 Transition day ● Work with the Senior Ambassadors to initiate ideas for fundraising and tutor activities ● Arrange, help develop and support tutor activities ● Organise and support inter house events ie sport ● Liaise with tutors and tutees to develop ideas for events ● To liaise with the RE Head of department and support in liturgical and spiritual activities such as days of reflection; relevant sacraments such as Masses and Reconciliation; year 7 retreat days and Deanery days. ● Liaise with Heads Art and Drama departments in promoting and supporting their events and activities ● Assist Senior Ambassadors on school events including Open Evenings, Parent consultations ● To encourage and support those in all years to be involved in school events ● Support with monthly lunchtime drop ‘in sessions’ in the LRC to discuss any new ideas or suggestions from year 7-‐11 students. ● Be led by the ethos of CARPE (Commitment, Aspiration, Resilience,Prayer,Excellence) ● Demonstrate the commitment to the role throughout the period of office -‐ June ‘17-‐June ‘18 Person specification: Senior Ambassadors are the schools role models. You should be a student with an excellent record of behaviour,attendance, punctuality and uniform. However, if you are a student who has had problems previously but feel you have successfully worked through these and made the effort to improve, then that will be taken into consideration. ● A desire to make a lasting impact at school and be involved in decision making ● Like working with younger students ● Be able to work and listen to others ● Strong communication skills ● Willing to actively support in fundraising and charity events ● Able to use initiative ● Be approachable and able to approach students in a manner appropriate to their age ● Hold a strong track record of good attendance and behaviour ● Show commitment to school events ● Feel comfortable communicating to staff, pupils and members of the public ● Good listener, clear thinker, reflector and capable organiser
YR11 Senior Ambassador -‐ role description Function of Post: The role of the of the Senior Ambassador is to represent the school and act as an ambassador and role model through commitment, conduct, attendance, uniform and attitude on a daily basis and at school events. Senior Ambassadors are expected to: ● Always act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of our catholic school ● Meet high standards of politeness, courtesy, dress, attendance and punctuality ● Liaise with your Head of House for directions on responsibilities, pass on instructions and ensure that they are carried out ● Liaise with the Head students to pass on any information to the Ambassadors ● Meeting with SLT/Head to discuss events and any student feedback ● Support in House assemblies ● With other Senior Ambassadors and the Head students lead on a House assembly to incorporate CARPE ● Support yr 10 Ambassadors, to encourage ‘faith in action’ and raise awareness of justice and peace issues ie Cafod, Mission Together ● Meet regularly as an Ambassadorial team and share and discuss ideas and any issues arising ● Assist and attend school events to include Open evenings, Parent consultations, Parent school tours, House events, Transition day and Transition events ● Work together to initiate ideas for fundraising and tutor activities ● Support the Pastoral manager on visits to local primaries to talk to year 6 students ● Be a mentor to an allocated group of year 7 students to support them over their first year at Chatsmore in all aspects of school life. ● Liaise with Head of House/Pastoral managers to update them on year 7 students and any issues they may have ● Support staff with break and lunchtime supervision on a rotation basis ● Hold monthly lunchtime drop ‘in sessions’ in the LRC to discuss any new ideas or suggestions from year 7-‐11 students. ● Be led by the ethos of CARPE (Commitment, Aspiration, Resilience,Prayer,Excellence) ● Demonstrate the commitment to the role throughout the period of office -‐ June ‘17-‐June’ 18 Person specification: Senior Ambassadors are the schools role models. You should be a student with an excellent record of behaviour,attendance, punctuality and uniform. However, if you are a student who has had problems previously but have successfully worked through these and made the effort to improve, then that will be taken into consideration. ● A desire to make a lasting impact at school and be involved in decision making ● Be able to work and listen to others ● Strong communication skills ● Be unafraid to lead in House assemblies and Whole school masses by delivering readings and organising others ● Willing to actively support in fundraising and charity events ● Able to use initiative ● Be approachable and able to approach students in a manner appropriate to their age ● Hold a strong track record of good attendance and behaviour ● Show commitment to school events ● Feel comfortable communicating to staff, pupils and members of the public ● Good listener, clear thinker, reflector and capable organiser
YR11 Principal Ambassador -‐ role description Function of Post: The role of the of the Principal Ambassador is to represent the school and act as an ambassador and role model through commitment, conduct, attendance, uniform and attitude on a daily basis and at school events. Head Students are expected to: ● Take the lead in ensuring that that the ambassador team is effective and decisions agreed upon are carried out ● Head students will liaise with members of Senior Leadership Team and other members of staff on a regular basis to support the continued improvement of the school ● Attend main school events which will include some public speaking ● Responsible for leading the senior ambassadors and assigning duties ● Always act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of our catholic school ● Meet high standards of politeness, courtesy, dress, attendance and punctuality ● Liaise with your Head of House for directions on responsibilities, pass on instructions and ensure that they are carried out ● Ensure that Senior Ambassadors and Ambassadors are supported and making sure that they fulfil their responsibilities and meet the expectations of their roles. ● With other Senior Ambassadors lead on a House assembly to incorporate CARPE ● Co-‐ordinate and attend school events to include Open evenings, Parent consultations, Parent school tours, House events, Transition day and Transition events ● Work together with Ambassadors to initiate ideas for fundraising and tutor activities ● Support and co-‐ordinate the Pastoral manager on visits to local primaries to talk to year 6 students ● Liaise with Head of Houses in supporting year 7 students ● Be a mentor to an allocated group of year 7 students to support them over their first year at Chatsmore in all aspects of school life. ● Support staff with break and lunchtime supervision on a rotation basis ● Hold monthly lunchtime drop ‘in sessions’ in the LRC to discuss any new ideas or suggestions from year 7-‐11 students. ● Organise Ambassador social evenings ● Be led by the ethos of CARPE (Commitment, Aspiration, Resilience,Prayer,Excellence) ● Demonstrate the commitment to the role throughout the period of office -‐ June ‘17-‐June ‘18 Person specification: Principal Ambassadors are the school’s role models. You should be a student with an excellent record of behaviour,attendance, punctuality and uniform. ● A desire to make a lasting impact at school and be involved in decision making ● Be able to work and listen to others ● Strong communication skills ● Be unafraid to lead in House assemblies and Whole school masses by delivering readings and organising others ● Be proactive in ideas for fundraising and charity events ● Able to use initiative ● Be approachable and able to approach students in a manner appropriate to their age ● Show commitment to school events ● Feel comfortable communicating to staff, pupils and members of the public ● Good listener, clear thinker, reflector and capable organiser
Ambassador, Senior Ambassador and Principal Ambassador Application Form
Name:
Tutor Group:
Please tick to indicate which role/s you are applying for: (The job descriptions for each of these roles should help you complete the application form.) If you are considering applying for Principal Ambassador you can also apply for Senior Ambassador
Ambassador (yr 10) Senior Ambassador (yr 11) Principal Ambassador (yr 11)
Complete the following sections and hand your completed Application form in an envelope marked Ambassador Application and your current year to Mrs Williams in her room (opp rm 14) by Monday 12th June. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 20th June
Application details
1. Identify the positions, roles and responsibility that you have held at Chatsmore Catholic High. Including any events you have been involved in. Role Year Responsibility
2. Please rate yourself in the following qualities 1-‐5 in the following areas. (5 =strong in this area)
Qualities
Rating
Leadership skills
Commitment
Behaviour Conduct
Communication skills
Listening skills
Organisation
Reflective
3. What qualities do you possess that will make you a good Ambassador, Senior Ambassador, or Principal Ambassador? This should be no more than two sides of this A4 sheet.
Ambassador, Senior Ambassador & Principal Ambassador Role Descriptions & Application Form Pack 2017
YR10 Ambassador -‐ role description Function of Post: The role of the Ambassador is to represent the school and act as an ambassador and role model through commitment, conduct, attendance and attitude on a daily basis and at school events. Ambassadors are to support the Senior Ambassadors in their duties. Ambassadors are expected to: ● Always act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of our catholic school ● Meet high standards of politeness, courtesy, dress, attendance and punctuality ● Liaise with your Senior Ambassador team & Head of House for directions on responsibilities ● Support Senior Ambassadors in House Assemblies ● Meet regularly with the Senior Ambassador team to share and discuss ideas and any issues arising ● Be proactive in all school and House fundraising events ● Assist the Senior Ambassadors and Pastoral team with the Year 6 Transition day ● Work with the Senior Ambassadors to initiate ideas for fundraising and tutor activities ● Arrange, help develop and support tutor activities ● Organise and support inter house events ie sport ● Liaise with tutors and tutees to develop ideas for events ● To liaise with the RE Head of department and support in liturgical and spiritual activities such as days of reflection; relevant sacraments such as Masses and Reconciliation; year 7 retreat days and Deanery days. ● Liaise with Heads Art and Drama departments in promoting and supporting their events and activities ● Assist Senior Ambassadors on school events including Open Evenings, Parent consultations ● To encourage and support those in all years to be involved in school events ● Support with monthly lunchtime drop ‘in sessions’ in the LRC to discuss any new ideas or suggestions from year 7-‐11 students. ● Be led by the ethos of CARPE (Commitment, Aspiration, Resilience,Prayer,Excellence) ● Demonstrate the commitment to the role throughout the period of office -‐ June ‘17-‐June ‘18 Person specification: Senior Ambassadors are the schools role models. You should be a student with an excellent record of behaviour,attendance, punctuality and uniform. However, if you are a student who has had problems previously but feel you have successfully worked through these and made the effort to improve, then that will be taken into consideration. ● A desire to make a lasting impact at school and be involved in decision making ● Like working with younger students ● Be able to work and listen to others ● Strong communication skills ● Willing to actively support in fundraising and charity events ● Able to use initiative ● Be approachable and able to approach students in a manner appropriate to their age ● Hold a strong track record of good attendance and behaviour ● Show commitment to school events ● Feel comfortable communicating to staff, pupils and members of the public ● Good listener, clear thinker, reflector and capable organiser
YR11 Senior Ambassador -‐ role description Function of Post: The role of the of the Senior Ambassador is to represent the school and act as an ambassador and role model through commitment, conduct, attendance, uniform and attitude on a daily basis and at school events. Senior Ambassadors are expected to: ● Always act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of our catholic school ● Meet high standards of politeness, courtesy, dress, attendance and punctuality ● Liaise with your Head of House for directions on responsibilities, pass on instructions and ensure that they are carried out ● Liaise with the Head students to pass on any information to the Ambassadors ● Meeting with SLT/Head to discuss events and any student feedback ● Support in House assemblies ● With other Senior Ambassadors and the Head students lead on a House assembly to incorporate CARPE ● Support yr 10 Ambassadors, to encourage ‘faith in action’ and raise awareness of justice and peace issues ie Cafod, Mission Together ● Meet regularly as an Ambassadorial team and share and discuss ideas and any issues arising ● Assist and attend school events to include Open evenings, Parent consultations, Parent school tours, House events, Transition day and Transition events ● Work together to initiate ideas for fundraising and tutor activities ● Support the Pastoral manager on visits to local primaries to talk to year 6 students ● Be a mentor to an allocated group of year 7 students to support them over their first year at Chatsmore in all aspects of school life. ● Liaise with Head of House/Pastoral managers to update them on year 7 students and any issues they may have ● Support staff with break and lunchtime supervision on a rotation basis ● Hold monthly lunchtime drop ‘in sessions’ in the LRC to discuss any new ideas or suggestions from year 7-‐11 students. ● Be led by the ethos of CARPE (Commitment, Aspiration, Resilience,Prayer,Excellence) ● Demonstrate the commitment to the role throughout the period of office -‐ June ‘17-‐June’ 18 Person specification: Senior Ambassadors are the schools role models. You should be a student with an excellent record of behaviour,attendance, punctuality and uniform. However, if you are a student who has had problems previously but have successfully worked through these and made the effort to improve, then that will be taken into consideration. ● A desire to make a lasting impact at school and be involved in decision making ● Be able to work and listen to others ● Strong communication skills ● Be unafraid to lead in House assemblies and Whole school masses by delivering readings and organising others ● Willing to actively support in fundraising and charity events ● Able to use initiative ● Be approachable and able to approach students in a manner appropriate to their age ● Hold a strong track record of good attendance and behaviour ● Show commitment to school events ● Feel comfortable communicating to staff, pupils and members of the public ● Good listener, clear thinker, reflector and capable organiser
YR11 Principal Ambassador -‐ role description Function of Post: The role of the of the Principal Ambassador is to represent the school and act as an ambassador and role model through commitment, conduct, attendance, uniform and attitude on a daily basis and at school events. Head Students are expected to: ● Take the lead in ensuring that that the ambassador team is effective and decisions agreed upon are carried out ● Head students will liaise with members of Senior Leadership Team and other members of staff on a regular basis to support the continued improvement of the school ● Attend main school events which will include some public speaking ● Responsible for leading the senior ambassadors and assigning duties ● Always act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of our catholic school ● Meet high standards of politeness, courtesy, dress, attendance and punctuality ● Liaise with your Head of House for directions on responsibilities, pass on instructions and ensure that they are carried out ● Ensure that Senior Ambassadors and Ambassadors are supported and making sure that they fulfil their responsibilities and meet the expectations of their roles. ● With other Senior Ambassadors lead on a House assembly to incorporate CARPE ● Co-‐ordinate and attend school events to include Open evenings, Parent consultations, Parent school tours, House events, Transition day and Transition events ● Work together with Ambassadors to initiate ideas for fundraising and tutor activities ● Support and co-‐ordinate the Pastoral manager on visits to local primaries to talk to year 6 students ● Liaise with Head of Houses in supporting year 7 students ● Be a mentor to an allocated group of year 7 students to support them over their first year at Chatsmore in all aspects of school life. ● Support staff with break and lunchtime supervision on a rotation basis ● Hold monthly lunchtime drop ‘in sessions’ in the LRC to discuss any new ideas or suggestions from year 7-‐11 students. ● Organise Ambassador social evenings ● Be led by the ethos of CARPE (Commitment, Aspiration, Resilience,Prayer,Excellence) ● Demonstrate the commitment to the role throughout the period of office -‐ June ‘17-‐June ‘18 Person specification: Principal Ambassadors are the school’s role models. You should be a student with an excellent record of behaviour,attendance, punctuality and uniform. ● A desire to make a lasting impact at school and be involved in decision making ● Be able to work and listen to others ● Strong communication skills ● Be unafraid to lead in House assemblies and Whole school masses by delivering readings and organising others ● Be proactive in ideas for fundraising and charity events ● Able to use initiative ● Be approachable and able to approach students in a manner appropriate to their age ● Show commitment to school events ● Feel comfortable communicating to staff, pupils and members of the public ● Good listener, clear thinker, reflector and capable organiser
Ambassador, Senior Ambassador and Principal Ambassador Application Form
Name:
Tutor Group:
Please tick to indicate which role/s you are applying for: (The job descriptions for each of these roles should help you complete the application form.) If you are considering applying for Principal Ambassador you can also apply for Senior Ambassador
Ambassador (yr 10) Senior Ambassador (yr 11) Principal Ambassador (yr 11)
Complete the following sections and hand your completed Application form in an envelope marked Ambassador Application and your current year to Mrs Williams in her room (opp rm 14) by Monday 12th June. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 20th June
Application details
1. Identify the positions, roles and responsibility that you have held at Chatsmore Catholic High. Including any events you have been involved in. Role Year Responsibility
2. Please rate yourself in the following qualities 1-‐5 in the following areas. (5 =strong in this area)
Qualities
Rating
Leadership skills
Commitment
Behaviour Conduct
Communication skills
Listening skills
Organisation
Reflective
3. What qualities do you possess that will make you a good Ambassador, Senior Ambassador, or Principal Ambassador? This should be no more than two sides of this A4 sheet.
