Behaviour and Wellbeing Support Lead

Workington Academy, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4EB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,946.00 - £31,272.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 10A/B

Behaviour and Wellbeing Support Lead job summary

• Hours of work: 37 per week
• Working pattern: Mon - Fri
• Term weeks: 38 + 2 weeks school closure, minimum paid weeks of 45.979 per academic year

Workington Academy are part of a forward thinking and innovative Multi Academy Trust who are committed to cooperative and collaborative approaches. We invest in our staff with excellent CPD and by ensuring they have every opportunity to grow.

We are looking for:

• A self-motivated and driven individual with a high level of initiative.
• An enthusiastic and innovative team player dedicated to sharing good practice and taking full advantage of all opportunities to develop their skills.
• An individual with the ability to relate well with young people and to be an effective role model.
• An inclusive individual, with high expectations of staff and students and who is committed to motivating young people to achieve.

Main responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the day to day operation of our Inclusion Hub, leading a specialist team to ensure all students have the best possible chance of success whilst working in line with the whole school expectations.
• Develop, deliver and monitor the effectiveness of a range of programmes, activities, courses, and opportunities to provide all necessary support for all identified students.
• Liaise closely with teaching staff and support staff to provide personalised support for all identified students that leads to them engaging in learning and achieving in line with their potential
• Attend and actively participate in regular inclusion meetings and carry out agreed action points.
• Contribute to the welfare and child protection team

If you have any questions or would like to find further information then please contact amerricks@workingtonacademy.org.

If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.

The Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates and enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Workington Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1276 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Workington Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/workington-academy (opens in new tab)

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