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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 April 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    31 March 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 Hours per week, Term time plus 5 days A flexible working pattern may be considered for the right candidate

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade F SCP 17-23 (actual salary £22,961 to £25,789)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Governors are seeking to appoint a well-presented and experienced member of staff to fulfil this role within school. The successful candidate will be a part of our highly skilled and dedicated pastoral support team. They will work within school with individual children or small groups of children who are experiencing emotional or behavioural problems. They will also contribute to the design, planning and delivery of training programmes for parents, teachers and other professionals.

What the school offers its staff

Sharples Science Specialist College is an over-subscribed, 11-16 mixed comprehensive with over 1,100 pupils on roll, situated in the North of Bolton. The school provides stimulating and innovative opportunities for learning, transforming the aspirations and educational outcomes for all students and the local community. Sharples was judged ‘Good’ at its last inspection in 2019, with areas of outstanding practice.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

A flexible working pattern may be considered for the right candidate

Application Process

If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience for this post, please complete a school application form and send it, via e-mail, to recruitment@sharplesschool.co.uk no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 24 April 2023. Interviews will take place on Friday 28 April 2023. Your application should be accompanied by a letter which should be no longer than two sides of A4 paper addressing the criteria laid down in the job description and person specification. A school application form and job description can be downloaded from the school web-site at www.sharplesschool.co.uk.

Sharples School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the disclosure and barring service.

The school operates the local authority no smoking policy and is a no smoking site

Sharples School Multi-Academy Trust

Hill Cot Road

Bolton

BL1 8SN1204 333253


Commitment to safeguarding

Sharples School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the disclosure and barring service.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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About Sharples School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1218 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

‘The pupils embody their school motto of Learn Dream Achieve’
(Ofsted January 2025)

Gold Winner Pearson Teaching Awards – ‘Secondary School of the Year 2023-24’

2024 Progress 8 score + 0.86

Sharples School Multi-Academy Trust is an over-subscribed mixed comprehensive with over 1,200 pupils on roll, situated in the North of Bolton in pleasant surroundings. The school provides stimulating and innovative opportunities for learning, transforming the aspirations and educational outcomes for all students and the local community. After previously being graded Good in 2019, Sharples was judged as ‘significantly improved in all areas’ at its last inspection in January 2025.

Arranging a visit to Sharples School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sharplesschool.co.uk.

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