Careers Adviser and Independent Learning Centre (ILC) Manager
Royds Hall, A Share Academy, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, term time: 37 hours a week, term time plus 10 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band F, SCP 19-23 actual salary £26,627.51 to £28,683.35
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be able to demonstrate levels of numeracy and literacy to GCSE [A-C] or 4+
- Experience of working with children/young people
- Possess or a willingness to obtain a Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development.
- Experience of using ICT as a learning resource. Practical knowledge of word processing, databases, spreadsheets, emails and researching information on the internet, and giving advice to others on the use of ICT
- Ability to engage and influence others
- Experience of working across departments and with external organisations
- Excellent communication skills
- Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional working relationships with other members of staff and pupils to enrich learning experiences using the resources of the ILC
- Excellent behaviour management skills
- Commitment to the safeguarding of young people
- Organisational skills to prioritise and re-prioritise own work, working under pressure to potentially conflicting deadlines
- Experience of selecting and adapting resources to be used to give learning opportunities to others appropriate to their ability
- Understanding of the National Curriculum and the range of subjects taught at the Key Stage(s) taught at the school
- Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours, e.g. evening meetings.
What the school offers its staff
Royds Hall is a small secondary school that achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.2 in 2023, and in March of the same year, Royds Hall was graded 'Good' in all categories by Ofsted. We enjoy strong behaviour for learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well-sequenced. Staff wellbeing is central to our vision of 'valuing people, supporting personal best. Visitors and staff regularly share that the school is warm and supportive, with high expectations for all.
We also offer pupils a wealth of extended learning opportunities from Royds Hall Scholars, Duke of Edinburgh, debating society, and Steam Lab to knitting for fun. The PE department supports our pupils in representing the school in a wide range of sports, including basketball, netball, and athletics. We take part in the annual Speakers' Trust event and have been successful in reaching the final in recent years. Pupils gain from a wealth of opportunities offered, including leadership opportunities in every year group. In 2023, 100% of pupils took part in an extended learning opportunity. A strong belief exists that offering a wide range of extended learning opportunities ignites pupil interests and allows them to uncover skills and abilities that support their sense of achievement and happiness in school and into adulthood. We believe every child can succeed, and it is our privilege to provide them with opportunities to identify their talents, future dreams, and aspirations.
“We are delighted to officially announce that the inspection team rated Royds Hall a Share Academy as a ‘Good’ school. We are exceptionally proud of what our staff and pupils have achieved in the last five years. Whilst the outcome doesn’t change the way we work, it provides further evidence of the very positive journey of improvement we are on. We will continue to focus on what matters for our pupils and community and ensure that our pupils leave school fully equipped with the life skills, experiences and educational outcomes to enjoy a happy and successful future.” – May 2023
Royds Hall is a wonderful place to work, where you will have the opportunity to make a difference every single day.
Commitment to safeguarding
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below
About Royds Hall, A Share Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1244 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01484463366
Being part of SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale, provides staff a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust and also with the wider Calderdale and Kirklees network. This means we can offer the successful candidate access to a fantastic support network, CPD and opportunities to develop practice. Royds Hall is a small secondary school that achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.01 in 2022. We are exceptionally proud of the progress that has been made in school over the last four years, it has most certainly been a wonderful trajectory of improvement. We enjoy strong behaviour for learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well sequenced. Staff wellbeing is central to our vision of ‘valuing people, supporting personal best’. Visitors and staff regularly share that the school is warm and supportive with high expectations for all. This team ethos pervades everything we do.
We also offer pupils a wealth of extended learning opportunities from; Royds Hall Scholars, Duke of Edinburgh, debating society, Steam Lab to knitting for fun. The PE department support our pupils to represent the school in a wide range of sports including Basketball, Netball and Athletics. We take part in the annual Speakers’ Trust event and have been successful in reaching the final in recent years. Pupils gain from a wealth of opportunities offered including leadership opportunities in every year group. In 2022, 100% of pupils took part in an extended learning opportunity. A strong belief exists that offering a wide range of extended learning opportunities ignites pupil interests and allows them uncover skills and abilities that support their sense of achievement and happiness in school and into adulthood. We believe that every child can succeed and it is our privilege to provide them the opportunities to identify their talents and their future dreams and aspirations.
As a teaching professional, the curriculum allows you the flexibility to create an inspiring, exciting learning journey for all pupils enabling them to develop into active citizens of the future, empowered to make their best contribution to society. The Curriculum is developed in a thematic and practical way that engages both our employees and young people. We seek ways to make our curriculum even more interesting every year and you have the ability to do this at Royds Hall. Lessons are fascinating, engaging, exhilarating, and demand that pupils think for themselves whilst ensuring pupils see a purpose to their work.
Royds Hall is a wonderful place to work, where you will have the opportunity to make a difference every single day.
Arranging a visit to Royds Hall, A Share Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk.
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