Careers Leader
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8PL6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £11,497.00 - £12,277.00 Annually (Actual) Actual starting salary based on FTE salary of £29,093
Careers Leader job summary
We are looking for an inspirational Careers Leader to plan and implement a strategy for developing a Career Programme for the Academy that meets all eight of the Gatsby benchmarks of good practice and prepares young people for the choices and transitions in education, training and employment.
Working for 17 hours per week school term time plus 1 week (39 weeks per year), you will be providing professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, in order to improve pupils’ skills, knowledge and understanding for career planning and management. The post holder will be expected to hold or be prepared to work towards the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development. Additional working hours may be available if required, depending on the candidate. There will be an opportunity to discuss this at interview.
Stoke High School – Ormiston Academy is a popular, inclusive secondary school with a strong community feel. We are a mixed, fully comprehensive school, serving the local area. We are committed to providing a first-class education to our students and ensuring that all students are challenged, stimulated and equipped for the complex demands of the future.
Our core values of ‘respect, inspire, achieve’ are key to our success in developing an ever-improving school. We value staff and students and have created a positive, forward thinking environment in which everyone can thrive. Our ambition is to be the best school in Ipswich and we invite you to join us on our journey to excellence.
Stoke High School – Ormiston Academy is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The recent inspection report in March 2022 included the following comments:
“Pupils are proud to be part of Stoke High School’s vibrant, diverse community.”
“The strong ethos of respect continues into the classroom. Pupils listen carefully to their teachers. Learning is rarely disrupted.”
Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust and brings with it multiple benefit schemes, including lifestyle and retailer discounts and access to wellbeing support.
If you are excited about the opportunity to work with a great team of staff and students and believe you have the right skills, we encourage you to apply.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Karen Baldwin, Principal, on 01473 601252.
Please submit your application before the closing date of 2 December 2024. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.
Stoke High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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.
About Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 783 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Welcome to Stoke High School. We are an inclusive comprehensive school which sits in the heart of our community and we are incredibly proud of our achievements.
Underlying everything we do is our belief in the value and importance of individuals: both students and staff. We want our young people to have confidence in their own abilities and to develop independence, initiative, resilience and be self-regulated learners – both inside and outside the classroom. We believe that our students have an entitlement to a first class education and we provide them with the opportunities they need to excel. We ensure all students are challenged, stimulated and equipped for the complex demands of the future. In return we expect them to work hard and respect and value others.
Our philosophy of focusing on delivering our core values of “respect, inspire, achieve” is key to our success in developing an ever improving school. We have a created a positive, forward thinking and supportive environment.
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