Craft Barn Leader
Saxon Hill Academy, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9DE2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 2024
Closing date
24 June 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time, flexible: Working Hours: 26 hours. Part time, full time, all year. Saturday working would be expected
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 7, SET Scale Point Range 24–28, £27,803 – £31,365 – FTE – Pay Award Pending
Actual salary
- £19,537 – £22,040
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen at our Lichfield Craft Barn. The successful candidate will have the energy and enthusiasm to run an innovative work experience and retail venue in accordance with Saxon Hill Academy policies and practice.
The role of Craft Barn Manager is to successfully balance the twin objectives of:
- The provision of work-based learning opportunities for our SEND students.
- Financial self- sustainability.
A successful candidate will have a positive attitude and initiative, a knowledge and experience of working with young people who have special needs especially in the areas of physical disability, sensory, complex medical and communication difficulties.
You will be able to work with energy and enthusiasm and be keen to learn and develop new skills in the broad range of SEND and retail, be student focused and have the desire and ability to support all our students with care and mutual respect and have a strong commitment to improving the lives of all our students and ensuring they are happy, comfortable, safe and ready to learn valuable independence, work and life skills.
You will require a secure knowledge of health & safety in the workplace, be reliable and trustworthy, have good IT and money skills and have an entrepreneurial flair. Organisational skills will also be essential as the retail stock needs to be safely managed within the two units and their mezzanine storage areas.
A large part of the role also involves managing a team of dedicated volunteers who also help to run the Barn each day. If you are only interested in taking on certain aspects of this role, we would still welcome your application.
The Lichfield Craft Barn consists of two business units at Chasewater Country Park, Burntwood. One unit is a workshop area for students to gather, sort and price up the clean, business surplus and other donated stock items, and the other unit is a vibrant Craft Barn shop selling these craft-based items to a customer base which includes a thriving local crafting community of regular shoppers, passing trade from Chasewater visitors, and a busy Facebook sales page brings in collectors for some of the shop’s larger pieces.
What the school offers its staff
Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
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.
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About Saxon Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 135 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Saxon Hill Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- natalie.turner@shaw-education.org.uk
I'm delighted to introduce you to Saxon Hill, a unique school for children and young people aged 2 to 19 who have complex needs and physical disabilities.
We pride ourselves on providing an excellent all-round education which prepares our young people for independent living, as well as the world of work. Those who know our school compliment its positive family vibe, the progression that we help our students to achieve and also the happiness they see amongst all our students and staff. They also point to the fact that students are actively focused on supporting each other to do their best.
We have a wide range of specialist facilities including a hydrotherapy centre, sensory rooms and plenty of outdoor space. Our students love the fact that the vegetables they grow in our garden are then cooked and used for meals in our school kitchen.
If you think your child would benefit from a Saxon Hill education please do get in touch to arrange a visit.
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