Head of Student Support
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School), Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 9DD4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
2 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale F, Point 12-17
What skills and experience we're looking for
You should:
- Have relevant experience working with, and an ability to motivate and support, young people
- Have energy, drive and enthusiasm
- Be committed to equality of opportunity and student wellbeing
- Ideally have relevant experience of working in a school. However, if you feel you have transferable skills and are looking for a new challenge then please tell us these in the personal statement of your application.
- Have good literacy and numeracy skills
- Be able to establish positive and supportive relations with staff, students and their families
- Be very well organised and able to prioritise effectively
- Be flexible and able to work in a team situation
- Be first aid trained or willing to undertake a first aid course
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- A great working relationship with staff and students
- An extensive ‘in house’ CPD programme
- The support of an informed and active Local Governance Committee and Trust
- A very supportive and encouraging Senior Leadership Team
- Close collaboration throughout the Trust
- An opportunity to work in a good location where the cost of housing is attractive
Further details about the role
This is a wonderful opportunity for a people-focused, organised and self-motivated colleague to join the Harleston Sancroft Academy. Working with the pastoral team in our secondary phase you will be a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) supporting the safeguarding team with administrative tasks and record keeping including following up safeguarding concerns. You will work with students and their families; providing pastoral support, signposting to appropriate outside agencies, monitoring interventions and helping remove barriers to learning. You will collaborate cross phase, liaising with pastoral colleagues in our primary phase to develop an all through school pastoral provision. Your work will be underpinned by the Sancroft ethos, purpose and values.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ejohnson@sancroft.stbenets.org
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About The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 924 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ejohnson@sancroft.stbenets.org
Arranging a visit to The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ejohnson@sancroft.stbenets.org.
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