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Home School Link Worker & Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Heathside School, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8UZ

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 December 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 November 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
  • 8am-4pm (negotiable) Monday-Friday x 39.4 wks term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,991-£30,510 FTE

Home School Link Worker & Deputy Safeguarding Lead job summary

We are looking to recruit a proactive, resourceful, professional and articulate practitioner with previous experience of delivering effective support to children and families. Working in partnership with families, professionals and agencies you will be required to deliver a range of services to meet the needs of young people aged 11-18. You will also share responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the school. The role will ultimately deliver support to both Heathside Weybridge and Walton as required, including supporting the transition of vulnerable Year 6-7 students.

Candidates must:
• be able to communicate effectively with students and their families
• be flexible and committed, occasionally attending case group meetings
• possess sound organisational, administrative and IT skills
• have the ability to remain calm and confident under pressure
• be competent using own initiative and managing time/case load
• demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and be
confident in dealing with complex and potentially challenging situations
• have experience working within a Safeguarding/ Child protection context

Ideal candidates will embrace our principles of mutual respect and compassion that seek to enhance the life chances of our students.

Application forms and further details are available from our website. To apply please send fully completed application forms and letter of application by email.

Applications will be considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date. Please note CVs cannot be accepted.

Closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 8th Dec 2021.

ElmWey Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS disclosure. It is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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 Heathside School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1269 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Heathside School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: jobapplications@heathside.surrey.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01932 846162
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heathside-school-weybridge (opens in new tab)

Heathside is a high achieving 11-18 co-educational converter academy with 7 forms of entry totalling 1279 students on roll, 212 of whom are in the sixth form. In 2019 91% of students achieved Grade 9-4 English and Mathematics. At A level 71% of students gained A*-B. The school’s value added has risen year on year together with its GCSE average point score. Although we are pleased with this progress, which places us in the top 20% of schools nationally, (P8 0.41) we think we can do even better and our aim is to be one of the highest achieving schools not just in Surrey but nationally.

Our staff are extremely dedicated. Many began their teaching careers at Heathside and have grown and developed into both pastoral and curriculum leaders. CPD is valued and tailored to meeting the needs of our staff and improving teaching and learning. We have a small team of Lead Practitioners, who work with the Assistant Principal, CPD, to offer a wide-ranging training programme to staff.

Our students predominately come from Weybridge and travel to school by foot, bicycle or train, with the furthest catchment area distance being 1.6 miles from the school. Year on year the school is heavily over-subscribed. The prior attainment of students at KS2 is above the National average and they make very good progress at expected and more than expected measures. Like all schools though, we still feel that there is more that we could be doing to achieve even better outcomes. We are a self- evaluating school and regularly look to see what we can do better to improve all areas of provision.

The school was graded as 'Good' in the last Ofsted inspection. In the 2018 report, Leadership and management, Behaviour and safety and the Sixth Form were judged outstanding. Governance was also found to be a key strength. You can read all of the reports on our website.

The School is part of ElmWey Learning Trust. A second school, Heathside Walton-on-Thames, a new free school, is set to open nearby to fulfil a basic need for more school places within Elmbridge, where pupil numbers are set to rise markedly by this point in time.

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