Welfare Practitioner

Birchfield Primary School, Birmingham, B6 6AJ

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,650.00 - £26,118.00 Annually (Actual)

Welfare Practitioner job summary

Welfare Practitioner

Grade 3 scale point 9-22

Term Time Only

32.5 Hours

The Prince Albert Community Trust (PACT) wish to appoint a Welfare Practitioner to be based at Birchfield Primary School. The Prince Albert Community Trust (PACT) are a driving force for social justice committed to removing the glass ceilings that can restrict the ambition and potential of our pupils. Our motto is “To enable Every Student to Succeed At School and In Life” . We do this by working towards an exceptional education for all that will be made possible by exceptional people working within an organisation with an exceptional infrastructure. Our values of Passion (inspiring a love of learning and being determined to make a difference); Aspiration (wanting the very best for our pupils our families our communities and our staff); Collaboration – working positively with each other, with parents, and carers and other stakeholders and partners to achieve our goals; Trust (acting with integrity, being reliable and caring to create a safe and respectful environment for all to learn and work in). We are a forward thinking and innovative Multi Academy Trust. We require individuals who are enthusiastic and proactive to join our extensive Pastoral team.

The successful candidate will:

• Be motivated, compassionate and creative.
• Be professional and polite and have a good standard of literacy and communication skills.
• Have previous successful experience in working with children and young people on an individual basis in supporting their personal development
• Be responsible for supporting with whole school behaviour, attendance and safeguarding
• Have the ability to identify potential barriers to learning and engage in strategies to overcome these barriers

We can offer you:

• A working culture that promotes diversity, equality and social justice
• A caring working environment where your welfare is of paramount importance
• Excellent care and support for all staff
• Opportunities for professional development
• A supportive and experienced leadership team
• A hard-working and enthusiastic group of staff
• A well-resourced MAT

Benefits:

As a PACT employee you will have access to benefits listed below:

• Subsidised Private Health Care package
• Discounted gym membership
• Retail discounts and cashback
• Free and confidential advice, information, and counselling service
• 2.5 well-being days

Closing Date: 12 February 2025

Shortlisting Date: 13 February 2025

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.

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About Birchfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 658 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Birchfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birchfield-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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