Pastoral Support
Pool Academy, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3PZThis job expired on 26 March 2023
Start date details
Required June 23 or sooner. Negotiable
Closing date
26 March 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week / working weeks 39 (Paid Weeks 44.263 increasing to 45.048 on completion of 5 years’ service)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- D7 £20,444 to D11 £22,129 (Pro Rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
At Pool Academy, we believe in providing a nurturing and supportive environment that empowers students to thrive both academically and personally.
Pool Academy is seeking to appoint a passionate and dedicated person to join our world class Pastoral team. The Pastoral Support team provides the vital foundation that enables staff to consistently apply academy policy and build an outstanding culture for learning.
Working as part of the Pastoral Team, the role is multifaceted and involves the oversight of a close supervision of the Reset room and liaising with key staff, pastoral and teaching teams.
The successful candidate will:
be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved at all times.
put the needs of our students at the heart of everything they do.
If you believe you have the experience, vision and drive required for this role then we would love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Pool Academy, in the heart of West Cornwall, is a community school that puts its pupils at the centre of everything it does. With excellent pastoral care allied to an aspirational and academic curriculum, we offer a student experience which is second to none and are seeking to appoint an inspirational teacher who shares our educational values.
Popular with parents and surrounded by beautiful countryside and amazing beaches, Pool Academy is the perfect place to take the next step in your career and enjoy all that Cornwall has to offer. The successful candidate will join a committed and successful academy with a clear vision for raising outcomes, a belief in the importance of extra-curricular opportunities and the skills to get the very best out of their staff and students.
Visits to the school and discussions with the Vice Principal (Mrs Lisette Neesham) prior to application are welcome. Please email lne@poolacademy.co.uk to arrange this opportunity.
Closing date for applications is midnight on the 26th March.
Applications should be sent for the attention of Mrs D Martin, Office Manager, via recruitment@poolacademy.co.uk. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 27th March 2023. Application forms are available on the Academy’s website.
Please note that applications can only be accepted on the official Academy application form.
Further information can be found on the Academy’s website.
Pool Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pool Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 632 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pool Academy website
- Email address
- lne@poolacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01209 712220
Pool Academy, in the heart of West Cornwall, is a community school that puts its pupils at the centre of everything it does. With excellent pastoral care, allied to an aspirational academic curriculum, we offer a student experience which is second to none.
Popular with parents and surrounded by beautiful countryside and amazing beaches, Pool Academy is the perfect place to take the next step in your career and enjoy all that Cornwall has to offer. Staff at Pool Academy pride themselves on providing a supportive environment, a clear vision for raising outcomes and a belief in the importance of extra-curricular opportunities.
Central to everything we do are our core values: Aspiration, Belonging and Respect. We have the highest aspirations for all students and we mirror these with the very highest expectations for student conduct. This ensures learning is maximised and all students thrive in a caring and respectful environment.
Our vision is driven by the desire to remove any barriers which could prevent students from achieving academic success. Key to this is giving students opportunities to develop self-esteem through academic success. Our dedicated and highly skilled staff team thrive on this, working with parents and carers to produce confident, ambitious young adults who are equipped with the education and skills they will need in order to make positive and sustained contributions to society.
Our students are confident and articulate. They are polite and well behaved. Student leadership is a strength of the school and the prefects underpin a strong network of student support and leadership.
Pool Academy is a technology led creative community which uses resources to engender success for all its students. Every student and member of staff has an iPad and their use is embedded in our ambitious and rigorous curriculum.
The Trustees are deeply invested in all areas of the school and have been instrumental In ensuring our facilities and learning environment are the envy of many other schools. Our extra-curricular offer is extensive. We believe that an arts and sports education is essential for students’ development and that creativity is central to all disciplines.
Our website provides an initial insight, therefore you are very welcome to visit us and see for yourself what makes Pool Academy so special.
Arranging a visit to Pool Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lne@poolacademy.co.uk.
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