Pastoral Support Worker
Greenford High School, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2GU3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,584 - £39,405
Pay scale
- Grade 8 point 26-28
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an outstanding individual who is passionate about guiding and supporting students in order to overcome their barriers to learning. Working in collaboration with colleagues, you will help improve the achievement, progress, conduct and character development, and help students fulfil their potential as a learner and as a person.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful, oversubscribed, mixed, multi-cultural high school in West London.
About Greenford High School: ‘Learning to Succeed’
At our core is the belief that every student can succeed, and our aim is for students to fulfil their limitless potential. Leaders and staff work hard to ensure that this ambition is realised for all pupils. Over the last decade we have consistently achieved outcomes that have placed us in the top 5-10% of schools nationally for student progress. We aim for all students to achieve excellent academic results and many gain places at top universities, but we are also a truly comprehensive school which tries to get the best out of every child, whatever their ability or circumstances. We are known for our exceptionally strong relationships between staff and students. We don’t select our students, but we do select our staff. Each highly trained staff member is an expert in their subject, here to support, guide and inspire our students to achieve success.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
As part of the GHS community, you will benefit from our outstanding record of learning, development and promotion opportunities, as well as the high value we place on our staff achieving success in their career.
Our facilities are superb with a university campus style layout, extensive IT facilities, large, expansive playing fields and a purpose-built block for Year 7. We also have one of the largest Post-16 Centres in London with designated study and support areas.
Other benefits include:
✔ generous non-contact time;
✔ a supportive approach to approving staff leave of absences;
✔ small class sizes where possible;
✔ financial assistance for Masters and further degrees;
✔ a partnership with the Institute of Education and Teach First;
✔ an outstanding record of staff achieving promotion;
✔ the opportunity to train and mentor student teachers;
✔ free on-site car parking spaces and secure bicycle storage;
✔ free access to on-site sporting facilities and fitness gym;
✔ plenty of opportunities to teach Post 16;
✔ a range of health & well-being services including access to the ‘Workplace Options’ staff support scheme and onsite counselling.
✔ staff social events;
What our students say about our teaching staff:
- “…is one of my favourite teachers and makes History even more enjoyable”
- “…helped me understand Geography really well”
- “…showed me Maths isn’t scary”
- “…has the talent to control classes and there is less noise”
Our Staff:
Our school is a highly diverse community, and it is very important to us that the profile of our staff group matches that of our students. We therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.
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 Greenford High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 2015 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Greenford High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@greenford.ealing.sch.uk
GHS is a large, multi-cultural, mixed gender, non-selective High School based in Southall, Ealing. We have a large Post-16 centre of over 500 students and our own "school within a school": I-Block, a "stepping stone" for Yrs. 7 & 8. Over the last decade we have consistently been in the top 5% of schools for student progress.
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