8 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    4 July 2025

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)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 7, SCP19

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Attainments

Good general education –Essential

Education related qualification –Desirable

First Aid at Work certificate –Desirable

Knowledge

Experience of working with staff, students and their parents/carers within a secondaryschool or other educational setting –Desirable

Knowledge of Government legislation around safeguarding and child protection –Essential

Understanding of children with emotional and social needs –Essential

Building positive relationships through effective parental communication –Essential

Experience of developing intervention plans to support students with social,behavioural and emotional needs –Desirable

Effectively working in a multi-agency setting –Desirable

Experience of using educational management systems (SIMS) and safeguardingsystems (CPOMs) –Desirable

What the school offers its staff

West Craven is a small and vibrant secondary school for young people aged 11 to 16years which serves this local Lancashire/Yorkshire community.Barnoldswick is located on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border with both Leeds andManchester drivable in just under an hour. Preston, Skipton and Bradford are easilycommutable and the town is on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, BronteCountry and the Forest of Bowland. The Lake District, Morecambe Bay and the FyldeCoast are all a short drive away.Our vision is to create a culture and ethos which promotes high aspirations and expectations, balanced with the highest level of care and support. We want students to love coming to West Craven, love learning and love being part of the academy family.The vision involves educating the whole child; our academy motto ‘Ad Vitam Paramus’ means ‘We Are Preparing for Life’. We encourage all students to get fully involved in the life of the academy and the opportunities beyond the classroom.As an academy at the heart of the community we want close links with our feeder primary schools, local businesses, colleges and training providers. The school is on a programme of rapid transformation and improvement. As part of Pendle Education Trust since 2016, the future of the school is bright.By joining the West Craven High School family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. We have regular staff training and dedicate time to continuing professional development and staff wellbeing. Our culture is about always looking at how we can share best practice with each other and improve together.

Commitment to safeguarding

Please visit https://pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/safeguarding-and-child-protection/587.html

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About West Craven High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
613 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01282 812222

West Craven High School joined Pendle Education Trust in September 2016. As a small and vibrant school, it specialises in giving its students the individual attention that larger establishments can find difficult. Every student at West Craven is an individual, prized for their individual skills, and it is a priority for the school to help each student achieve their personal goals.

Arranging a visit to West Craven High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk.

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