Practitioner
Leasowes High School, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8PJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
29 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 6 SCP 12 - 17 FTE £26,421 - £28,770 pay award pending Actual Annual Salary £20,523.22 - £22,754.35 pay award pending
What skills and experience we're looking for
Vacancy for Practitioner
To start as soon as possible
Permanent, Part time (33 Hours per week)
Term time only (39 weeks per year)
Grade 6 SCP 12 - 17 FTE £26,421 - £28,770 pay award pending
Actual Annual Salary £20,523.22 - £22,754.35 pay award pending
We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.
At Invictus we are values driven and as such believe ‘anything is possible’. We support learners to share the same ethos; young people who are most vulnerable are supported to flourish and experience success. At Leasowes High School we aim to support young people in KS3 and KS4 who have been unable to achieve in a mainstream setting.
We are seeking a Practitioner who will working with all stakeholders to ensure student’s journey in our settings results in good outcomes, whilst preparing them for reintegration to mainstream school. You will be supported by a team of dedicated support staff and leaders in a joint approach to secure the best academic outcomes for young people.
This is a fulltime position based in well-equipped and well-resourced learning environments. If you are resilient, hardworking, and organised we would welcome your application to join the ‘dream team’.
Working under guidance of the Learning Manager the successful candidate will provide both academic and pastoral support to students to overcome barriers to learning in order to achieve excellent outcomes both academic and pastoral. A feature of this role will be supporting school avoidance and raising attendance amongst the cohort.
Regular duties would include:
Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate restorative practice strategies including restorative conversations to resolve conflict. Ensuring positive relationships with both students and parent/carers.
Deliver attendance sessions, topical workshops and 1-2-1 interventions to groups of young people.
Support teaching staff by preparing assessments, tasks and resources for lessons including the deliverance of tailored strategies to assist students who have SEND.
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, positive conduct, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection. Reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the appropriate staff, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
Support students’ reintegration to mainstream school both in person and remotely.
Implement planned supervision of pupils during lunchtimes.
Assist in organising enrichments visits that support the alternative provision curriculum offer.
Track and monitor attendance of young people in AP and take steps to address persistent absence of students.
Liaise with parents and carers regarding achievement, attendance and conduct. This extends to home visits as and when required.
Supervise pupils on visits, expeditions and residential experiences.
You will need to be/have;
Knowledge and experience of supporting students within KS3/ 4 secondary curricula.
An understanding of interventions/ approaches to engaging with young people who are disenfranchised with education.
A patient and caring approach. Resilient and positive in the face of challenging situations.
An awareness of the barriers to learning experienced by young people who are at risk of permanent exclusion from school.
A sound awareness of safeguarding issues and related reporting, monitoring and recording procedures.
Be a visible presence in our alternative provisions ensuring our daily/lessons routines are embedded.
Understanding of the value of taking a restorative approach to behaviour management; avoiding punitive measures.
For an informal discussion please contact Chris Bennett on 01384 686607
Closing date: 29th October 2024, 12 noon
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews due to take place: To be confirmed
What the school offers its staff
Leasowes High School, located in Halesowen, is a “Good” school that aspires to be outstanding. We have created a traditional ethos and value highly such things as excellent standards of uniform, strong standards of discipline, high expectations of behaviour, personal resilience, fairness and a caring attitude towards the school and local community. Our school motto is “Aspire and Achieve”, and this positive yet challenging message underpins all that we do to achieve the very best outcomes for our students.
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 Leasowes High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1060 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Leasowes High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@invictus.education
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