Pupil Wellbeing Lead
St Richard's Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 February 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
3 February 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
- Single Status Grade 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience of working with vulnerable groups.
- Experience of working with a range of young people and adults.
- Evidence of being an emotionally intelligent, reflective worker.
- An understanding of safeguarding children procedures.
- Experience of using ICT.
- Ability to use language and other communication skills that pupils can understand and relate to.
- Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils and empathise with their needs.
- Ability to demonstrate active listening skills.
- Ability to offer constructive feedback to pupils to re-inforce positive self esteem.
- Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the pastoral care team.
- Ability to work within and apply all school policies e.g. behaviour management, safeguarding and child protection, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, etc
- Ability to work under pressure and manage your own time effectively.
- Ability to demonstrate robustness and emotional resilience in challenging situations.
- Ability to work with parents in a supportive manner.
- Ability to work independently, in a role that can feel isolated due to the ad-hoc / responsive nature of the role.
- Holding a valid UK driving licence – ability to drive to meetings or home visits.
What the school offers its staff
Superb working conditions
- Excellent staff facilities including free tea and coffee and microwave and fridge in the staffroom
- Staff Welfare team which provides gifts, flowers and cards for leavers and staff with significant life events
- Occasional social activities eg Friday after school football, staff choir, Christmas party, informal nights out
- Child care voucher scheme
- SLT doors are always open to listen to your concerns or share your successes
- Supportive of part-time working
- Ensuring equality and diversity is a priority
- Governors focused on Staff wellbeing
- Free confidential counselling provided on request
- Oversubscribed school with close links with the community and supportive parents/carers
- Exemplary pupil behaviour which is always commented on by visitors
- Extensive range of extra-curricular activities and enrichment
- Many opportunities to work with pupils and participate and support local, national and international fundraising and awareness opportunities
- Lay Chaplain available to offer confidential support
Commitment to safeguarding
St Richard's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@strichardscc.com
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Richard's Catholic College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1026 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Richard's Catholic College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@strichardscc.com
- Phone number
- 01424 731070
St Richard’s is a co-educational Catholic school offering an inclusive Christian education to pupils of all abilities from the ages of 11 to 16 years. It is our aim to encourage, support and develop every pupil in our care academically, socially and spiritually.
We have high academic standards at St Richard's, as our GCSE results consistently testify. We expect our pupils to work hard, behave well, dress smartly and pursue excellence in all that they do inside and outside of the classroom. We also aim to provide a happy, caring and safe environment in which pupils can learn and develop into rounded, responsible and confident members of the community.
Our efforts have not gone unnoticed. We are a Specialist Science School with High performing Specialist School status. We have a Prince’s Teaching Institute Art Mark, Leading Edge status, Fairtrade Fair Achiever Award status, an Artsmark Gold Award, a Space Education Quality Mark, Green Flag Eco-Schools Award and Investors in Careers at the highest level. Our interim Diocesan Inspection of March 2024 found that 'students articulated how much they valued the academic support and pastoral support that they have received during their time at St Richard's. We have also been awarded numerous times by the SSAT, currently holding Exceptional Education Awards, Engaging with Key Stakeholders, Climate for Learning, Leadership through Moral Purpose, Professional Development, Variety of Teaching Approaches, Exceptional Pupil Performance and, perhaps most pleasing, Exceptional Pupil Progress.
An OFSTED inspection in October 2021 graded the school outstanding in ‘Behaviour and Attitudes’, ‘Personal Development’ and ‘Leadership and Management’. Our results of 2024 place us, again, as the highest achieving school within the County and progress rates continue to be extremely strong, meaning the pupils at St Richard’s leave school with all the attributes they need to be successful and caring members of their communities.
All children are unique and precious individuals with different talents and aspirations, and our efforts are directed into ensuring that they feel both valued and challenged.
Arranging a visit to St Richard's Catholic College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@strichardscc.com.
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