School Liaison Officer
Unity City Academy, Middlesbrough, TS3 8REThis job expired on 28 August 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
28 August 2024 at 1:41pm
Date listed
31 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28282 - £32076 per annum
School Liaison Officer job summary
Salary: NJC 16-23 FTE £28282 - £32076 - (Actual Salary - £24,217 - £27,466)+ AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits
Hours: TTO plus 5 PD days (39 weeks - full time, 37 hours)
Start date: September 2024
The role:
We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic individuals to provide exceptional support services to our pupils, teachers and leaders.
As a key member of our support team, the School Liaison Officer will work with staff identifying children and families who may benefit from support and work closely with them to help them engage with the school context and the educational opportunities: Including extended services on offer at the school and in the community, in order to help drive improvements in student attendance, and student wellbeing ensuring the academy meets statutory obligations and targets in order to contribute to raising achievement across the school.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational skills along with the following:
* A minimum of 2 years' experience of direct work with children and families
* Thorough, comprehensive and up to date knowledge of safeguarding legislation and best practice
* Knowledge of local agencies both statutory and voluntary
* A working knowledge and theoretical understanding of the education system particularly children with additional needs
* Have experience, awareness and understanding of working with policies and procedures relating to children's services
The School:
Unity City Academy is a successful and growing provider of 11 to 16 education in the east end of Middlesbrough. The Academy has recently achieved an Ofsted "Good" rating in all categories and has over 900 students on roll, 64% of whom are pupil premium. UCA is part of AET which in turn means we have access to a wide range of training and educational opportunities.
Unity City Academy has an incredibly passionate staff body that strives to ensure that children do not just achieve academic excellence but that our students are worldwise, cultured and proud of their individuality.
All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Visits to the school regarding this role are welcome, please contact: (please note during school holidays opportunities to visit are limited)
The role is due to commence September 2024
Closing date: 30th August
Interviews are scheduled to take place or as soon as possible after the closing date
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Commitment to safeguarding
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
About Unity City Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 996 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Unity City Academy website
Thank you for visiting our website to find out more about Unity City Academy. As Principal, it is a genuine pleasure to serve the local community and the students of the school.
We passionately believe that every student should achieve the best they can. We call this “choosing a remarkable life”. There are six core areas which can be found across Unity City Academy:
Excellence is a habit where high expectations and high performance are the norm;
All students aim high, achieving results without excuses;
Individuals matter where equality, diversity and difference and celebrated and understood;
We are a community and a family at UCA and we always put people first;
We are worldwise citizens of tomorrow but also fiercely proud of our Teesside roots and our place within the north-east;
Culture is really important to us - it’s important to have fun.
We are on a journey to adopt the High Performance Learning (HPL) philosophy and framework. This is a well-researched approach that sees all students as potential high performers who are not limited by ability. As Principal, I am determined to ensure that your child gets the best education possible and that they can achieve their dreams without limit.
Students are invited to take part in a range of extracurricular activities and enrichment. We ensure that as well as academic success, our young people develop really positive characteristics that are needed in future life. These include curiosity, enthusiasm, empathy, resilience and self-belief.
I would strongly encourage you to visit the school, be it as a potential student with their parent or carer, a business looking to get more involved in the school’s curriculum or as anyone in the community that has an interest in the learning of young people.
We look forward to welcoming you to Unity City Academy in the future.
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