Sixth Form Support Officer
Southfields Academy, London, SW18 5JU12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: The working hours for this role are 08.00-16.00, Monday to Friday (Term Time Only).
Contract type
- Fixed term - Acting role until the end of this academic year in the first instance.
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,700 per year (Actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Skills:
1. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including:
- a sensitive, polite and patient manner
- the role modelling of a professional and competent approach
- an ability to digest information quickly and communicate it effectively to others
- a good telephone manner
- must maintain confidentiality at all times
2. A meticulous and organised approach, with attention to detail.
3. Good clerical skills.
4. Good computing skills.
5. Willingness to be flexible.
6. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Knowledge:
1. Knowledge of and ability to implement the Academy’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
2. L2 qualifications in English and mathematics
What the school offers its staff
Who we are
Southfields Academy was a stand-alone converter academy situated in South West London on the Southfields - Earlsfield border and in 2018 founded the Southfields Multi-Academy Trust with its partner, Linden Lodge School.
The Academy has the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and offers a nurturing and supportive environment where it celebrates difference and ensures that everyone, students and staff, meets their full potential. Central to this is our restorative behaviour policy, which is based on Paul Dix’s publication, ‘When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic Shifts in School Behaviour’.This approach prioritises relationships and repairing damage to them over punishment. It involves explicitly teaching social skills, facilitating restorative conversations and meetings to address harm and find solutions, and ensuring consistent application by all staff. The focus is on understanding the causes of behaviour, giving students a voice, and building a positive school culture. The Academy values every individual and commits to ensuring everyone feels supported and listened to.
The Academy has a positive "can do" attitude, believing that the sky is its limit, and it thinks creatively and innovatively to meet the needs of its learners and the community.The Academy's examination results and student destinations are a testament to this.
Professional Development
The Academy has a tradition of innovation in education and pedagogy.The opportunity for teachers to not only make an impact on their own practice but that of colleagues across the profession is key to this success.
All teachers have professional development opportunities, designed for their career point, and department meetings are more often than not given over to the development and refining of practice rather than housekeeping.
Early Career Teachers benefit from a programme led by members of the Senior Leadership Team, there is an Early Professional Development Programme for second year teachers and through leadership opportunities across the Academy there is a culture of pushing those aspiring middle and senior leaders to reach their goal.
The Academy has a tradition of growing its own future middle and senior leaders.
Staff benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, subscription to the Teachers' Pension Scheme and for Support Staff the Local Government Pension Scheme, Southfields Academy has a great deal to offer those that work there.
Staff are automatically enrolled as members of the Aspire Centre which is the Academy's onsite sports centre and adult learning facility.Staff can use the fitness suite and the swimming pool during supervised sessions before the school day begins and after school.
Staff are provided with tea and coffee during break time and there is a designated staff counter in the dining room at which staff can purchase food at cost price during the school day.
The Academy has a private day nursery on site at which staff can enrol their children and at which a discount is available for Academy staff, subject to spaces being available.
Subject to the position and to negotiation with the Principal, part time working is supported at all levels.
Additional information
Please note that Southfields Academy will only accept applications directly from candidates themselves. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received. With this in mind, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to avoid any disappointment. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please be aware that Southfields Academy is unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Southfields Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and recognises the importance of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates.
Southfields Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
Southfields Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.In line with the recommendations in KCSiE 2023, these include basic online checks of shortlisted candidates’ social media presence and other internet-based public forums.
Further details about the role
SOUTHFIELDS ACADEMY
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Sixth Form Support Officer
Reporting to: Designated 6th Form leaders
Main Purpose of the Post:
To provide comprehensive support to the sixth form team
Duties:
- To provide daily supervision for the Sixth Form study rooms, ensuring students are working in a productive and silent environment and using their study time effectively.
- To ensure all students use the Sixth Form study rooms and IT equipment in an appropriate, responsible manner and report maintenance issues.
- To challenge students who do not follow instructions regarding work ethic and behaviour. Log and monitor disruptive behaviour on the school information management system (Bromcom).
- Ensure all display material is up to date and enhances the appearance of the Sixth Form study rooms.
- To ensure a register of students is taken on Bromcom.
- Provide feedback on students to the Sixth form team as and when required.
- Assisting in supervision of pupil assessments, mocks or external exams where required.
- To oversee the sixth form entrance at the start of the day and during break times - ensuring students are following correct protocols.
- To help mentor selected students, as directed by the 6th Form Heads of Year.
- To support behavioural strategies across the year groups for effective learning to take place.
- Follow up on attendance concerns as directed by 6th Form leaders.
- Ensuring (in conjunction with tutors and the sixth form team) that attendance records on Bromcom are accurate.
- To carry out other ad hoc duties as directed by the 6th Form leaders.
Additional Duties:
- To be fully aware of and understand the duties and responsibilities arising from the Children’s Act and Working Together in relation to child protection and safeguarding children and young people as this applies to the worker’s role within the organisation.
- To also be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding as they apply to vulnerable adults in relation to the worker’s role.
- To ensure that the worker’s line manager is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns which the worker may have in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
Any other duties assigned by the Principal/Headteacher/Head of the Year commensurate with the grade of the post.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Southfields Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1275 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southfields Academy website
- Email address
- hr@southfieldsacademy.com
At Southfields we aim to create a culture of tolerance and respect for others, where students and staff work together to improve. Our vision is to develop a provision that will secure the best life chances for our students once they leave Southfields Academy. This environment must inspire each individual in the community to be the very best that they can be. At Southfields we have the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and offer a nurturing and supportive environment where we celebrate difference and ensure that everyone meets their full potential. We value every individual and commit to ensuring everyone feels supported and listened to.
We offer the highest quality educational experience, aiming to inspire a generation of lifelong learners, who take pride in their achievements and take ownership of their learning. We believe creativity and imagination are the key to developing future passions and talents. We have a positive, “can do” attitude, believing that the sky is our limit, and we will think creatively and innovatively to meet the needs of our learners and our community.
A successful Southfields student will be one that understands the world we live in and is curious and keen to develop further by learning from others around them. This student will leave Southfields ready for their next stage in education or employment, equipped to learn and to grow.
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