Student Services Manager
Manchester Secondary PRU, Chorlton, Greater Manchester, M21 7JJ2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
1 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, term time: Monday to Friday, 35 hours, 8.45 - 3.45, TTO 39 weeks a year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 8 (£33,707 - £38,191)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The person we are looking for will have the experience, skills and knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the job description and person specification, including:
- In depth knowledge and understanding of issues affecting young people not attending mainstream school and their families, including barriers to learning and ways of supporting young people to overcome those barriers and achieve their full potential.
- Experience of leading on the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of both structured and informal education sessions with groups of young people, that link into a programme of personal and social development.
- Experience of identifying the needs of young people and using appropriate and effective interventions to meet that need.
- Experience of using effective monitoring systems to monitor and measure the educational, personal, social and emotional development of young people.
- The ability to liaise and communicate effectively; and work collaboratively with PRU staff as well as other professionals from a range of agencies, young people and parents.
- Experience of supporting teachers in delivering formal, structured programmes of work and continuing this work in their absence if necessary; and advising and supporting teachers in assisting young people in their pastoral, social and welfare matters and in dealing with discrimination and equalities.
- Experience of managing, leading, motivating and developing staff and staff teams successfully.
- The ability to intervene in difficult situations and challenge young people in an appropriate manner, promoting positive attitudes and behaviours.
- A willingness to work the core hours of education provision (8.45 am to 3.45pm) to fulfil the statutory requirement of 25 hours education; and as directed by the PRU Senior Leadership Team, to work outside the core hours of education, within the school holidays, as required.
- A knowledge of procedures relating to the safeguarding of young people and the willingness to undertake relevant training when required and accept responsibility for the discharge of duties on all staff effectively to safeguard young people.
What the school offers its staff
Access to the Local government pension scheme
Employee assistance scheme
Pupil facing role have access to the School Advisory Service (SAS) including Counselling, Physio, Prescriptions, Wellbeing
Child care voucher scheme
Bicycle to work scheme
Generous terms and conditions
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to c.iddon@mspru.manchester.sch.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Manchester Secondary PRU
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 143 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Manchester Secondary PRU website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- c.iddon@mspru.manchester.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 696 7955
Manchester Secondary PRU – Student Services Manager (Centre Manager)
Full time Temporary 1 year Grade 8 (SCP 31 – 35) TTO within the range £33,707 - £38,191 commencing on 1 September 2024
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.45 am to 15.45 pm.
The school is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic individual to undertake the role of Student Services Manager (Centre Manager) responsible for managing a team of people who support pupils in their learning, and work with other professionals around the family and parents to enable pupils to be the best that they can be during their time at the PRU.
All staff at the PRU are appointed to the school and can be asked to work at any of the schools’ centres across the city at the discretion of the Headteacher. Our Centres include Clayton, Newton Heath, Procter (Hulme), Richmond Park (Longsight) and Mersey Valley (Chorlton).
Manchester Secondary PRU provides full time education for pupils between 11-16 who are permanently excluded, at risk of permanent exclusion or otherwise cannot access a mainstream curriculum. Our aim is to match provision closely to the needs of individual children and young people referred to the PRU by schools, academies or the local authority. We see the needs of all our pupils as centring on their capacity to learn and make progress. We have provision in 5 of our own centres across the city and commission further placements with Alternative Providers in a wide variety of settings.
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