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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,624.00 Annually (FTE) Grade H6, SCP 14 (Range 14-19) – from FTE £28,624 per annum plus £706 outer fringe allowance paid pro rata. Pro Rata actual approximately 24,975 per annum

Student Support Officer job summary

About Birchwood High School

Birchwood High School is a welcoming and inclusive secondary school, offering eight forms of entry for students in Years 7 to 11, along with a thriving Sixth Form that provides a diverse range of A-Level and BTEC courses. With a strong all-ability ethos, we are committed to ensuring that every student is valued, supported, and challenged to reach their full potential. As a non-selective, co-educational school, we take pride in serving our local community and delivering a high-quality education that empowers young people for the future.

We are delighted to have been judged ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted (January 2025), reflecting our dedication to educational excellence.

Situated in Bishop’s Stortford, our school enjoys an attractive, open setting near the town centre and train station, with excellent transport links to London, Cambridge, and beyond.


We are seeking to appoint a Student Support Officer to work with the pastoral team in providing support to students with empathy and understanding whilst ensuring a high standard of behaviour, learning and achievement. The successful candidate will have experience of effective behaviour management, the ability to build and maintain positive relationships and ideally will have school based experience. You will need to be able to work both individually and as part of team and be able to demonstrate your ability to multi-task.

This role is for 37hrs per week, 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus CPD days (39 working weeks per year) with a salary from FTE £28,624 plus £706 fringe allowance per annum pro rata (Actual salary approximately £24,975 per annum)

Applications

To apply, please ensure that when completing the online application form you include in your statement the reason for your interest in the role, what relevant skills and experience you have that will assist you in fulfilling the expectations of the role, your values and why you want to be part of the Birchwood Community.

Applications should be submitted using the mynewterm platform no later than 9am on 22nd April 2025
Interviews will be held on 25th April 2025.

If you would like to find out more about the role and/or arrange an informal visit to the school, please contact the HR Manager directly on swilkinson@birchwoodhigh.org.uk or 01279 655936

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 Birchwood High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1425 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School location

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