Student Support Officer

Hampton College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8BF

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 April 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: £31,067.00 - £34,314.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 8 - actual salary from £25,463 to £27,972 per annum (SSO term time plus 5 days/32.5 hours per week plus Midday Contract 3.75 hours per week, term time only)

Student Support Officer job summary

Required as soon as possible

STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICER

We are looking to recruit a flexible and diligent Student Support Officer to join our strong Student Services Team supporting students in the Secondary Phase of the College. The Student Services Team plays an active role in the College and support our Deputy Heads of School and Heads of House in dealing with student well-being and behaviour. Every member of the team helps to make a difference, helping students to enjoy their time at school and contributing to raising standards of achievement for all.

The Student Support Officer role is very rewarding, it is also extremely busy and varied, therefore the ability to spin several plates at once is essential. The successful candidate will need to build positive relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues.

You will undertake the essential role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and manage the EHA process, actively leading on child protection concerns / issues, working closely with external agencies and representing the school in a range of meetings with parents/carers, social workers and external agencies. Both excellent communication and organisational skills are vital to be successful in this role.

You will also take a lead role on managing student attendance and contribute to raising standards of achievement for all students. We are looking for an individual with robust administrative / IT skills who has a can-do attitude and possesses the ability to manage a very busy and often competing workload.

We are looking for a strong team player who will relish the opportunity to work with a range of students in a fast-paced school environment and who is passionate about providing tailored and dedicated support. Previous experience in a similar role is essential.

This is a permanent position working term time plus 5 training days.

The college uses support staff to carry out Midday Supervision and this has been particularly successful in managing student behaviour and helps to build positive relationships with students. We will also require applicants to work as a Midday Supervisor; a separate contract will be issued for each post.

Working Hours:

8:15am to 4:00pm (with a 45-minute un-paid lunch break)

Midday Supervision duties from 1:20pm to 2:05pm

Salary:

Student Support Officer (Grade 8)

Full-time salary (52 weeks) from £31,067 to £34,314 per annum

Term-time salary plus 5 days (32.5 hours per week) from £23,367 to £25,809 per annum

Midday Supervisor (Grade 5)

Full-time salary (52 weeks) from £24,790 to £25,584 per annum

Term-time only salary (3.75 hours per week) from £2,096 to £2,163 per annum

If you are looking for a new and exciting challenge, then we can offer you a fulfilling and rewarding role working at Hampton College.

Please see the job description for further details.

How to Apply

If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application through MyNewTerm.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact the HR Team in the first instance via jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk

Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hampton College

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1670 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hampton College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampton-college

Hampton College

Eagle Way, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, PE7 8BF

Hampton College is an established, successful, all-through school, which formed its own multi-academy trust (Hampton Academies Trust - HAT) in 2014. The Trust is also the education provider for the neighbouring secondary school, Hampton Gardens School and Hampton Lakes Primary School, which opened in September 2019. In 2020, Dogsthorpe Infant School joined our trust. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.

Hampton College currently serves the community of Hampton, on the southern outskirts of the city of Peterborough and has good links to Cambridge and Stamford. Hampton Gardens School serves the neighbouring Cambridgeshire village of Yaxley, as well new housing being added to the Hampton East development, where Hampton Lakes Primary School is located.

Required September 2023 (or earlier)

TEACHER OF GEOGRAPHY

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher with a passion for Geography, on a full-time basis.



You will be expected to contribute to the continued development of the Department’s curriculum. You should be able to communicate effectively with students and colleagues as well as having good organisational skills.

You should be a reflective practitioner, interested in developing your practice and trying out new strategies in your teaching. You will already be, at least, a competent user of ICT, and happy to learn more. Above all, we wish to appoint an imaginative and enthusiastic teacher, who will be keen to work alongside a team determined to create an excellent department and one keen to develop excellent relationships with students and staff.

You will have a passion for working with young people and you will relish the satisfaction that comes from helping them to develop and to learn. The successful candidate will, of course, be an important part of the department and can expect the support needed to develop their career further but will also be expected to:

• Possess the ability to inspire and motivate, and who have a passion for teaching and learning.

• Have consistently high expectations with the drive to help all students achieve their full potential.

• Be an exceptional team player and who enjoys supporting and working collaboratively with others.

• Have the skill to form positive relationships for learning with all staff, students and parents.

• Share our vision to deliver outstanding education for children and young adults and the commitment to make a difference to outcomes and achievements of all our students.

What we can offer you in return:

• A fantastic working environment where students are enthusiastic and want to learn. All our schools have modern buildings, with light and airy classrooms, outstanding facilities and are situated at the heart of the community.

• We value our staff and recognise the importance of providing ongoing training opportunities. As a growing Trust we are also able to offer opportunities for promotion and fresh challenges as new roles arise regularly within the Trust.

• Our active Staff Wellbeing Group creates an effective channel for staff to be heard, and underpins our commitment to cultivating a supportive working environment which allows staff to flourish and achieve their full potential.

• Our extensive induction programme supports staff every step of the way, and our buddy system gives new staff a supportive and knowledgeable mentor.

• Full access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, which is designed to help staff deal with any personal or professional problems. Staff have access to free legal advice, medical information, counselling sessions, online self-help tools, factsheets and the wellbeing portal.

For further details, please visit the Hampton Academies Trust website: http://www.hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk/jobs/

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 13 March 2023

Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appointment prior to the closing date.

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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