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Student Welfare Support Assistant

Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School, London, SE18 5PW

This job expired on 21 October 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • Full Time, Permanent (APT&C Scale 4, Term time only (39 weeks per year), 8.30am-3.30pm)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: APT&C Scale 4, Term time only (39 weeks per year)

Student Welfare Support Assistant job summary

We are currently looking to appoint outstanding candidates for a unique and exciting opportunity in the role of Student Welfare Support Assistant.

At St Mary Magdalene, we recognise the impact of a pupil’s home life on their ability to access education. The role of our Home School Link Worker (HSLW) is focussed on supporting the students on a daily basis to ensure they can access their education, are focused on their learning and are able to make the right behaviour choices which enable them to achieve their full potential. The role of Student Welfare Support Assistant links closely with that of the Home School Link Worker.

The role will involve:

• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with students, parents, carers and staff
• Daily input and monitoring of student attendance
• Being the first port of call for students, after their own family tutors, for issues, queries or support
• Working closely with teachers, SLT and the Home School Link Worker to put in place the correct support if/when required.

More detailed information on the roles and responsibilities can be found on the attached job description.

We can offer:

• a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community
• quality training to those new to the career
• a commitment to continuing professional development
• a positive school culture which believes in distributed/ collaborative leadership
• energetic and enthusiastic high attaining students
• a supportive, Christian ethos across our school communities

Applications will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to come in for a lesson observation. We reserve the right to close this listing early if a large number of favourable applications are received before the closing date.

Our Greenwich Peninsula campus, beside the O2, offers excellent public transport links via the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich and various bus routes.

Please note there is no staff parking at the school - do consider this before submitting your application.

As this role will involve contact with children we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, they cannot be taken into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found of the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: Through school
• School size: 1708 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: rcoldwell@koinoniafederation.com
• Phone number: 0203873555
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-mary-magdalene-church-of-england-all-through-school (opens in new tab)

St Mary Magdalene All Through School's secondary phase opened in September 2016 and provides a total of 900 places for students aged 11-16. It also offers a sixth form provision which opened in September 2021, providing 150 places for students in Year 12 and from 2022 will offer a further 150 places for students in Year 13.

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