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Dear Colleague,

Thank you for your interest in the Education Healthcare Support Assistant post at Haywood Academy and City College, the founding Academy within the City Learning Trust. We are seeking an ambitious and proactive member of staff with a proven track record of excellence to join our Employability and Life Skills team, working closely with the Employability and Life Skills Lead, the Academy SENCO, the City College Senior Lead and the Trust Director of Inclusion.

The successful candidate will have enjoyed a range of experiences to date that will have prepared them for this role. They will be an experienced and knowledgeable member of staff who is committed to improving outcomes for our young people and importantly, will be child centered and able to support and nurture young people and adults to be the best that they can be.

Staff at the Academy work closely with other Academies in the Trust to improve outcomes and life chances for young people and enjoy a particularly effective relationship with CLT central staff who work across the Trust’s Academies.

If you want to make a real difference to young peoples’ life chances, while working within a partnership of Academies, committed to cooperation and collaboration to unlock talent and fulfil potential, then this post is right for you. In return, you will be supported and encouraged to develop further and enjoy a long and rewarding career working across the City Learning Trust. You will have a passion to further develop standards and pedagogy in your specialism and you will be child centered in every aspect of your practice. You will operate under a ‘no excuses’ culture in your relentless pursuit for excellence for vulnerable young people and will be innovative in your approach to inclusion.

As Chief Executive Officer, I am proud to provide strategic leadership in line with the culture, ethos and values of the Trust and its member Academies. The Trust Board has high expectations to deliver the highest quality education, experiences and outcomes for the children and young people in its care.

The attached pack will tell you more about the post and the process of application and appointment. If you would like the opportunity to help shape the future of Haywood Academy and inclusive practice within the City Learning Trust, then we look forward to receiving your application.

If you are interested in having an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Marie Faichney, HR Director, who will arrange such. It would be helpful if your letter of application is no more than 2 sides of A4. You may, if you wish, submit a CV with your application but not instead of it. Please send your application to Marie Faichney, [email protected]

Yours sincerely,

Carl Ward

Chief Executive Officer

Haywood Academy Background and Context:

Haywood Academy is a successful 11-18 Academy that provides high quality education for the young people of Burslem, and the surrounding area in Stoke-on-Trent. It is a popular and oversubscribed Academy with approximately 1200 students on roll. Between 11-16, each year group has 210 students on roll with 240 students accepted from September 2019 due to popularity. Each year around 500 students apply for 210 places in Year 7. The Academy’s 6th form provision is based off site from the main Academy building in two unique and purposely refurbished facilities that have only recently been completed at a cost of over £3 million. 6th form students share these facilities at The Old Town Hall Burslem and The Burslem School of Art and enjoy a modern 6th form in quite unique settings. The Sixth form is called ‘City College’ and is relatively small in nature with around 180 students on roll.

The Academy has been consistently graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted over the past 6 years. Its latest inspection was in April 2023 where it received an extremely complimentary report. Haywood was the founding member of the City Learning Trust and was the first Academy convertor Academy in the City of Stoke on Trent.

The Academy is the only Academy in the country to win two national awards of excellence from the DfE in the same year, the Regional Pupil Premium Award and the Regional Character Education Award. The CEO was ASCL President in 2017-18 and is a well-respected national and international figure in education

City Learning Trust - background and context:

The City Learning Trust is a family of Academies sharing resources and expertise: united by our values, we place children first in everything we do. We believe in the power of collaboration and cooperation to unlock talent and fulfil potential. We want all children and young people within our Trust to be the best that they can be and are firmly committed to achieving our mission to create a world class education system for the communities we serve.

Children in the City Learning Trust have the best opportunities to develop their education and skills. They get the best start in life to help them gain employment in the future and to instil in them a desire for lifelong learning so the can adapt in an ever-changing world. In our Trust, education is linked up from 3 to 19, where skills and qualification are allied to an increasing understanding of the value of continuous learning and social responsibility.

Our values are important to us and guide the work we do:

• Ambition: Our Academies aim to unlock the potential for all learners to achieve their dreams, hopes and aspirations.
• Cooperation: We value working together in teams, supporting each other, and sharing expertise and accountability to improve standards.
• Commitment: Our Academies are a family of Academies with a common bond, dedicated to the communities that they serve.
• Creativity: We encourage innovation and the use of imagination and original ideas in all our Academies.
• Leadership: We believe in listening to, inspiring and empowering our learning communities so that they can achieve their true potential.
• Respect: We value all people and organisations abilities, qualities and achievements, and operate using the principles of equality, equity and solidarity.

The Trust is on a journey from Good to Great. Through cooperation and collaboration, we develop sustainable partnerships that will provide a legacy for tomorrow’s generation. This enables our member Academies to become greater than the sum total of their parts.

The City Learning Trust offers an individual and bespoke 100-hour professional development commitment for al teaching staff across the Trust. The Trust’s talent strategy identifies future career pathways and enables specific training and experience to equip colleagues for success in this area. This is facilitated via our individual professional development package which offers access to our professional development leave scheme and staff work attachment offers. Each year, staff are also invited to apply for professional development opportunities across the world through the international network opportunities established by the Trust Executive Leadership Team.

The City Learning Trust is a registered charity and a DfE sponsor. We have a range of strategic partners and work closely with a number of multi-Academy trusts to raise standards.

Job Description

Job Title: Education Healthcare Support Assistant

Hours of work: 30 hours per week

Purpose: To provide 1:1 support for students with additional medical needs, this includes providing personal and intimate care where appropriate.

Key Duties & Accountabilities:

Key Duties & Accountabilities:

• To contribute to the delivery and adaptation of the curriculum for students with Special Educational, Physical, Emotional, Social and Developmental needs.
• To implement the agreed targets for students and meeting the needs of students with SEND and with Education, Health and Care Plans.
• To contribute to the creating of a differentiated, stimulating, safe environment, through classroom organisation and by raising aspirations and achievement levels.
• To provide personal and intimate care to young people, where appropriate, following advice and guidance from medical professionals and the Academy SENCO.
• To support the maintenance of positive links between home and school.
• To maintain a safe environment for children, staff and visitors as far as it is possible and practicable and assist with integration arrangements as appropriate.
• To liaise with outside agencies as directed, e.g. Welfare Officers, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, and Social Care.
• To perform effectively in the role and to ensure that the employee safeguards and promotes the welfare of children and young people
• This post is for one to one support.

Personal competencies and qualities

• The ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• The ability to work in a team environment and under pressure.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ideally, the Academy are seeking to appoint a candidate with a healthcare background or a background in working in a specialist setting with complex medical needs, although some additional training will be provided.
• A good sense of humour.
• A calm demeanour.
• A perceptive understanding of young people and their needs and expectations.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.

• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
• The academy will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
• This job description is current at the date shown, but, in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity and / or arrange a visit, please contact HR Director, Marie Faichney on 01782 853535. An application form for this post is available on the Academy and City Learning Trust websites. It would be helpful if the letter in support of your application is no more than 2 sides of A4. You may submit a CV with your application but not instead of it. Please send your application to: [email protected]

City Learning Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 30 per week

Salary: £11.59-£12.70 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Care home: 1 year (preferred)
• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/09/2023