Ofsted: Good: June 2022: "Pupils at Caterham High School belong to a caring community. Staff encourage pupils to believe in themselves and persevere in pursuit of their ambitions."

Sixth Form Study Supervisor

Grade: LBR 5 Scale Point 12-15. Actual Salary range £24058 - £25275

Hours: 35 hours per week. Term time only + 10 directed days. 46.4 weeks.

Responsible to: Head of Sixth Form

Responsible for: N/A

Date of Job Spec: January 2023

Required for: ASAP

Age range: 16 - 19

Believe, Connect, Excel, Innovate, Persevere

This role offers an opportunity to play a significant part in our wonderful inclusive school community. Ofsted recently praised our caring community and notes that students “conduct themselves in a calm and orderly manner and behave well in lessons”.

This is an excellent opportunity for a bright, energetic, and innovative individual to take on the role of Sixth Form Study Supervisor. This is a role of responsibility with an opportunity to shape provision, build the skills and aspirations of young people whilst also looking to stretch and challenge yourself!

Our evolving Sixth Form is an integral part of our school community. We are determined to improve outcomes for all our young people. So, if you have a passion for working with young people, and a commitment to ensure that students are ready for their next steps in education, employment, or further training, we would like to hear from you.

The successful applicant will be a highly committed, motivated, and passionate non-teaching member of staff, who can lead by example. We want you to believe in a strong work ethos that you can share with our young people, and to engage professionally with them to show them how they can shape their own futures.

You would be part of the Sixth Form Team, working with our Head and Deputy Heads of Sixth Form and SLT, to ensure the best use of resources, time, and facilities to ensure students are motivated to fulfil and exceed their potential. Our staff are warm and welcoming, and we have great sixth form facilities including study spaces and a small refectory. There are lots of opportunities within this role, and across the wider school, to develop your professional profile and experiences.

Caterham High School is a community school at the heart of the local neighbourhood. We provide a haven in which our children feel safe, valued, and happy. Our school serves a richly diverse area of East London, with many ethnic groups and languages represented. Each child is important, and we do our utmost to ensure that each student is given every opportunity to learn and succeed. Our students are well behaved, polite, and friendly. We enjoy good relationships between students and staff.

Caterham High School is a friendly, welcoming, and dynamic environment for staff, with good facilities. There is strong and valued CPD, and we are active participants of the Seven Kings Teaching School Alliance. Staff have free access to our gym and other sports facilities and parking is free.

Our staff are well known as friendly and welcoming. There are staff activities such as football, badminton, and yoga. Staff have free access to our fitness suite and free parking.
We warmly welcome an informal telephone conversation prior to application. You can also visit the website to view information videos about Caterham High.

Are you interested? If so, please contact Debby Venner (HR Manager) for more information - the application pack and form are on our website.

Completed application forms should be e-mailed to [email protected] by Tuesday 18Th April 2023 at 10am. Please note, the school will assess applications immediately on application and reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.

If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance.

In accordance with KCSiE, Safer Recruitment Guidelines and Data Protection Guidelines, we reserve the right to use social media as part of our recruitment processes. Further details are available from the LGA guidance note. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact the School.