student Featherstone, England
Job description
Student Support Officer
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth-Form College
Required for September 2023
Salary: G6 (SCP 12-18: £24,496-£27,344)
Actual Salary: £20,905-£23,336
Full-Time: 37 hours per week Term-Time + 1 day, Permanent
Apply By: 9am Monday 17th July 2023
Job Posted: Tuesday 4th July 2023
We are delighted to offer these brand-new posts at St Wilfrid’s to provide direct student support, to further develop relationships with PP families, to deal with emerging issues our young people face and to offer direct support to a cohort of identified students within the given year group, supporting behaviour and development.
These are permanent full-time posts. The successful candidates will support an agreed cohort of students within a given year group, which will help support the work of our Teaching Heads of Year, but will also make a significant difference to students’ development, providing mentoring to enrich and improve specific students’ experience of school, behaviour and progress. The post-holders will be part of our wider Pastoral Team, which includes Heads of Year, Student Services, a Solutions Team, Attendance Officer, EWO and Form-Tutors. It is envisaged that we will have a post attached to each Year Group (Y7-Y11) and a SSO for the Sixth-Form, which will be focused on student support and mentoring. Please see the Job Description for full details of the responsibilities of the posts.
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth-Form College is a mixed voluntary Academy for 11-18 year olds, based in North Featherstone in West Yorkshire. There are currently 1,538 students in attendance. The school opened in 1963 and has a proud history. We were judged as Good by Ofsted in November 2021; we were also judged as Good by the Diocesan Section 48 Inspection in April 2017.
We are proudly part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust which comprises of three Secondary Schools and twelve Primary Schools. We are a Catholic School that extols the teachings of Jesus Christ and the values of servant leadership in everything we do.
We can offer:
- A bespoke CPD programme based on career stage;
- Opportunities for Secondary collaboration within both the Trust and the Diocese;
- Motivated and hard-working students;
- A School which is ambitious and aspirational for all.
Visits to the school are welcomed. Informal discussions about the role are welcomed too; please contact Mrs Jenny Doherty (Headteacher’s PA) on 01977 691027 or [email protected]. Further information about our School, along with an Open Day video, can be viewed HERE. Our Sixth-Form prospectus can be viewed HERE.
To apply for this post, please see the attached documents, complete the appropriate forms and send them to Jenny Doherty (Headteacher’s PA) via e-mail: [email protected].
The closing date for applications is: 9am Monday 17th July 2023, with interviews scheduled to take place in the same week.
All of our staff uphold the Core Values and Catholic Ethos of the School. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance in line with our Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policy.
Application Form – Support Staff
Student Support Officer –
