Student Support Worker - The Pingle Academy Swadlincote
Job description
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Salary:
DFT Grade 5 - £24,054.00 - £25,409.00
Pro-rata - £18,254.40 - £19,282.70 for the hours advertised
Hours:
32.5 hours at 39 weeks, Term Time plus INSET days.
Hours of work: 8:20 - 15:20 with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Start Date:
As soon as possible
The Pingle Academy
Location: Coronation Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0QA
The Pingle Academy is an 11-19 co-educational, comprehensive school, became an academy in May 2017 and joined The de Ferrers Trust. Our oversubscribed academy is the academy of choice in the local area and enjoys an excellent local reputation.
We are proud of our caring and inclusive community, and our values of WORK HARD, BE KIND, CHOOSE WISELY are present in all aspects of academy life.
Our academy is a community where there is a shared responsibility for creating a safe and pleasant place to work. Staff are dedicated to ensuring that The Pingle Academy is inclusive in all areas and we are proud of our efforts to educate and care for all our students, whatever their abilities, to ensure that every students’ potential is fulfilled.
In 2019, the academy enjoyed its best ever results, both at GCSE and A Level. In October 2021 OFSTED judged the academy as GOOD in all areas.
Our priority is to help parents/carers prepare their children for adult lives in a rapidly changing world. We aim to provide a broad and stimulating curriculum, to set the highest standards of work and behaviour and to encourage students to aspire to these standards with confidence.
We value our staff, ensuring that we look after and care for their wellbeing through professional development, mental health provision and supporting staff with their workload.
The Candidate
We are looking for a confident, determined, and assured Student Support Worker to work with the Assistant Principal and wider Support and Guidance Team to ensure every student is supported to achieve their potential. The Support and Guidance team are located in the centre of the academy comprising two areas. The first area is led by the Assistant Principal in charge of Support and Guidance who leads a team of four student support workers. The second area is led by the DSL/Early Help manager who leads the safeguarding officer, A HLTA and student support worker who are dedicated to delivering emotional support and counselling interventions.
Your role will be to ensure the day-to-day smooth running of the academy, making certain that students are focused on learning. You will manage the implementation of the Behaviour Policy, liaise with parents/carers and teachers, and provide interventions to students accordingly. The Student Support Worker will work as part of an experienced and vitally important team to make certain that the academy is a calm and orderly environment where students have a positive attitude to learning and school.
Continuing Professional Development
The Trust believes that professional development is key to successful employees and offers excellent opportunities for you to grow and achieve. We provide tailored Continuing Professional Development, mentoring, support and a range of development opportunities across the Trust.
Benefits Package
The de Ferrers Trust strives to be ‘Employer of Choice’ and are committed to the wellbeing and development of colleagues. Offering an excellent benefit package which includes:
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted Gym Membership
Applicants for positions are welcome to visit the Academy by contacting the Academy on 01283 216837.
How to Apply:
Closing date: 18 April 2023
Interview date: w/c 23 April 2023
Start date: As soon as possible
You can apply directly to the Trust People Team via the Trust website www.deferrerstrust.com and email your application to [email protected]. You must complete an application form to be considered. Due to safeguarding reasons we cannot accept C.Vs.
Please note: Completed applications should be received by 9:00am on the closing date. If we receive a high volume of application we reserve the right to close this advertisement early.
Please ensure to regularly check your junk/spam folder for any correspondence in relation to the progress of your application. If you do not hear back after 5 working days from submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is not policy to give individual feedback at this stage.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any other queries, please contact 01283 216837 and ask to speak to the HR Team.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
