What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a Student Support Leader. You will need to establish positive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations. You will provide support managing groups of students who are showing signs of disaffection or vulnerability. You will work with students, families and external agencies on preventative and early intervention strategies in order to identify and remove barriers to learning. The person appointed will be a team player with a friendly disposition and good communication skills.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a drive, resilience and enthusiasm to ensure that students’ progress and succeed.
A full job description and person specification is available below, but in short you must:
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have high expectations of young people regarding learning, independence and behaviour
• Be able to forge positive links and relationships with young people, parents and colleagues
• The ability to converse at ease with families and external agencies and provide accurate and clear advice
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this role before submitting your expression of interest, please speak with Mrs N Connolley, Deputy Headteacher for Inclusion via info@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk
The closing date is Monday 6th January 2025 and interviews will take place week commencing 13th January 2025
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
The application form and information pack is available on the school website Please ensure that you do not fill in a local authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.
What the school offers its staff
Please see attached Recruitment Information Pack
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.