Establishment: Central Team
Location: Tilbury
Salary: £23,103 - £25,393
Department: Pupil Support
Job Type: Full Time
Key Stage: Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Closing Date: 21/11/2024 12:00
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: ASAP
Additional Information
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Hours per Week: 37.00
Weeks per Year: 49.700
Pay Grade: Support Staff Pay Scale | SCP12 - SCP16
The Role
Family Advocate
Salary: GLC Point 12 - 16 £24,173 - £26,569 FTE [ Actual £23,103 - £25,393]
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Term time plus 4 weeks holiday working [Working weeks 43/Paid Weeks 49.7]
Closing Date: 21 November 2024 at Midday
The Gateway Learning Community [GLC] is a partnership between one secondary and four primary schools located within Tilbury and Chadwell in the borough of Thurrock to the east of London.
We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity. We work tirelessly to ensure that individual different characteristics including age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, academic ability, disability, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation are not discriminated against in any way. We create environments characterised by mutual respect where difference is celebrated and where individual differences don't act as a barrier to success.
We are seeking to appoint a Family Advocate to work in partnership to identify and support targeted families, providing practical advice, emotional support, encouragement and challenge that has a positive impact on their child's ability to access education.
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the skills and attributes involved in providing effective support for parents, children and young people.
Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:
* Staff well-being programme: Including access to Perkbox and Westfield Health Insurance
* Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Electric Car Scheme and Cycle to work Scheme
* Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years of service
* State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning
* A paid 'My Day' each year
* Excellent career development and training
* 2-week October half term break
* A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching
* Paid opportunities to teach during school holiday clubs
* Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff
We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to arrange a visit prior to making an application. Please contact Katie.Creighton@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit.
If you would like to apply for this position, please send go to the '' option. Applications will be considered as they are received, so early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview early applicants should a suitable candidate apply.
Safeguarding Information
The GLC is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. Following safer recruitment procedures, the appointment will be subject to the completion of pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references, medical clearance and enhanced DBS disclosure.
In line with the recommended practice in the statutory guidance 'KCSIE' the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available online. The purpose is limited:
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to identify issues which call into question the applicants' suitability to work with children;
* to verify employment history
Only information related to the purposes stated will be shared with the Panel. Any information will be discussed with candidates at interview before any decisions regarding the recruitment process are made.
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Central Team
Marshfoot Road
Tilbury
Essex
RM16 4LU
Katie Creighton
Katie.Creighton@theglc.org.uk
http://www.theglc.org.uk
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