Job title: Pastoral Support Officer - Post 16
Grade and salary: Grade 4: £23,730 - £25,741 per annum (£27,711 - £30,060 FTE)
Working pattern: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)
Contract term: Permanent
The school:
Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest schools in England (2700 on role), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment.
Our recent Ofsted report, published in November 2021, confirms the incredibly positive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing this culture enables us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals.
Ashfield School is a great place to work and as part of the DFE school re-building project we will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school site are excellent with numerous social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities all available.
The 650 strong 6th form has an excellent reputation in the local area and recruits students from many local schools. Based in its own purpose-built building on the school site, it is a supportive and positive environment for staff and students alike.
We strongly recommend a visit to the school to sample the friendly, calm and purposeful atmosphere and to view our tremendous facilities. If you would like to arrange a visit to the school or arrange an informal chat about this fantastic opportunity to join our staff team, feel free to email our Head of Post 16: Linda.Maguire@ashfield.ttct.co.uk .
The role:
Ashfield School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic candidate for the post of Pastoral Support Officer to join an established and effective pastoral team in Post 16.
This post will play an integral part in ensuring the students meet targets and progress to their potential.
This role involves providing support for Post 16 Heads of Year in pastoral matters and in particular attendance, student support, safeguarding and parental engagement.
The person:
The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working of mentoring, coaching or working with young people, and experience of successfully working with young people giving pastoral support. We are looking for someone who has the courage to challenge students to be their best and support in removing barriers to learning to ensure they reach their full potential.
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
* Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
* An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
* Entry to a career average pension scheme.
* Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
* A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
* Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
* We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
The closing date for applications is: Friday 10th January at 9:00am
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.