What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.
The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.
You will have:
• A-Levels or equivalent qualification relevant to the post such as social work, reaching or youth work.
• Experience of working in a school in an attendance related service or general administration.
• Experience of working with professionals from other agencies and in a multiagency context with a willingness to undertake travel as and when required.
• The ability to address sensitive matters with a caring manner and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with pupils, staff, parents and members of the community.
What the school offers its staff
About High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school, with a nursery, for 2 to 11 year olds in Shipley, West Yorkshire. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.We were graded as 'Good' by Ofsted during our most recent inspection in March 2019, including an 'Outstanding' grade for our early years provision.
We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.
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.