What skills and experience we're looking for
The Stephen Longfellow Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Health & Wellbeing Coach This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy, the Health and Wellbeing Coach will be employed to improve the potential and life chances of the most vulnerable and at-risk students, specifically those students at risk of anti-social behaviour, criminality, Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines and gang affiliation and those students who are at risk of permanent exclusion.
The post holder will be responsible for the management and development and management of other Teaching Assistants including allocation and monitoring of work, appraisal and training.
The ideal applicant will:
• Have GCSE Grade C in English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
• Have an understanding of the particular factors and issues faced by children and young people in relation to the maintenance of good mental health and emotional wellbeing.
• Have strong emotional intelligence.
• Be student focused and child centred.
• Have a commitment to safeguarding children.
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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.