Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
We are looking to appoint a Welfafe and Mental Health Caseload Manager with a passion for education and a deep-felt desire to make a difference for young people.
This new role has been created to coordinate and administrate current services whilst also providing bespoke student facing support therapies. The role will require close liaison with the SENDCo and DSL/DDSLs. CPD will be provided by BDAT and other agencies as appropriate.
Vacancy Information
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College is an improving school. We are an ambitious, community-focused academy of just over 1400 students serving an area of social deprivation on the southern edge of Bradford and seven miles from Leeds. BBEC is popular locally and is rapidly becoming the school of choice for the community of Buttershaw; for the last four years we have been over-subscribed in Year 7.
BBEC is an inclusive school, our school motto is ‘We all belong at BBEC’. We celebrate our differences and our similarities and do not tolerate discrimination of any type. We have a bold approach to inclusion and work so that all students and staff can bring their authentic selves to school.
BBEC has a cohesive, highly skilled and ambitious staff team who work hard to ensure that every student is successful. Many of our students face multiple challenges and it is through clarity of vision, professionalism and determined support for students and for each other that we are bringing about improvement. We have the highest expectations for all our students and expect that our staff teach to the very highest level. We have a rigorous approach to quality assurance and a significant commitment to Continuing Professional Development. Teachers have many opportunities to improve their teaching pedagogy and pedagogical subject knowledge and we expect them to make the most of these opportunities to ensure that the highest of standards are maintained.
BBEC is situated in a modern building. It has well-equipped departments that are arranged in suites of rooms. All teachers have a laptop, all classrooms are equipped with projectors and interactive whiteboards and all classrooms have access to student laptops.
All at BBEC are dedicated to raising the aspirations of our students and improving cultural capital through ambitious schemes of learning in all year groups and a varied offer of extra-curricular activities and opportunities. We run trips and visits to places in the UK and across the world, our students take place in a myriad of competitions and our CEIAG programme is exemplary.
This exciting role offers great opportunities for the successful candidate and a chance to make a difference to some wonderful young people.
We are looking for a Welfare and Mental Health Caseload Manager to:
- develop, coordinate and monitor a programme of support for students in school where mental health is a barrier to education
- co-ordinate mental health assessments as part of Assess, Plan, Do. Review cycle
- ensure that relevant staff and parents/carers are given timely information regarding referrals, interventions and actions from various assessments including external agencies.
- liaise with staff to ensure appropriate and timely actions take place
- complete or oversee all referrals to external agencies made for mental health and welfare reasons
- source and signpost appropriate mental health and welfare resources to students, parents / carers and staff
- work with an identified caseload of students providing support, monitoring and delivering appropriate interventions
- arrange and attend TAC/TAF meetings where relevant and disseminate information and actions to staff
- liaise with SENDCo where appropriate
- work closely with all colleagues on the safeguarding and welfare teams
- coordinate record keeping and ensure CPOMs logs are accurate and up to date
- undertake appropriate training to further develop understanding and expertise around mental health
- chair meetings and lead Early Help process when required
- be aware of, and comply with, policies, practices and procedures relating to child protection and safeguarding as set out by the school and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
If you would like to speak to someone about the vacancy, please contact Taffy Brown at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College on 01274 676285, or by email at taffy.brown@bbec.bdat-academies.org
For further details and to apply, go to https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/142825/EDV-2023-BBCA-35329
Applications must be received by the closing date of 9am on Friday 24 March 2023
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 29 March 2023
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.