Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Student Support Leader (Assistant Head of Year)
Salary: SCP 17-22, £25,851.00 - £28,604.00 Annually (Actual)
Do you want a job where you make a difference to the lives of children and young people?
Do you want to be inspired on a daily basis by your work?
Are you interested in becoming a teacher as part of your career plan?
Do you have the ability to engage, motivate and promote the learning of pupils?
Are you ready to join a school and Trust keen to develop its staff?
Vacancy Information
It is a very exciting time to join Parkside School which, last year, joined Wellspring Academy Trust that was recently awarded the title of Multi Academy Trust of the year. We have a new Principal, new uniform and school curriculum and as such, we are at the start of an exciting journey. We are looking for a like-minded, motivated staff to join us on this journey. Wellspring Academy Trust is known for its inclusive practice and these values are matched by Parkside School. ‘We make a difference’ If you have the same philosophy, this may be the job for you.
Details of Wellspring Academy Trust can be found at: https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/
The post of Student Support Leader is a crucial role in school working closely with the Head of Year in an Assistant Head of Year capacity. As the Head of Year is a teaching position, the post holder will have the capacity to support with student behaviour around school and work with students at breaks and lunchtimes. It is a role in which it is important to build strong trusting relationships with students and parents as you will be required to contact parents regarding their child’s behaviour, attendance and progress in school.
As a Student Support Leader, attached to a year group, you will support the Head of Year in all aspects of pastoral care in the year group. This includes, assemblies, rewards activities and creating a positive culture and identity for the year group. Whilst it is a demanding role it is immensely rewarding. The post holder will be part of a team of eight SSLs and your ability to work as part of a team is important. It has yet to be determined as to which year group the post holder will be with, but this will be confirmed upon appointment with consideration to experience and skill set.
At Parkside and Wellspring Academy Trust, we are keen to provide development opportunities which allow staff, at all levels to develop. Indeed, in some of our schools, staff who started at pastoral workers are now teachers or even have other more senior pastoral posts in schools. The school has a Regard Specialist working in school and they will be tasked with supporting the successful candidate in their induction.
Our vision for Parkside School is that Parkside School should visibly and substantively impact on the community it is embedded within. This impact should be important, meaningful and considerable. This means young people from Parkside should develop into well-rounded young people who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have a personal and specific hope for the future which they can articulate, believe in and share with others; students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never done before, do things they don’t want to do and be willing to reinvent themselves to become the best that they can be.
If you would like more information about this post or would like to arrange a visit, please contact Jenny Atkinson, Vice Principal, jenny.atkinson@parksideschool.net
If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please apply by following the link- https://mynewterm.com/jobs/150001/EDV-2024-PS-67130
Closing Date: 9am, Tuesday 12th November 2024
Interview Date: 14th or 15th November 2024
The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer