House Support Officer

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Required to start as soon as possible

We are now recruiting for a House Support Officer, to contribute to the team of House Support Officers and work alongside staff, parents and students. The underpinning value of the work is to ensure that every student achieves their potential through the provision of targeted support and intervention, working with the school’s pastoral leaders. In consultation with the Heads of House, the House Support Officer will contribute to all aspects of students’ well-being and achievement.

The role will involve a mixture of dealing with parents, with students’ behavioural and attendance issues, intervening with difficulties around the school in terms of pastoral support and supporting the work of the inclusion team.

The successful candidate will:

• Be the main contact for parents/carers during the school day
• Support the Heads of House in monitoring attendance and punctuality of students
• Investigate specific behaviour incidents, taking statements from students where appropriate, and preparing accurate and appropriate documentation to report findings to Heads of House.
• Support the DSL by ensuring all safeguarding issues are dealt with and recorded in line with school policy and procedures.
• Work on school attendance as necessary e.g. first day contact for targeted cohorts of students

To be successful in this role we are looking for:

• Level 3 qualification or a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• 5 GCSE’s (Equiv. A* - C) including English and Maths
• Background knowledge of relevant pastoral work

Tupton Hall School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

For further details regarding this post please contact Mrs A Lindley, Operations Manager on a.lindley@tuptonhall.org.uk or on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Applicants should apply through the vacancy on our trust website:

House Support Officer | Redhill Academy Trust

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.