Anxiety Based School Avoidance (ABSA) Co-ordinator
Sidmouth College
Devon
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade E £16,114
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- May 2022
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2022
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work with our ‘Pastoral Team’ and Heads of House in supporting students in various contexts. The role will be diverse and involve a range of daily responsibilities, leading to long term work with some of our students and families who will value your support to re-engage them and support them in maintaining their attendance at the College .
We are forward thinking as a College and are seeking to develop this new role, which is in direct response to the pandemic, on a 12 month temporary basis initially subject to external funding. The role offers various challenges and an opportunity to work across the College and community.
Sidmouth College has been recognised for the positive work that it does by a number of external organisations including OFSTED who rated us as ‘Good’ in 2016 and stated that the College, ‘have created an effective culture and harmonious community that keeps pupils safe and well looked after’.
The ASBA Co-ordinator will offer early intervention, preventative support, guidance and advice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. The role requires a practitioner who is experienced in working with parents and young people. The successful candidate will be well organised, have the ability to prioritise workloads and be able to deal with difficult situations in a calm manner. Ideally the ASBA Co-ordinator will have experience within the field of education, social services/welfare or the voluntary sector.
You will forge positive and trusting relationships with anxious students and gain their trust. You will be required to teach up to GCSE (with supported materials provided) and mentor students.
The working hours are 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, 8.50am to 3.20pm 39 weeks per year, term time including inset days.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of our students and, if successful, you will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check.
Sidmouth College is an equal opportunities employer.
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About Sidmouth College
Sidmouth College is a thriving mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form based in Sidmouth, Devon. It is a community state school and will provide 900 places for students aged 11-18, when fully subscribed.
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Parsons
Values and Vision
At Sidmouth College the individual is right at the heart of what we do. Students achieve academic success, develop their creativity, excel on the sports field and encounter a multitude of new experiences in a safe and enjoyable environment, encouraged by a team of dedicated and highly experienced professionals. At Sidmouth College we believe that the vibrant learning community, coupled with a culture of high standards and expectations, brings out the very best in every student and establishes abundant possibilities for their future.
Our Ethos—Believe, Inspire, Succeed
- Every learner believes and succeeds in fulfilling their potential and is inspired to lead a happy, healthy and successful life within a challenging and rapidly changing world. All learners have access to inspirational teaching that leads to outstanding learning and achievements which continues beyond the classroom.
- All learners have access to a high quality, relevant and appropriate curriculum that fully meets their needs and supports an engaging and inspiring learning experience
- We inspire learners to believe in the contribution they can make to their learning, the College and the wider community. Learners take responsibility and develop resilience throughout their learning journey with clear support and guidance.
- All levels of leadership are focused on providing a vision, direction and culture in which all are inspired to believe and succeed.
A caring and supportive community
Care, guidance and support are strengths of the College. Students are organised in vertical tutor groups led by a tutor who monitors academic progress, student well-being and student development. Each tutor group is in one of four Houses - Drake, Grenville, Raleigh and Scott. The tutor group meets at the beginning of each day for registration, support and guidance. The team of tutors is led by a Head of House who maintains a close overview of the work and wellbeing of the students. In addition, the School Counsellor and the Student Support/pastoral team make a valuable contribution.
The College buildings sit within an attractive 13 acre campus and staff take every opportunity to make use of the natural environment on our doorstep to support students’ learning and creativity. We are about to embark on a very exciting programme of redevelopment under the Priority Schools Building Programme with building works starting in Spring 2019. This will see the vast majority of our 1960s buildings replaced with modern, state of the art facilities, including seven new Science laboratories and preparation facilities and new technology workshops to create, without doubt, a fantastic modern learning environment. The College provides a wide range of sports facilities including large grass and all-weather playing fields, plus gym, sports hall and squash courts at the Sidmouth Leisure Centre. It also has technology facilities to support students’ learning. Extracurricular activities include sports, music, drama, Ten Tors and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
Ofsted
“The very large majority of current pupils in all year groups and in a wide range of subjects, including English and mathematics, make strong progress. Disadvantaged pupils now achieve well across a wide range of subjects, including English and mathematics. The governance of the school is strong. Governors are very well equipped to provide you with the essential balance of support and challenge. They do both robustly.”
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