Pastoral Support Officer

Contract term: 12 Months in first instance

Salary: NJC Scale 5 (Points 12-17) (Actual salary £24,300 to £26,360)

Contract type: Term Time only plus 5 training days

Start Date: ASAP​

Closing Date for Applications – Friday 15th November 2024

We were above national and local attendance figures last year and we wish to further invest and promote this important area of our Academy. Whilst this role is for 12 months in the first instance, there is scope to build, shape and create a permanent role.

You will be part of an extensive Pastoral Team who are a lovely close-knit family. You will be responsible for ensuring absence is picked up and processed in-line with our Academy procedures. You will also have responsibility for overseeing policy and procedure on a daily basis.

As part of this team, you will also support in the daily activities of the Pastoral team and liaise with families to support excellent attendance, including home visits.

To enable the above, use of a car would be desirable.

We invest in and support our staff and over recent years have welcomed colleagues onto the Senior Leadership team and other whole school responsibilities as part of their development. We support outward facing initiatives through promotion of school visits and CPD training. We also have opportunities for colleagues to gain wider experience in whole school initiatives and this has supported the promotion of a number of internal appointments over recent years. Being part of a MAT also offers networking and career prospects for candidates wanting to progress in the future as we continue to grow and develop together. Our Trust is very much the heartbeat and offers an abundance of support and opportunity. This is echoed by our wonderful Governors and indeed community in which we serve.

Newsome Academy is a successful, oversubscribed secondary school, set in fabulous countryside in south Huddersfield. We have over 800 students and over 60 awesome teaching and support staff. We are very unique in the fact that we also have two specialist provisions - Hearing Impaired and Physically Impaired. These provisions allow students to be in mainstream lessons whilst getting the specialist support, they need. The Headteacher and the Senior Team are always present around school, whether this be on duty during social times or dropping into lessons to check on the school climate. We promote leadership and this is evidenced through our amazing students and wider staff teams. The school has seen a significant and exciting change and we have celebrated record-breaking results for the past few years. We are also the only school in Kirklees that are celebrating a student securing a Scholarship at Eton College in 2022.

Newsome is one of 10 Academies that for Impact Education Multi-Academy Trust. There are 2 Secondaries, 1 Through School, 1 Alternative Provision and 6 primaries. The Trust is on a mission to improve the life chances of children and young people and improve social mobility for the disadvantaged. Our vision is to be a Trust where hearts and minds connect; values-driven partners working collaboratively to ensure education impacts positively on students, families, communities and staff. Impact Academies are aligned to the Trust Mission, Vision and Aims. Our Academies have individual identities which reflect the diverse communities they serve. They have the autonomy to create, explore and learn from different practices and our Headteachers believe that leadership and personal accountability are founded on self-direction and reflection. We believe that collaborative leadership and strong partnership development can lead to significant positive impact on the quality of education through sharing the best collective practice. Our values of Heart, Mind and Connect underpin everything we do and our Core Principles and Aims articulate how we will live these out.

For more information about the Trust go to Impact Education Multi Academy Trust. 

Please see attached Recruitment Pack for further information about the role, Newsome Academy and the Trust.

To apply please click the following link:

https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=a1cfe37d-367c-4e2e-a4c3-c80c9a879498

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 15th November 2024

Interview Date: W/C 18th November 2024

Impact Education Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding staff and students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosing and Barring Service DBS check. All interviews will include a question about Safeguarding and any anomalies identified in pre-recruitment checks will be discussed at interview.