Family Footings Facilitator

Job Title: Family Footings Facilitator

Reference No(s): QA FFF 1124

FTE Salary: £26,228.16 - £29,158.39 plus £750 SSA, ACTUAL salary £24,949.02 - £27,736.34, plus SSA £750

Hours: 38 hours per week; 44 weeks a year (Paid 49.6) M 8:15 – 16:45, Tu – Th 8:15 – 16:30, F 8:15 – 15:30

Location: Quest Academy

Interviews: TBC

Start Date: TBC

Be part of a team that is passionate and committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the pupils and their families; in an innovative academy in Rugby, for children and young people with autism and/or social, emotional and mental health needs.

About Us

In September 2019, MacIntyre Academies Trust opened a new and exciting Academy in a purpose-built state of the art building in Rugby, Warwickshire for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs and/or autism, aged between 7 years and 17 years. The academy has specialist facilities including a sensory room, therapy room, interactive immersive classroom, soft play room, recording studio and photography suite. We are very proud of our holistic curriculum which enables the pupils to benefit from blended therapy in the classroom. We have a café located at the front of the academy where parents can meet and the pupils can display the items they have made within the academy which will be available to purchase. We are passionate to support our pupils and families from the local community to ensure the best outcomes.

Whilst the new building was being constructed the academy was located in a modern academy building on the outskirts of Nuneaton and opened with 30 pupils in September 2017 rising to 55 pupils in September 2018 and currently 97.

MacIntyre Academies is delighted to have been chosen to set up this new Academy which joined the existing ‘Endeavour Academy’ in Oxford which opened in 2014 and ‘Discovery Academy’ which opened in September 2015 and Venture in 2020. MacIntyre Academies is sponsored by MacIntyre Charity, which over the last 50 years, has developed a strong reputation nationally, as a high quality, person centred organisation.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an inspirational Family footings facilitator to join this exciting academy, this a really exciting opportunity to be part of something very special.

Our Family Footings Facilitators are vital to the success of our schools. They ensure that relationships with families are productive and supportive of their children’s educational experience, and that all education and support strategies will be developed in partnership with the child’s family to ensure progress at home as well as school 

You will be working to support children, young people, and their families at Quest Academy. 

About You

Are you committed to person centred approaches? Want to support families and young people to have a powerful voice? Value the importance of a person-centred transition and curriculum? Have ambition for young people?  

We are looking for applicants who have an outstanding track record in promoting and delivering person centred education and support for children and young people who have social, emotional and mental health needs and/or Autism.  

It is also desirable for the post holder to be able to drive and have access to their own transport

Benefits – Our people are the heart of our success 

• A competitive salary  
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement (Plus Bank Holidays) 
• A loyalty scheme which rewards you with an extra day of annual leave each September with length of service over 12 months (up to 5 additional days) 
• Discretionary regional allowance of £1,000 (pro-rata) (END ONLY) 
• Discretionary Special School Allowance £750 per annum (pro rata role dependent) 
• Excellent local government pension scheme 
• Enrolment in a level 3 diploma in children and young people (subject to successful 6-month probation period) END H ONLY 
• Family Friendly policies 
• Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause policies 
• Enhanced Sick Pay 
• Wellbeing initiatives in your setting 
• Full induction 
• Training and development and the support of a trained line manager and dedicated senior leaders 
• Access to further professional development  
• Cycle to Work Scheme 
• Annual MAT Life Day to take for that special occasion 
• Annual Flu Jabs 
• Free eye tests through Specsavers 
• An Employee Assistance Programme to Support your health and wellbeing an access to various perks including discounts Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more 
• Death in Service 
• Long Service Recognition 
• Recommend a Friend Scheme - £100 Voucher 
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders 
• Driving training – MPV minibus awareness course 
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (Paid for by MacIntyre Academies) 
• Self service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information 
• We have an active employee engagement programme which includes Termly ‘You are Awesome’ awards, an annual Employee Big Thank you Day, Annual CPD Trust wide conference. 
• Access to Blue Light Card/ Discounts for Teachers which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for social care staff/ Teachers and support staff 

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. This post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified. Individual Safeguarding Policies for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process. 

In line with the update to KSCIE 2022 MacIntyre Academies will carry out an online search of the candidate once the shortlisting process has been completed as part of their due diligence. This may involve a google search of the candidate’s name, looking at the top three search results over the past three years. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly available online this will be explored with the candidate at interview stage.