Student Support Officer
Blackfen School for Girls
Bexley
- £25,127.39 - £27,292.29 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Bexley Grade 08, Spinal Points 081 to 084 including Outer London Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Spring Term
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2023
Job overview
REQUIRED TO START November 2023
Student Support Officer
Permanent
39 weeks per year, 36 hours per week
Salary Grade, Bexley 08 Point 081 – 084: £29,214 - £31,731
Actual salary including Outer London Allowance: £25,127.39 - £27,292.29
Blackfen School is a progressive and vibrant learning community that focuses on raising the aspirations and releasing the potential of every young person in our care.
In 2023, 72% of students in year 11 achieved five or more GCSE 9-4 grades, including at least a 4 in English and a 4 in Mathematics. Progress was also strong. At A level in 2023, 41% of grades were at A*-B. Similarly high levels were achieved in Level 3 BTEC qualifications.
Our flourishing Sixth Form offers a wide range of courses at A level, as well as vocational Level 2 and 3 courses.
Our Governors want to appoint a Student Support Officer – Permanent, to join the Student Support / Welfare Team. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to work with our students and their families to further develop their ability as learners. Liaising with members of the School’s Support / Welfare Team and external partners, this role will deal with issues which are barriers to a student’s learning.
The ideal candidate will possess sound report writing and organisational skills and have the ability to communicate effectively with all ages.
Qualifications in Counselling/Social Work and experience of working with young people would be an advantage.
Confidentiality inside and outside the workplace is essential.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check.
Information pack can also be obtained by email to vacancies@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk or by downloading a pack from our website www.blackfenschoolforgirls.co.uk
This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that the post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment / selection and probationary stages.
We in Blackfen School for Girls are committed to practice that which protects children from harm. Staff and volunteers in this organisation accepts and recognise our responsibilities to develop awareness of the issues which cause children harm. We believe all children have a right to attend school and learn in a safe environment. Children should be free from harm by adults in the school and other children.
We shall apply safer Recruitment and Selection to all posts to ensure that all those who work in a school environment are fully aware of our commitment to safeguarding children and are able to show competence and fitness for purpose in this area.
We in Blackfen School for Girls are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: NOON Wednesday 18 Oct 2023
INTERVIEWS TO TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLOSING DATE.
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About Blackfen School for Girls
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Blackfen is the only non-selective 11-19 Girls School in the Bexley London Borough, situated in a pleasant residential area in the suburb of Sidcup. The school’s popularity and success has grown over the years, leading to the current 7 forms of entry.
Blackfen School is a stand-alone Academy. Although it is not part of a larger chain of schools Blackfen is a founding member of the Penhill Academies Trust along with Sherwood Park School and Hurstmere School. Bexley Grammar School and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School are also members of the Trust. The five schools work closely together as part of an Umbrella Trust. Each school has a separate Governing Body. The role of the Governing Body at Blackfen is to strategically lead the school. The Governing Body works closely with the staff team in both supporting and challenging the work of the school ensuring that the raising aspirations-releasing potential vision of the school is realised.
Blackfen School is a progressive and vibrant learning community that focuses on raising the aspirations and releasing the potential of every young person in their care. They aim to ensure that students leave Blackfen school as positive, happy and fulfilled young people who are equipped with the necessary skills, qualifications and experiences to make them successful in their future lives. They believe everything is possible and can be achieved through hard work, determination and perseverance. Blackfen’s young people have a growth mindset and their intelligence is not fixed. This culture underpins their aspirational ethos. The school’s beliefs are demonstrated through a learning community that thrives on innovative and challenging teaching, complemented by frequent visits and enrichment activities. Students participate in extra-curricular activities ranging from Music, Drama, Book Club and the Duke of Edinburgh awards to life changing trips to, for example, New York, Poland, Iceland, Rome and their partner school in India. The welfare programme is characterised by strong personal and academic support, as well as the development of students’ leadership skills. Their frequent rewards and celebrations for high-level attainment and progress are welcomed by students and their parents. The success of Blackfen students is underpinned by the support of parents/carers working in partnership with staff.
At Blackfen their passion is that young people enjoy their success in school, become mature, responsible, independent, outgoing and disciplined young adults and that aspiring to find and release personal talent becomes a life-long accomplishment.
The school is organised to provide 50 one hour periods a fortnight with students taught mostly in mixed ability tutor groups in Year 7, with setting in Maths; progression is established in various subjects from Year 8. At Key Stage 4 students follow core subjects with three option choices; as such, most girls will take 9 GCSEs in total.
Our flourishing mixed Sixth Form offers a wide range of courses at A level, as well as vocational level 2 and 3 courses.
This information is intended to give you only a short thumbnail sketch of some of the features of a developing, successful and highly sought after school. It is a school where teachers can teach and students can learn.
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