Student Support Officer

Student Support Officer

Full time, permanent position

36 hours per week

Mondays to Fridays

Term time only (39 weeks per year)

Start date: asap

Salary: Scale points 17 to 22

Full time equivalent salary range: £33,912pa to £36,522pa

(Actual pro rata’d salary range: £30,625pa to £32,982pa)

We are looking to appoint a confident individual to support students at The Hollyfield School in achieving their full potential.

We value students’ mental health and wellbeing and understand that if they are to make strong academic progress, high quality pastoral care is essential. The role of SSO is more important than ever in ensuring our students feel safe and happy at school. This is an opportunity for an experienced colleague or someone with the right skills set to make a real difference to the lives of the young people in our community. You will also be assisting with key administrative tasks, ensuring our students receive the right support in a timely manner.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of our pastoral team, working closely with the Heads of Year, SENCo and Senior Leadership Team and of course with our wonderful students. They will be available to help students navigate and deal with their problems as they arise. They will also be a key part of our strategic response to our ongoing pastoral priorities. As such, they will have the opportunity to provide intervention strategies around behaviour management, mental health and wellbeing, positive self-image, dealing with trauma and restorative approaches.

At Hollyfield you will experience a working environment second to none, enjoy access to a range of staff development and social activities, and reap the benefits of working in a great school.

Hollyfield is a beautiful school set in the Surbiton area of Surrey with excellent transport links to central London which enables our staff and young people to take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities that London provides. 

We are part of the Every Child, Every Day Multi Academy Trust and in March 2020 we were judged by Ofsted to be ‘good’ - we are working hard to continue to develop our high standards.

Job applications can only be made through the TES website. Please note we cannot accept CVs and our standard application form must be completed.

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate be found.

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.

For further details about the school please visit our website

www.hollyfield.kingston.sch.uk

For more information about the role, please contact Sonali Patel, Assistant Headteacher/DSL: spatel@hollyfield.kingston.sch.uk

The Governing and Trust Bodies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expect staff to share this commitment. We fully recognise our responsibilities for safeguarding and child protection. Any offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, overseas criminal record checks where relevant, background check including an online check of the applicant’s social media accounts and receipt of satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply to work with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The schools within the Trust are committed to all aspects of personal development, are inclusive and seek to ensure every student achieves to the best of their ability.