House Support Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Chesterfield is seeking a House Support Officer to join their team. The successful candidate will support student welfare by engaging with parents, monitoring attendance, and addressing behavioral issues. Applicants should have a Level 3 qualification or relevant experience and 5 GCSEs including English and Maths. The school offers benefits like a Local Government Pension Scheme, generous leave entitlements, and a commitment to staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Cycle to work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience in a pastoral role supporting students.
• Strong communication skills to interact with parents and students.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and relevant policies.

Responsibilities

• Act as a contact for parents during school hours.
• Support attendance and punctuality monitoring.
• Investigate behavioral incidents and record findings.
• Ensure all safeguarding issues are properly managed.

Skills

Communication with parents

Behavioral investigation

Attendance monitoring

Education

Level 3 qualification or 3+ years' experience

5 GCSEs including English and Maths

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are now recruiting for a House Support Officer, to contribute to the team of House Support Officers and work alongside staff, parents and students. The underpinning value of the work is to ensure that every student achieves their potential through the provision of targeted support and intervention, working with the school’s pastoral leaders. In consultation with the Heads of House, the House Support Officer will contribute to all aspects of students’ well-being and achievement.

The role will involve a mixture of dealing with parents, with students’ behavioural and attendance issues, intervening with difficulties around the school in terms of pastoral support and supporting the work of the inclusion team.

The successful candidate will

• Be the main contact for parents/carers during the school day
• Support the Heads of House in monitoring attendance and punctuality of students
• Investigate specific behaviour incidents, taking statements from students where appropriate, and preparing accurate and appropriate documentation to report findings to Heads of House.
• Support the DSL by ensuring all safeguarding issues are dealt with and recorded in line with school policy and procedures.
• Work on school attendance as necessary e.g. first day contact for targeted cohorts of students

To be successful in this role we are looking for

• Level 3 qualification or a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• 5 GCSE’s (Equiv. A* - C) including English and Maths
• Background knowledge of relevant pastoral work

What the school offers its staff

Tupton Hall School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

Further details about the role

For further details regarding this post please contact Mrs A Lindley, Operations Manager [e-mail] the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

Commitment to safeguarding

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.