Learning Community Manager - Emily Wilding Davison School

North East Jobs; Ponteland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

There is an exciting opportunity to join a strong team of Learning Community Support and Learning Community Managers that form part of the support structure within Emily Wilding Davison school.

We aim to appoint a Learning Community Manager who will support both the Academic and Social and Emotional Mental Health development of all the students. We are looking for experienced and ambitious practitioners who have a range of skills and experiences and who can join and complement the Pastoral Team.

In September 22 Atkinson House School became The Emily Wilding Davison School and is Northumberland County Council’s only designated provision for pupils aged 11 – 16, with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) for up to 100 students. The school relocated to Ponteland, in a £5.5m refurbished school, and is co-educational to students who travel from all over Northumberland.

Our vision is to provide a high quality educational and therapeutic community, which offers life-changing opportunities in preparation for adulthood, within a safe, creative and exciting environment. All students have their Learning, Social and Community Capital baselined, with an ambitious structured personalised programme to close gaps in academic and social norms, ensuring that all students are ready for the next stage in their lives.

Applications are invited from outstanding support practitioners who can demonstrate outstanding relationships and outcomes across The Emily Wilding Davison School. You must also be able to demonstrate recent, successful impact within your current role.

The successful applicants will benefit from significant support from our Head Teacher and Leadership Team. A personalised CPD package will be provided to support your transition into the school.

We are looking to appoint Learning Community Managers for:

• Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Pastoral Managers
• Family Liaison / Transition
• Thrive Practitioner
• Alternative Curriculum Tutor
• Teaching in the Community Tutor

Each Learning Community Manager will:

• Monitor and support attendance
• Build positive relationships with students and home
• Support safeguarding issues: work and attend meetings with internal and external agencies
• Respond to daily issues
• Work alongside the Educational Psychologist to create individual therapeutic intervention and support plans
• Lead small groups/individuals with intervention within Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• Support specialists within their lessons - Conduct outreach work

We are looking for candidates who have a strong understanding, who can relate to students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health and be an advocate for the students. This Support role is to build positive relationships with students within the Key Groups (and across the school), work with internal and outside agencies and have an ability/willingness to engage in proactive mentoring support for each student.

For a successful Learning Community Manager, we aim to appoint someone who:

• has a vision, energy and enthusiasm for education in general
• has proven experience of working with students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• is an experienced and outstanding practitioner, with consistently high expectations for our pupils’ achievement, behaviour and personal development
• will work as part of the strategic team to drive and lead school improvement
• can inspire and motivate pupils and colleagues
• can demonstrate consistently outstanding practice and support others
• is committed to obtaining high standards of achievement and behaviour
• will be confident in planning, assessing and target setting to meet the needs of all pupils throughout the school
• has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• is fully committed to working collaboratively and to being an active, dedicated member of our team
• will actively show initiative and work independently
• is enthusiastic, flexible and committed to raising standards of attainment and achievement for all pupils
• is able to promote links with other schools and with the wider community
• is willing to uphold and develop the ethos of The Emily Wilding Davison School

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced criminal records check is required for this post.

Further information about the school can be found on our website. An application pack, including an application form, is available via the North East Jobs website, Emily Wilding Davison School website or by emailing the school office.

Letters of application, (outlining what skills and experiences you have to date that will make you the ideal appointment and why you want to work at The Emily Wilding Davison School) along with completed application forms should be returned directly to the school by post and/or by e-mail, no later than noon on Monday 28th April 2025. Successful shortlisted candidates will be contacted individually to inform them of their interview.

School Name: Emily Wilding Davison
School Full address: Thornhill Road, Ponteland
Postcode: NE20 9QB
Tel.: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
Website address: https://ewdschool.uk/