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Teaching Vacancies; Kettering; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Staff wellbeing

Cycle to Work

DBS check support

DfE Wellbeing Charter

Free eye care vouchers

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated individual to provide frontline support to students across several areas, including overseeing First Aid procedures. The successful candidate will work with a team to support children and young people, maintain boundaries, and promote welfare.

This permanent post runs 7.45 am to 3.45 pm on Monday to Thursday, and 7.45 am to 3.15 pm on Friday, with a 30-minute unpaid break during term time plus training days.

Qualifications

• High level of literacy and numeracy skills.
• Motivated to work with children and young people to ensure they are successful.
• Commitment to, and belief in, the equal value of all students.
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline.
• Experience of working with children in an educational setting.
• Awareness of child protection issues.
• Proven experience of working in administration.
• Experience of using a School’s Information Management System.
• First Aid trained (or willingness to undertake training).
• Strong ICT skills, especially in Word and Excel.
• Data protection, security, and confidentiality awareness.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Problem solving and awareness of issues affecting children and how to resolve them.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Calm under pressure and able to maintain authority.
• Efficient and organised: time management.
• Able to use initiative.
• Flexible and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead on frontline support to students across multiple areas, including overseeing First Aid procedures.
• Support children and young people with strong interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour.
• Contribute to a purposeful and supportive learning environment with a committed staff team.
• Permanent post with fixed school hours during term time plus training days.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Relationship building

Emotional resilience

Discipline

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Time management

Initiative

Flexibility

Adaptability

Communication skills

Listening skills

Data protection awareness

First Aid awareness

Education

First Aid certification

Tools

Word

Excel

School Information Management System

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• High level of Literacy and Numeracy skills, equivalent to Level 3
• Motivated to work with children and young people to ensure they are successful
• Commitment to, and belief in, the equal value of all students
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline
• Experience of working with children in an educational setting
• An awareness of child protection issues
• Proven experience of working in administration
• Prior relevant experience of working in a school
• Experience of using a School’s Information Management System
• First Aid trained (or a willingness to undertake training)
• Strong ICT skills, especially in the use of Word and Excel
• Appropriate level of data protection, security, and confidentiality awareness
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to problem solve and an awareness and ability to identify issues that children may experience and how they can be resolved
• Accurate, consistent and have an attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to keep calm and maintain an air of authority
• Efficient and organised: independent and effective in time management
• Ability to use initiative
• Willing to be flexible and adaptable

What the school offers its staff

• Weekly timetabled Work from Home (WFH) sessions at the start or end of the day for teachers
• Golden afternoons for non teachers
• A laptop is provided for every teacher and many non teachers
• A commitment to the DfE Education Staff Wellbeing Charter
• Regular staff wellbeing activities and social events
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free access to our sporting facilities (up to 6pm weekdays)
• Health Assured (Employee Assistance Programme) - a free confidential information, support, counselling and advice service available 24 hours a day
• School funded flu jab on site, organised through a local pharmacy
• Eye Care Vouchers for employees using a VDU
• Full School Teachers Pay and Conditions, including continuous service, for Teaching Staff
• Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave and Pay
• A caring ethos that enables staff to attend family commitments and caring responsibilities

Further details about the role

We are looking to appoint a highly effective and efficient person to lead on providing a frontline support to our students in a range of areas, including overseeing our First Aid procedures.

We are seeking a candidate who has a genuine desire to support children and young people, strong interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour.

The successful applicant will find a purposeful and supportive learning environment, with a team of staff committed to raising student achievement and well-being.

This is a permanent post. The hours of duty are 7.45 am to 3.45 pm on Monday to Thursday, and 7.45 am to 3.15 pm on Friday, with a 30-minute unpaid break each day, term time plus training days.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.