Attendance and Welfare Officer
Wapping High School
Tower Hamlets
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,000-25,250
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 2 July 2017
Job overview
Job Title: Attendance and Safeguarding Officer
Salary: £22,000 - £25,250 (based on skills and experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours; 08.00-17.00, Term Time (39 weeks) plus five days
Start Date: As soon as possible
Are you a proactive and independent person who wants to play a key role in helping young people access learning and develop strong personal routines?
- Are you a great listener, able to interact with young people and their families with tact and sensitivity to bring about change?
- Do you have knowledge of safeguarding standards and frameworks within a school that you wish to develop into outstanding practice?
We are seeking to appoint an Attendance and Safeguarding Officer who will have a potentially life-changing impact on the wellbeing of students most in need.
The successful candidate will be someone with:
- Experience of working with students and young people in a school environment, preferably at Key Stages 3 and 4
- Experience of managing and operating administrative systems
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- The ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information discreetly and with integrity
About the school:
- Inclusive, multicultural 11–16 Free School located in East London
- An innovative digital and flexible 21st century learning environment
- Small school with only 84 students in each year group
We offer:
- Competitive salaries based on experience and skills
- Outstanding CPD and collaborative working
- A supportive and vibrant professional community
Visits to the school are warmly welcome as are informal discussions with Will Overill, Inclusion Leader. Please contact Andrew Lau, Head's PA, on 020 3597 3675 or via email headspa@wappinghigh.org if you wish to arrange either of these.
The closing date for applications is Monday 3 July 2017 (09.00), with interviews scheduled for that week. For an application form, please email recruitment@wappinghigh.org or visit the school’s website.
Wapping High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhance DBS and Childrens' Barred List checks.
Attached documents
About Wapping High School
Ethos and Values
Wapping High School promotes an inclusive ethos, in which diversity of need and ability is acknowledged and nurtured. Every aspect of school life will be guided by a strong ethical code, which encourages social awareness to help students understand and meet with confidence the challenges of a diverse and changing society and the world of work. This isl be achieved by establishing a Learning Pathway for each student.
Wapping High School is small and we have a strong sense of school community. Students are divided into ‘houses’ to encourage interaction across the school. Teachers know all their students individually. Families form part of the school community and are fully involved with their children’s education. Outcome-focused home-school contracts are made with both students and parents & carers.
Wapping High School’s ethos and values ensure that children are safe, healthy, positively contribute to their whole community, and achieve economic and academic well-being in adult life. Importantly, all students enjoy attending school.
Premises
Wapping High School is be located at 153 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA, 15 minutes walk from the centre of Wapping. This former office block has been extensively renovated and reconfigured. The cutting-edge redesign is in line with Wapping High School’s commitment to provide personalised teaching methodologies to engage learning and develop inquisitive minds. Conversion of empty office space for education is successful and widespread in other parts of the world. The building includes specialist facilities for science, dance, drama, music and performance and a 5th floor roof garden with spectacular views across London.
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