Behaviour and Community Support Officer

Behaviour and Community Support Officer

Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Starting salary: £23,405 gross per annum pro rata (actual gross of £20,105 per annum)

Contract: Permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 39 working weeks

The closing date for this post is Midnight Thursday 9 February 2023

Interviews will take place week commencing 20 February 2023.

Start date: ASAP

Sheffield Park Academy is seeking to appoint a Behaviour and Community Support Officer. This is an excellent opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.

The successful individual will complement our existing Pastoral Team and support our students to model positive behaviour and be a key figure in ensuring academy standards are upheld by all. The successful candidate will work with different areas of our community including students from Darnell and Manor. The ability to speak Slovak would be an advantage but is by no means essential the successful candidate will be working with a wide range of students.

Main duties will include:

• Establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model.
• Attend to the students’ individual needs and implement related programmes including social, health, physical and welfare matters.
• To participate in meetings with parents/carers and students in matters relating to student attendance and behaviour.
• Attend home visits to discuss attendance and behaviour issues with parents/carers and students.
• Actively promote good attendance and behaviour and implement systems of praise, recognition and encouragement for good attendance and behaviours.
• Supporting initiatives to increase student attendance.
• Assist with activities to engage with the local community including parents and young people.

The successful candidate will:

• Have high expectations for student behaviour and achievement and a presence with students.
• Be both authoritative and approachable and have excellent people skills.
• Be a team player.
• Have sound knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
• Be resilient in following the academy’s Behaviour Policy.
• Have a fundamental belief in the power of education to enable students to achieve anything they set their minds to.

We will offer you:

• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Talented, supportive and innovative staff and students.
• Training and development opportunities.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Excellent employee benefits which include an excellent pension scheme (LGPS).
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
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To apply, please complete our online application form, CVs are not accepted.

If you have any queries regarding this role please email hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/2987633?cid=1567

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