Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Family Support Worker

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Family Support Worker

Salary Grade: F, £24,496 - £26,845 (per annum, pro rata) – actual salary: £21,481 - £23,541 per annum

Hours – 37 hours per week, term-time plus 5 inset days

Full-time, permanent

About Ethos Academy Trust

Ethos Academy Trust is located within Kirklees and Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The overarching aim of the Trust is to create academies that provide environments that are welcoming, caring, calm, safe and purposeful and that, within a nurturing ethos, stretch our learners academically, support them pastorally and develop them socially and emotionally.

We seek to explore and celebrate the qualities that make our pupils unique. We believe passionately that education, at every stage of the pupil journey, is about the development and nurture of the whole child. We aspire for all our pupils to become confident, happy and caring individuals who achieve personal success and develop a love of learning and of life.

In addition to our five academies (Ethos College, Reach Academy, Engage Academy, Evolve Academy and Elements Academy), the Trust provides wide-ranging early intervention outreach support and training to mainstream schools, alongside managing the statutory exclusions process on behalf of Kirklees and Wakefield Local Authorities.

Applicants

This is an exciting opportunity to join Ethos Academy Trust, where we aim to deliver the very best educational experiences for pupils from across the primary and secondary age range. Our academies are welcoming, calm and purposeful, and within a nurturing ethos, our learners are stretched academically, supported pastorally and developed socially and emotionally.

We are looking to appoint a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Family Support Worker, to support the Designated Safeguarding Lead and other staff members. Operating as Family Support Worker, the postholder will promote and develop good relationships with parents and carers of students, whilst proactively working to identify the needs and support for students and families. The postholder will provide mentoring and transition support for pupils and awareness workshops for parents. You will possess GCSE Grade A*-C (or equivalent) in Maths and English and competency with common IT systems such as Microsoft Office. You will have experience of working with children and of working with external stakeholders to build professional relationships.

If you are looking for a new and rewarding challenge in education, and you are committed and passionate, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 17th February 2023 at 9.00am

Interview date: 28th February 2023 

If you require further information or would like to arrange a visit, please get in touch with Kathryn.bower@eat.uk.com

Please download our attached Recruitment Pack.

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