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Home Academy Liaison Officer

Home Academy Liaison Officer

The Excelsior Academy

Hackney

  • £29,682 - £30,761 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
NJC SO1 Point 23 - 25, £29,682 - 30,761 pro-rata
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2022
Apply by:
1 September 2022

Job overview

Post: Home Academy Liaison Officer 

Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher responsible for Safeguarding 

Salary scale: SO1 Point 23 - 25, £29,682 - 30,761 pro-rata (32,868 - 34,062 FTE) 

Hours: 8:00 - 16:00, 37.5 hours a week, term time plus 1-week.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Home Academy Liaison Officer to join our team. We are looking for a resilient, reliable and supportive individual who will support us to deliver a high-quality education provision to our students.  

The main purpose of this post is to provide support, guidance and mentoring to children identified as vulnerable, having child protection concerns or poor attendance in order to improve their well-being, their engagement with school life and improve their academic achievement and progress. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

• To support pupils and their families to improve attendance and punctuality.

• To support pupils and their families through periods of transition.

• To develop parental participation within the school and the pupil’s learning.

• To work closely with the Designated Child Protection Officer regarding providing targeted support to vulnerable students and their families, liaising with other agencies, and keeping accurate records.

• To support the Designated Child Protection Officer in promoting and educating staff, students, and parents on all elements of safeguarding.

The successful candidate will be an approachable, self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will have experience working with children and/or families.

This is a fantastic opportunity, and you must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students. 

We believe that all support staff within our school are key posts in terms of securing student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING

The Petchey Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. 

All successful applicants will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

A Section 128 check will be carried out on individuals applying for any role that retains or has been delegated any management responsibilities under the terms of a direction made by the Secretary of State for Education. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

The Petchey Academy is committed to promoting equality for all students and employees. Every individual will be treated with courtesy and respect and their contribution to the learning process will be valued.

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding position, enriching the lives of the students who attend The Petchey Academy, then we are keen to hear from you.

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About The Excelsior Academy

The Excelsior Academy is part of the Community Schools Trust. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.

We care about outcomes at The Excelsior Academy. We know good grades lift life chances and impact health, wealth and even mortality. We know that teachers have the greatest impact on pupil outcomes and so we take professional development seriously, whatever our role in the school. Whether we have taught for two months, two years, or twenty years, we believe in our capacity to always improve in the classroom.

Our CPD provision is comprehensive and fundamental to our commitment to improve. We are invested in our own and each others’ development and use principles of instructional coaching to provide feedback to each other. Our CPD involves deliberate practice, video models of excellent practice and lots of fun! The desire to improve a little bit everyday permeates the culture in our school.

Our approach to teaching is evidence informed. We avoid ‘discovery learning’ methods and instead, we teach explicitly. Our teachers are experts in the classroom and lead from the front. We focus on perfecting routines for behaviour, like entry into lessons and transitions between tasks so that we can maximise time spent on learning. We have excellent behaviour systems which mean teachers can focus on what we love doing most - teaching!

As well as excellent outcomes, we want our students to be well rounded individuals who will thrive beyond school years; that’s why we deliberately teach prosocial behaviours like making eye contact when greeted, listening attentively and showing gratitude. We know these skills will set all of our students up for life, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

When students fall behind, our teachers run interventions outside of their lessons. We provide an extra session after school for all year 11 students so their families don't have to worry about paying for a tutor. Teachers work hard at TEA. Our students deserve nothing less and we expect the highest of standards from them because we know they are capable of achieving them.

But we invest in working smart too: we have a 3 week Christmas holiday, no retrospective book marking, no student report writing and no formal lesson observations!

We recognise talent and impact at The Excelsior Academy. There are lots of opportunities for promotions within the school and Community Schools Trust. Our staff body at all levels is a true reflection of the makeup of the community we serve - we are proud of this and welcome anyone who will add value to our wonderful school community.

We would love to hear from you if you think this sounds like the right place for you! We welcome visits; come and speak to our Headteacher, our staff and check out our lessons! Get in touch with us: email jobs@excelsiorcst.org or call 0207 275 1500 to speak to a member of the HR team.

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