Pastoral Support Assistant and House Leader
Chelsea Academy
Kensington and Chelsea
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Points 22 to 25 (£24,618 - £26 658) pro rata per annum) plus academy benefits including private healthcare, a laptop and free lunch.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2019
Job overview
Chelsea Academy is looking to appoint an excellent Pastoral Support Assistant for Years 10 and 11 who is aspiring to become a Head of Year in two to three years time. This is non-teaching role and will involve working closely with the Senior Pastoral Leader (Years 10 and 11) as well as with the Learning Coaches for the year groups. You will have experience working with teenagers in either a school or youth work setting and will have formed excellent professional relationships with them. You will be calm but firm, approachable yet strict and understand that the best way to help young people succeed is to help them get the best possible academic outcomes. We will expect you to work with student, parents, staff and external agencies, and to have high visibility across the Academy and in the community.
We are currently graded outstanding by Ofsted and SIAMS, have recently been re-designated as a World Class School and are a member of the Leading Edge network. Last summer we achieved our best ever AS and A2 results and are way above national averages at GCSE in terms of both progress and attainment. However, we are much more than a successful, academically focused school. We believe in educating the whole child and our Christian values of joy, perseverance, servant leadership, charity and forgiveness underpin everything we stand for. It is important that all of our staff, teaching and non-teaching, work closely with our young people to ensure that they are successful in all that they do. We are looking for staff who will always go the extra mile for our young people and believe that education happens both in and out of the classroom.
Chelsea Academy has a strong pastoral support system based upon year-based Coaching Groups, with our Learning Coaches being key figures in understanding the learning and social needs of the students in their Coaching Groups. Our Coaching Groups form part of a House system which encourages collaboration and a strong sense of community that is put into practice during events such as Sports Day and Inter-House competitions.
We aim to create firm discipline within a positive, caring atmosphere and to develop supportive relationships between students and staff. Discipline and relationships will be guided by the Academy’s distinctively Christian ethos. The Academy recognises the importance of treating students as individuals, created in God’s image, who all have an important contribution to make to the Academy and to society as a whole.
Chelsea Academy is a great place to work (we are one of the few schools in the country with Investors in People Gold, re-accredited in April 2017), our staff are friendly and supportive and we offer a whole range of professional development opportunities no matter what stage you are at in your career. We offer internal and external training throughout the year, as your professional development is important to us. Academy staff have access to a wide range of benefits these include a private healthcare package, 24 hour GP service, physiotherapy and a confidential well-being support line as well as a laptop and free lunch.
How to apply
Please use "Quick Apply" service n the TES to apply for this post. It will assist the shortlisting process if applicants can address directly the criteria in the person specification in their supporting statements.
If you have any further questions about this post, then please feel free to contact Anisha Yatally (HR Adviser) who will put you in contact with the relevant staff member. Visits to the Academy and / or requests for informal discussions with the Principal are welcome and can be arranged by Anisha.
Closing Date: Monday 24th June 2019, 12 noon
Interview Date: Friday 28th June 2019
Position start date: September 2019
Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment
Chelsea Academy is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from suitable candidates no matter their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, however, we do expect all our staff to note and follow our Christian ethos which is outlined on our website. Please note that Chelsea Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to satisfy successful references, an enhanced police / Security Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and right to work in the UK prior to starting employment with the Academy.
If you want to work in a happy, purposeful inner city Academy with a strong Christian ethos and commitment to helping every student go on to university or meaningful employment, then we would welcome your application.
Yours faithfully
Matt Williams
Principal
Attached documents
About Chelsea Academy
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in joining Chelsea Academy as a member of staff. We hope that the information below, our website, corporate video and careers video will give you a flavour of our Academy. We are a warm and inclusive place to work and have a settled and happy staff. We invest time, energy and resources into all our staff so that they feel happy and professionally stimulated as well as supported as employees. Everyone who works at Chelsea Academy gets the following benefits:
- Private healthcare
- A laptop
- A free lunch
- Access to employee assistance
- Flourish Wednesday activities
- Bespoke professional development
- Access to a cutting edge learning platform
- Relentless focus on pedagogy and curriculum development
- Working in a fabulous building with amazing facilities
As well as taking care of you as a person we also offer fantastic students and embedded behaviour and teaching and learning policies. We know our students well and we know what works in the classroom and what doesn't. Through a network of support we ensure that all staff have an induction period and are given training and development on how we do things at Chelsea Academy. Whilst there is no 'one way' of doing things here, teaching staff work collaboratively to ensure a rigorous focus on teaching, learning and assessment. Our approach works, our results improved year on year and at both GCSE and A level we are now in the top 20% of schools nationally.
As well as a commitment to academic success for all of our students we also ensure that we have an Extended Curriculum programme. We work with many agencies and organisations to support our students and have strong links with both local and national employers. We want all our students to flourish and be prepared for their next steps.
Our vision, mission and values
Chelsea Academy is Anchored in Christ
Our Vision: Learning together to flourish
Our Mission: Work Hard, Be Kind, No Excuses
Our Values: Servant Leadership, Perseverance, Joy, Forgiveness, Charity
Throughout their time at Chelsea Academy each student will flourish, benefitting from a rich academic curriculum and strong pastoral care. Learning will excite, inspire and challenge. Beyond the taught curriculum there will be many opportunities for students to develop their interests and passions. We aspire to acknowledge and embrace vulnerability. All students will develop: resilience, wisdom, hope and skills with which to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.
Further Information
Chelsea Academy is sponsored by the London Diocesan Board for Schools and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We are a warm, friendly and inclusive school with a strong Christian ethos and have a track record of excellent examination success and first class staff development. We combine traditional values and high standards with an innovative approach to learning and teaching and a strong commitment to staff development. The Academy’s specialism is the sciences and we also offer 10% of our places to students with a musical aptitude. Visitors to the school have consistently commented on the high standards of behaviour, enthusiasm for learning and confidence of our students, as well as the Academy’s stunning new £43m building.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023, saw us being judged strongly good in all areas. Our current SIAMS grading is outstanding. Recent outcomes at GCSE and A Level demonstrate strong progress for all students with the Academy’s GCSE results this summer being the highest the Academy has ever achieved. However, we are much more than a successful, academically focused school. We believe in educating the whole child and our Christian values of joy, perseverance, servant leadership, charity and forgiveness underpin everything we stand for. It is important that all of our staff, whether they are teachers or not, work closely with our young people and ensure that they are successful in all that they do. We are looking for staff who will always go the extra mile for our young people and believe that education happens both in and out of the classroom.
Chelsea Academy is an excellent place to work and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team. If you don't see a post that you are interested in then please do contact us and ask to be kept on our recruitment database.
Current Awards and Accreditation
We are currently the proud holders of the following awards or accreditation:
- SIAMS Outstanding - July 2012 and July 2017
- Investors in People Gold - expires 2020
- SSAT TEEP Ambassador School
- Quality in Careers Award - July 2018
- NACE Challenge Award - 2021
- Rolls Royce Science Finalist 2018-2019
- Ofsted Good - September 2023
You can find further information about the Academy on our website. Links from this section of the website include our SIAMS report, Ofsted report and performance data.
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