Pastoral Support Worker
Westminster Academy
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- SCP 17 (£20,777) to SCP 21 (£23,147)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 25 June 2019
Job overview
Westminster Academy is an Outstanding International Business and Enterprise academy serving a multi-ethnic community in Central London. Our ethos is grounded in the IB Learner Profile and our HERO values; we encourage intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and foster a sense of communal endeavour. Thanks to the work of our uniquely driven and dynamic staff body, the Academy has gained national recognition for its work to improve outcomes for students and its aspirational and inclusive vision. As a member of the WA community, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of the Academy whilst working alongside an exceptionally talented group of teachers, support staff and leaders.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, passionate and highly motivated Pastoral Support Worker to provide outstanding support to Westminster Academy students.
Our support staff are a highly valued team, whose attention to detail, commitment to providing the best service possible, and passion for overcoming inequality in education have helped to transform student outcomes. At Westminster Academy, we are proud of the close working relationships between our support staff and teaching staff. The level of interaction with students also makes the team indispensable to the student body and the Academy community.
Now is an exciting time to join our dedicated staff body. As a member of staff at a fast-paced, forward-thinking organisation, you will genuinely be changing lives. If you can offer an absolute focus on raising educational standards, then Westminster Academy would like to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that student behaviour in lessons is conducive to outstanding learning at all times; that our learners self-regulate their behaviour in the corridors as well as outside the Academy; and that parental engagement and liaison with external agencies is effective to maximise support where necessary. You will provide support to Westminster Academy’s Senior Leadership and Behaviour teams to raise student attendance and punctuality which will maximise outcomes for all our students.
What we offer:
- An excellent programme of continuing professional development
- The chance to shape the future of support services provision, in collaboration with the leadership team and external education professionals
- Opportunities to work with the student body, including personal tutoring, mentoring, educational visits, UCAS/reflective project/extended essay support and extra-curricular provision
- The opportunity to develop personally and professionally with structured performance management, and opportunities to advance to positions of greater responsibility
- Involvement in Academy and community events, such as International Evening, expressive arts performances, academic celebrations and hosting high-profile visitors
- A commitment to staff wellbeing, including access to the local gym, weekly fitness sessions, staff social events and the end of term ‘WA Big Breakfast’
- Perkbox membership, which offers a package of benefits for staff such as retail discounts, savings on gym membership, cinema tickets and free mobile phone insurance
For further details and an application form, please visit: www.westminsteracademy.org.uk or email: recruitment@westminsteracademy.org.uk
Closing date: 26 June 2019
Interview date: w/c 1 July 2019
We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About Westminster Academy
Welcome to Westminster Academy.
At Westminster Academy we are committed to providing each student with the best possible academic and extra-curricular opportunities in a supportive, inclusive community. True to our mission, “Education is Success”, we strive to give students the tools they will need to fulfil their highest aspirations, to unlock the future pathways of their own choosing, and to value and make a positive impact on the world around them.
At the heart of our approach is the provision of a supportive, safe, kind environment to allow students to develop as confident young adults. Student welfare is the priority of all Westminster Academy staff, with personal tutors and our pastoral team ever present to ensure students are supported emotionally as well as academically. With an ethos grounded in the IB Learner Profile, the Academy aims to develop students who can collaborate and embrace challenges as Inquirers, Thinkers, Communicators and Risk-takers; students with a growth mindset and an international perspective, who are Knowledgeable, Principled, Caring, Open-minded, Balanced, Reflective.
The Academy has a strong record of academic success, with a passionate and highly knowledgeable staff body who devise engaging lessons to inspire a love of learning and prepare students for academic success and the world beyond. Classroom teaching and learning and rigorous assessment is enhanced by access to a wide range of learning platforms which benefit from AI technology to truly personalise independent learning for students. Our teachers have high expectations and provide interventions and extension activities to ensure each student is meeting their potential and challenged in the process. The breadth of our curriculum allows excellence in core subjects to be complemented by opportunities to develop creativity and expression in the arts, entrepreneurship and ICT mastery in Digital Enterprise, and our core PE classes for each year group ensure students are healthy in mind and body.
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