Personal Development Centre Coordinator

Term time + one week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inclusion Team at Outwood Academy Adwick as Personal Development Centre Coordinator. This new and rewarding position would suit someone with experience of supporting the learning and pastoral needs of young people in an education setting. You will be working closely with students at risk of suspension to promote positive discipline and to support their personal development. 

Planning, organising and delivering a range of opportunities, you will work to raise students’ aspirations, support them to develop positive discipline for learning habits, ensure academic progress and improve aspects of their social, emotional and mental health. An ability to build strong relationships with students will be essential.

You will work collaboratively with both internal and external professionals to identify and support students to overcome barriers to learning. You will be extremely organised, have the ability to prioritise your workload, and have excellent administrative and communication skills. The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team will be key to supporting our students.

This post will be working term time plus one week. Salary is Grade 7, SCP 15 to SCP 17 

Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues with their personal and career development via a range of training courses and apprenticeship opportunities. We also offer:

• Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
• Pension: An increasingly rare and valuable defined benefit Local Government Pension Scheme
• Working Pattern: 37 hours Monday to Friday. A term time working pattern i.e. not working school holidays with a pro-rata salary will be considered.
• Onsite parking
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts such as Synergy Car Leasing 

Outwood Academy Adwick places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. We believe that all support staff within our Family of Schools are key posts in terms of securing student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences.

We are proud to serve the Woodlands and surrounding communities in Doncaster. With a committed staff team our students attain outcomes beyond national expectations regardless of their starting points. We pride ourselves on being a national centre of excellence for inclusion.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2009 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives. 

A visit to our school is encouraged and we invite you to contact hr@adwick.outwood.com to arrange this or if you have any questions or require further details. 

For more information and to apply online, please go to: www.outwood.com > Careers.

Closing date: Midday on 20 February 2023.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.