Progress Leader (Non-Teaching)

This could not be a more exciting time to lead within the St Mark's family, following our Outstanding Ofsted inspection in May 2024. Outcomes at the Academy at Key Stage 4 are in the top 9% of all schools nationally with a Progress 8 Score of +0.65. In 2023 an impressive 60% of all A Levels were awarded A*-B grades with 30% of students securing a place at a Russell Group University.

Applications are invited for a non-teaching Progress Leader (HOY) for September 2024. This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced pastoral specialist wishing to develop their career within an outstanding academy, to make a transformational difference to the lives of our young people.

You will be an empathetic, engaging, inspiring and positive leader who will embody the Academy’s values of Love, Hope and Trust and will support our young people and their families to ensure they are able to reach their God-given potential. The candidate

As Progress Leader will lead a group of Coaches to deliver the enrichment and Personal Development programme, including our faith and CEIAG strategy. You will also deliver Progress Leader assemblies and oversee detentions, on a weekly basis.

In return St Mark’s can offer colleagues;  

·          Competitive Support Staff salaries on London Pay Range 

·          Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers) 

·          CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees, including the Step Lab Powerful Coaching programme 

·          In depth well-being programme, including 'Cake Wednesday', weekly Pilates classes, 'HR Surgery', fruit Friday's. 

·          An inspirational and collaborative culture, where Leadership actively promote staff voice 

·          Trust wider curricular collaboration and development opportunities 

·          Continual opportunities for succession and progression, including secondment opportunities to Middle and Senior leadership 

·          Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing well-being and confidential advice services 

·          28,057Cycle to Work scheme 

·          Health Shield Scheme 

·          On site staff car park 

·          Free staff lunch offer  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, an online check and satisfactory references.  

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’ and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [Exceptions] Order 1975.