Refocus Lead

Do you have experience of working with behavioural and learning needs?

Would you be excited to lead a team of passionate staff, wanting to make a difference to the education of young people?

Do you love making a difference but want to advance your career?

Would you be excited by an offer of a wealth of professional development?

Do you have a particular interest in managing behaviour that we could upskill you in?

Would you like to progress and be awarded a more competitive salary?

If yes – then read on…

We have an exciting vacancy in our Kent and Medway Hub for a refocus lead.

We are an Alternative Provision school in North of Kent. We have an outstanding reputation for developing skilled professionals in to exceptional practitioners.

We need a Refocus Lead who is able to help our students take the first steps on a life changing journey. Do you have the ability to understand mental health triggers and find the right supportive strategy? Can you provide stability and security so young people can overcome mental health adversity? Can you remind young people of the importance of learning and help them re-engage with their studies? Do you have brilliant de-escalation skills? Are you keen to lead a passionate team?

The ideal candidate will:

-      Know behaviour is a symptom and needs to be unpicked and understood – focusing on ensuring learning time is not lost

-      Have an awareness of SEMH needs and value the power of education to support these, ensuring that class teachers can focus on the lesson at hand

-      Have an awareness of the impact that mental health can have on a young person and the barriers it can create, particularly limiting young people’s success in education

-      Believe that our students can achieve anything they want and that we have a responsibility to support them, refocusing negativity and securing their learning

-      Be proactive, we are not here to fire-fight!

-      Be professional and set an example to their staff team

-      Know that as a team, we all play a vital role in giving our students opportunities, experiences and, most of all, success!

-      Have a creative and flexible approach to working with young people, even in the most challenging circumstances

-      Be able to communicate effectively, direct staff appropriately and manage an enthusiastic team of refocus mentors

-      Be able to liaise and meet with parents, being willing to have difficult conversations regarding behaviour

-      Have the ability to competently and efficiently complete any appropriate admin tasks

-      Want to grow and develop in this new role

Refocus Lead: SO1 (£34,491 - £36,567). Full Time Equivalent.

Contract: Permanent pending successful completion of probationary period

Hours: 36 hours per week, term-time plus 5 INSET days

Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher (leading on engagement)

Responsible for: Refocus team

Our school is committed to Keeping Children Safe in Education. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory receipt of an enhanced DBS check and references.