SIRC Student Welfare Officer

Chobham Academy opened in September 2013 after joining the highly successful group of Harris Academies. This 3-18 Academy is a world class educational legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Situated within the new East Village complex, the Academy serves the community to be established in 2,800 new homes, along with existing communities in Newham, Waltham Forest and nearby London Boroughs. In July 2015, Chobham Academy was graded as an Outstanding school in every category.

We are looking to appoint an experienced SIRC Student Welfare Officer to oversee both primary and secondary phases as part of our all-through Academy.

What we are looking for:

• A track record of experience in a similar role within a school environment, dealing with children from all backgrounds
• Excellent skills in Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook
• Previous school office experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Why work at Chobham Academy?

• The opportunity to join a highly experienced team at the Federation's flagship Academy
• An academy with a powerful vision and forward thinking ethos and provides a high quality, challenging and personalised education for boys and girls between the ages of three and eighteen
• Aspirational targets for student attainment and achievement, stemming from an unwavering belief that every child can, and will, achieve excellence
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression
• Generous Harris benefits and rewards package

The Academy accommodates day care facilities and nursery, a three form of entry primary phase, six form entry secondary and large sixth form as well as offering adult learning and a comprehensive lifelong learning programme to meet the needs of the local communities. Each educational phase benefits from superb purpose built accommodation and state of the art facilities. As an all-through Academy we provide unique opportunities for nurturing and developing excellence for the local community.

Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.