Student Services Officer

Student Services Officer 

Full time

£19,000 - £20,000 Pro rata

Do you want to be part of a team that transform the lives of young people?

As a new all-through school, Goresbrook School is attempting to do the seemingly impossible; ensure all young people, regardless of background, have the real option to succeed at a top university. Goresbrook School is an exciting new school that opened in 2016. Tenacious in approach, our team are committed to transforming the lives of students and do so through unwavering belief, positivity, creativity, hard work and collaboration. Many of us are Teach First Ambassadors but regardless of our how we came into the profession we are all determined to leave a legacy.

Goresbrook School is seeking to appoint a Student services officer to provide support to Student Services.  A positive outlook and high standards of personal presentation are very important. The successful candidate will also have an excellent telephone manner, an aptitude for working under pressure and an appreciation of our strict rules of confidentiality. They will possess a compassionate manner and a desire to work closely with young people. As part of a busy school environment, the ability to deal with pupil, parents and visitors, in a polite and helpful manner is essential. As part of a small and growing team, you will have a range of responsibilities including helping to design processes and systems for various aspects of the Secondary school.

The vacancy represents an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious organisation that works within the nationally renowned United Learning Trust. We would welcome applications from candidates who are eager to play an important role in the future of our school.

What we offer as a school:

- Clear purpose. We are all here to make a real difference to students

       lives

- An environment in which student behaviour is exemplary

- Year groups of 120 students. We are a small school and pride

       ourselves on knowing our students

- Weekly in-school CPD

- External CPD programmes

- Opportunities for promotion and development

We currently have 720 students, years 7 to 12. We will continue to grow each year until we are at full capacity, including our Sixth Form. Whether you are an outstanding experienced pastoral practitioner looking for a new challenge, or someone seeking your first role in education, you will play a key part in the school’s development.  You could play a part in leading and shaping the vision and future of our school for many years to come.

If you align with our vision, values, and are committed to ensuring that ‘disadvantaged’ does not dictate educational outcomes, then you will greatly enjoy working at Goresbrook.

If you would like an informal discussion with the Business Manager to find out more about the role and school before applying, please contact Akmol Hussain (akmol.hussain@goresbrookschool.org.uk).

About United Learning

United Learning is a large and growing group of schools which aims to provide a life changing education to children and young people across England.  United Learning has schools throughout the country and a strategy of building tight geographical clusters of schools.  Goresbrook School and Walthamstow Academy will form one of these clusters.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us to share knowledge and resources, simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.