Student Support Manager
Wycombe High School
Buckinghamshire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Bucks Pay Range 3 £21,168 - £22,879 per annum pro rata (Actual Salary £17,952—£19,403)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2017
Job overview
Required as soon as possible
The appointment of a Student Manager, Full-time (term-time only, including Inset days)
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum
Start time: 8.00 - 8.30am - Finish time: 4.00 - 4.30pm
Bucks Pay Range 3 - £21,168 - £22,879 per annum pro rata
(Actual Salary £17,952 - £19,403)
Depending on qualifications and experience
Main duties and responsibilities of the post:
1. To be the first point of contact for students and parents on attendance, pastoral and medical related enquiries.
2. To provide support for Heads of House / Year and their tutor teams, including meeting with students and parents.
3. To carry out administrative tasks for Heads of House / Year, including typing of letters, filing, making and receiving telephone calls and sending email alerts to staff.
4. To assist with whole school attendance.
5. To liaise with external agencies as required.
6. To collate work for absent students.
7. Develop and maintain spreadsheets or databases as required.
8. Keep student records up-to-date and file information promptly and appropriately.
9. Plan, organise and assist with house, year group and school events.
10. Take responsibility for general behavioural issues including uniform, jewellery and attendance at lessons.
11. Take responsibility for a particular specialist area, to cross key stage boundaries, for example detentions, Praise on a postcard.
12. Provide support for other colleagues in Student Support Services, including medical and other back-up.
13. Undertake First Aid training as required and keep it up-to-date.
We are looking for the right person to fill this vacancy; you are looking for the right school to work in. We hope that this booklet gives you a flavour of Wycombe High School. To help you in your application we show below the characteristics that we are looking for when reading the applications and at the interview.
Person specification
- Education to Level 2 or above (or equivalent)
- High level of literacy
- Be an excellent communicator and have an excellent level of oral and written skills
- Extremely well-organised with an ability to multi-task
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Committed to the ethos of Wycombe High School
- Keen to develop own career and accept responsibility
- Confident user of ICT
- Evidence of good relationships with young people and adults
- Able to work calmly and effectively under pressure
- Self-motivated and hard working
- Proactive and able to use initiative
- Ability to work well as a member of a team
- Good health and attendance record
- Wide outside interests
- Positive outlook and attitude
- Good sense of humour
Deadline for Applications: Midday, Thursday 5 October 2017
Interviews will be held: Wednesday 11 October 2017
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by email and / or phone.
Attached documents
About Wycombe High School
At Wycombe High School we
- Look beyond the traditional grammar school.
- Look beyond league tables and exam results.
- Look beyond stereotypes and conventions.
- Look beyond a world where futures are fixed.
At Wycombe High, we look beyond.
All those who study, work or send their children to our school are part of the Wycombe High School Family and are ambassadors for our vision, mission, values and Wycombe High School characteristics.
Vision:
Wycombe High School is a school where students relish challenge, chase excellence and inspire those around them at every stage of their lives
Mission:
We build an ambitious and compassionate community of people who contribute eagerly to school life. We provide opportunities which propel our students out of their comfort zone, whilst supporting them at every stage and guiding them towards diverse futures
Values:
- Infectious Joy:
School days should be “the best days of your life”. We create a joyful environment where each girl can experience the thrill of success, seek opportunities that make her smile and develop long-lasting friendships.
- Limitless Ambition:
We reject the notion that there is anything in the world that a girl ‘cannot’ do or ‘should not’ strive for. We galvanize every girl to be boldly brilliant in whatever she wishes to achieve, pushing her limits without fearing failure.
- Insatiable Curiosity
For us, learning is a process which extends beyond your time at school; it’s a lifelong passion. We aim to uncover an innate intrigue and thirst for discovery in our girls, whatever their chosen subject(s) might be. We prepare our girls to think big and think globally.
- Generous Spirit
We champion a collective and collaborative spirit. We provide an unbreakable support network, sharing in our girls’ successes and enabling them to bounce back from times of difficulty.
Qualities
Our Motto Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter highlights the characteristics of a Wycombe High School student.
- Fortiter: Courageously
Each student is encouraged to speak out against all injustice, supported to take risks, and not be afraid of failure. She will push herself to her personal limits and beyond; and never give up. She will be encouraged to listen to the opinions of others, as well as to give them. She will accept responsibility for herself and other students. She will become independent and innovative in thought and action.
- Fideliter: Faithfully
Every student is expected to uphold our school vision, mission, values and be a great ambassador for the Wycombe High Family. She will act with integrity and be truthful and honest in all she does. She will keep promises and be reliable. She will work hard to achieve her full potential. Above all she will be a good friend, a good neighbour and a good citizen. She will contribute positively to school life and society.
- Feliciter: Joyfully
Every student will contribute to making our school the happy and joyful place it is. She will demonstrate mutual respect and empathy for all; is proud of her own achievements and those of others. She shows commitment to a fair and peaceful community and embraces diversity and a global mindset. She will be positive in approach; and support others to do the same.
"There is a clear commitment to the development of the whole child and the school provides outstanding opportunities for the students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. A significant strength of the the school is the high quality of pastoral care".
Ofsted, June 2012
You can find further information about the school on our website at http://www.whs.bucks.sch.uk/about-whs/our-ethos and you are welcome to visit us.
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