Student Welfare Support Assistant

St Mary Magdalene All Through School's secondary phase opened in September 2016 and provides a total of 900 places for students aged 11-16. It also offers a sixth form provision which opened in September 2021, providing 150 places for students in Year 12 and from 2022 will offer a further 150 places for students in Year 13.

We are currently looking to appoint outstanding candidates for a unique and exciting opportunity in the role of Student Welfare Support Assistant.

About the role

At St Mary Magdalene, we recognise the impact of a pupil’s home life on their ability to access education. The role of our Home School Link Worker (HSLW) is focussed on supporting the students on a daily basis to ensure they can access their education, are focused on their learning and are able to make the right behaviour choices which enable them to achieve their full potential. The role of Student Welfare Support Assistant links closely with that of the Home School Link Worker.

The role will involve: 

• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with students, parents, carers and staff 
• Daily input and monitoring of student attendance 
• Being the first port of call for students, after their own family tutors, for issues, queries or support 
• Working closely with teachers, SLT and the Home School Link Worker to put in place the correct support if/when required.

More detailed information on the roles and responsibilities can be found on the attached job description.

We can offer: 

• a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community      
• quality training to those new to the career      
• a commitment to continuing professional development      
• a positive school culture which believes in distributed/ collaborative leadership      
• energetic and enthusiastic high attaining students      
• a supportive, Christian ethos across our school communities     

Applications will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to come in for a lesson observation. We reserve the right to close this listing early if a large number of favourable applications are received before the closing date.

Our Greenwich Peninsula campus, beside the O2, offers excellent public transport links via the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich and various bus routes. 

Please note there is no staff parking at the school - do consider this before submitting your application.

As this role will involve contact with children we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

Koinonia federation is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.’