Family Well-being Leader

Temporary
Full Time - Term Time Only
1 Year temporary contract in the first instance
Heanor Gate Science College
NJC 9-14 (£22,183 - £24,493 per annum)

Required for January 2021.

Heanor Gate Science College is situated on the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border and is a ‘good’ school (Ofsted March 2017) with a strong commitment to ongoing professional development.

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and reliable individual to work with a newly formed Wellbeing Team. The successful applicant will provide a range of practical and emotional support strategies to the students and their wider family/carer networks.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who shares our ethos of supporting all learners to achieve their full potential and raises aspiration.

Spencer Academies Trust is an educational charity and academy sponsor, which is committed to ensuring that every child, regardless of background, has access to an outstanding education and real choices in life. We have a successful track record of providing high quality teaching and learning which ensures improved outcomes for children and young people. The Trust mission statement reflects our vision and aim for all Trust schools. Our highly successful network of 17 schools (8 secondary and 9 primary) educates students across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham City, Derby City and Leicestershire.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional trust, which provides an outstanding education for local children. Our Trust is a model of national excellence. We work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for all young people, in an environment where partnership is valued and success is celebrated. Our education delivers real life experiences for students, promotes independent enquiry and stimulates intellectual curiosity; whilst developing a strong sense of individual responsibility and a personal belief and confidence. All of our students fulfil their potential and make unparalleled progress. They are fully prepared for the next phase of their education and have unrivalled opportunities to become future leaders.

We believe:

  • All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
  • Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
  • We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role or you have any queries, please contact Mrs R Saunders on r.saunders2@heanorgate.derbyshire.sch.uk or telephone 01773 716396.

Applications for this post must be submitted using our online application form by clicking on Apply Now below.

In line with safer recruitment policies, references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date for applications is midday on 11/12/20.

Interviews will take place during week commencing 13/12/20.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

This vacancy is closed to applications.