Havering Schools Jobs
Midday Assistant
- Employer: LIFE Education Trust - The Frances Bardsley Academy
- Reference: SCH/24/276433
LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
An 11-18 Academy with Visual Arts Specialism
Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex RM1 2RR
Tel: 01708 447368
Web: www.fbaok.co.uk
Executive Headteacher: Mr J. Dutnall LLB, BA, MA, MBA
Midday Assistant
Hours: 6 hours a week x 38 weeks a year
FTE: 13.97%
Scale: 2.3 to 2.4
Actual Salary: £3,665 to £3,720 p.a. Inclusive of Outer London Weighting (based on full time Annual Salary £26,238 - £26,634 p.a.)
Contract Type: Permanent
Required: As soon as possible
Building Great Learning Communities
Our Mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent student outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a Midday Assistant to join our team, and be responsible for maintaining safety, welfare and good contact of the students during the lunch break between the morning and afternoon teaching sessions.
The successful candidate will:
- Share our passion and commitment to building great learning communities for our students
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be professional, approachable and caring
- Have first aid knowledge - preferred but not essential
- Enjoy working with young people - experience preferred but not essential
- Be able to work as part of a team
The successful candidate will become part of an oversubscribed, successful girls’ school for 11 to 18 year-olds, with an ethos rooted in female empowerment, and dedicated colleagues who strive for excellence. The school is committed to providing the best learning opportunities for students in, a safe, secure and friendly environment with "Confident, courteous and articulate students".
In return we can offer you:
- Welcoming and friendly colleagues
- A stimulating and welcoming learning environment with excellent facilities, including our purpose-built wellbeing centre, a farm, an art gallery and our own railway
- Strong links with girls' schools in the UK and abroad through the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS)
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS), the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24-hour-a-day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, a weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more
- Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
- Increased priority in admissions to our school for your child/ren
- Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) and a main bus route
Applications:
Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9 am on Wednesday 17th April 2024.
A copy of the school's Support Colleague Application Form can be found on the school website www.fbaok.co.uk.
For further information about this role, please contact the People team via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.
The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrou nds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appro priate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9 am on Wednesday 17th April 2024.