Pastoral Support Officer & Teaching Assistant Level 3

Kinver High School are recruiting for a Pastoral Support Officer and Level 3 Teaching Assistant to start from January 2022 or ASAP

Fixed Term Contract, part time 26 hours per week split over two roles, 39 weeks per year

Grade 5, Spine Points 7-11

Pro-rated salary: £12,134 – £13,430

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 700 employees and over 5,000 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Kinver High School are recruiting for a Pastoral Support Officer/Teaching Assistant required as soon as possible, working two days per week as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant and two days per week as a Pastoral Support Officer.

We welcome applicants from individuals who would like to apply for the one role only please specify in your statement if you would like to only apply for one role not both.

If you are well organised, flexible and keen to support our most vulnerable Key Stage 3 and 4 students and passionate in helping young people reach their full potential we would love you to join us.

We are a successful and increasingly popular 11-18 comprehensive school of 620 students, situated in the picturesque village location of Kinver on the western fringe of the West Midlands.

Please note that we are willing to accept applications from candidates that are seeking only one of the above roles but would encourage you to contact us for further details, accessed from the School’s website, or by contacting the Headteacher’s Personal Assistant, Miss Leanne Fullwood at lfullwood@kinverhigh.co.uk

Closing Date: 26th January 2022 12 noon

Please apply via TES; TES - PSO & L3 TA

Interview date to be confirmed

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2021-  https://bit.ly/3sFula8

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

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Supporting documents
Safeguarding Policy
Level 3 JD / PS
Prospectus
PSO Job Descript & Person Specification