The Discovery School Family Support Manager - Term Time

The Discovery School, Kings Hill, West Malling

Ref:KCC886-2065-237S
Posted:06/03/2023
Pay:Kent Range 6 -7 depending on experience.
Start Date:May 2023
App Close Date:20/03/2023 at 12:00
Interviews:24th March 2023

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The Discovery School places a high priority on children's social and emotional welfare.

The children of The Discovery School are looking for a knowledgeable, committed professional who is passionate about their well-being. The successful candidate will have relevant prior experience in working with children and families. This role is for 5 days a week (term time only) Monday to Friday 32.5hours per week.

If you are:

Hardworking,
A team player,
Can use your initiative,
Full of patience, caring and respect children,
Able to work with targeted groups as well as individual children,
Have a good sense of humour;
and willing to go the extra mile for our children.

Then we can offer you:

Support from the wider Pastoral (SEMH) Team,
External support for your own emotional resilience and well-being,
Hardworking, motivated and well behaved children,
A lovely school in a beautiful setting,
A genuinely happy place to work, where you will be valued and supported,
A range of opportunities for professional development,
Supportive, active parents and governing body,
A commitment to ensuring a sensible work-life balance,

Visits to the school are always welcome. Please phone the school office (term time only) to arrange this and a member of the SEMH team will show you around the school.

Please spend time looking at the job description and person specification to ensure that your application addresses all the required criteria.

Visit our school webpage to learn more about our school. https://www.discovery.kent.sch.uk/

We take safeguarding our children extremely seriously at The Discovery School, so applicants to this role will be subject to the usual rigorous DBS and reference checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) 2022.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, The Discovery School reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates, as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate’s suitability to work with children will be discussed at the interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitable qualified applications.

Information about the school

The Discovery School is an outstanding and popular, three form entry school, beautifully situated in large, attractive grounds in the heart of the development of Kings Hill. We have recently been inspected by Ofsted (February 2023) and have been judged to be Outstanding in all areas, including overall effectiveness.

Our children are happy, confident and well-motivated and we expect the highest standards of behaviour and learning from all of them. We have an outstanding staff team who contribute with enthusiasm and dedication to the life of the school. Our motto is: Be the best that you can be, and this is what we all strive to do every day.

Job Contact Information

Name:Miss Tina Gobell
Address:Discovery Drive , Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4GJ
Telephone: 01732 847000
Email: office@discovery.kent.sch.uk

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