Temporary Pastoral Support Worker - 35 Hours or 21 Hours - Term Time

Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-4527-329S
• Posted:20/11/2023
• Pay:Kent Range 5
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:04/12/2023 at 12:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

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Pastoral Support Worker – Full Time 35 hours / Part-Time 21 hours

(Temporary Post until 31/08/2024)

Striving Forward Together

Everyone at Borden Grammar School works to fulfil our School Plan.  

Borden is seeking to appoint a Pastoral Support Worker to support Heads of Year in investigating and following up on pastoral incidents, and to support students with reintegration and restoration.  A person who has the ability to build relationships with difficult students and to apply behaviour management policies and strategies which contribute to a purposeful learning environment, and also develop a sense of community which reflects the school’s values.

Must have the ability to work calmly under pressure and to adapt quickly and effectively to changing situations.

This post is temporary until the end of the academic year and will be reviewed in line with budget requirements.  It is Term Time only, 35 hours per week, 8.30am - 3.30pm plus 5 Staff training days (39 weeks).  We will consider a reduced week of 21 hours, same timings as above over 3 days which will include a Tuesday.

Salary: Kent Range 5, full time equivalent £22,595 to £23,693/ pro-rata £18,547 - £19,448.

School experience is preferred but not essential.

Completed applications should be sent via post or email to:

Mrs Lara Wilton, PA to Headteacher, Borden Grammar School, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4DB

Email: lbateman@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12:00pm on Monday 4 December 2023.

Applicants should be aware that the school will consider the merit of early applications and close the advert earlier if the quality of early applications necessitates such a response.

Information about the school

Borden is a vibrant and purposeful grammar school for boys. The school is part of a thriving post-16 partnership and has female students in the Sixth Form. Borden provides a stimulating learning environment for its students and is committed to their protection and safety. We became an Academy in January 2012.

Our values of kindness, creativity, resilience, courageousness and respect are underpinned by our strong belief in the importance of effort - “striving forward together”.

Borden Grammar is committed to:

• Challenging and inspiring our students to achieve their personal aspirations. • Encouraging the pursuit of excellence in academic, sporting and cultural spheres. • Providing a caring environment that enables our students to thrive socially and academically. • Maximising the advantage, that being a boys’ grammar school can bring to our students, our parents, our local community and beyond.

The school underwent successful Ofsted Inspections in November 2016 and November 2021. The inspectors concluded that:

• All staff share the Headteacher’s ambitious vision which focuses on the achievement of every student within a highly supportive and harmonious community. • Parents, staff and students are exceptionally positive about the standards of behaviour and safety in the school. • Students arrive at their lessons hungry to learn and engage enthusiastically with classroom activities. • The relationship between teachers and students is a particularly strong feature of the school and helps to ensure that there is an exceptionally positive climate for learning.

Benefits of Working at Borden Grammar School

We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following benefits:

● Benenden Healthcare paid for by the school ● Counselling and mental wellbeing support service ● Cycle to work scheme ● Free and adequate parking for all staff ● Free flu jabs ● Free eye test ● Therapy dog ● Wellbeing charter signatories with an active wellbeing committee ● No more than one directed meeting a week and early finishes before events ● More than minimum PPA time provided to all teaching staff

Borden Grammar School is committed to the safety of our students; therefore, disclosure of criminal background is required from those with substantial access to children.

You will be required to provide details on a self-disclosure form at the shortlisting stage of the process and understand that it is illegal to apply for any job that involves working with children if registered on the Children’s Barred List. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

The post for which you are applying is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; therefore, we will not discriminate against applicants who have previously committed offences.

An offer of employment will be dependent upon the completion of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Please see our website for more information on our commitment to safeguarding: https://www.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk

Please also note that as part of our safeguarding checks all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an on-line search carried out by the school and any findings questioned at interview.

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Candidates should understand that when submitting their application form they are giving consent to the following: • All application forms and supporting statements are held on all candidates for six months and are shredded thereafter; • The successful candidate’s application and employment records will be kept for six years after their termination of employment; • Employees details are shared with appropriate third parties such as Teachers’ Pensions, Human Resources, etc.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Kirsty Murphy, HR Assistant
• Address:Borden Grammar School, Avenue Of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB
• Telephone: 01795 424192
• Email: humanresources@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk

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