Student & EBSA Support Manager - Term Time

Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham

• Ref:MED887-4069-4S
• Posted:28/05/2025
• Pay:Actual salary between £23,834 and £26,721
• Start Date:July/September 2025
• App Close Date:16/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:Week commencing Monday 16th June 2025

Advert

We are seeking applications from dedicated and hardworking professionals with a desire to work in a successful, determined and supportive school, where you will make a positive contribution through this newly created Student and Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Support role.

You will work collaboratively with other departments and services to identify and support students who are struggling to engage with their education, as well as providing support to students in KS3 and managing the successful transition of our new Year 7 students each year.  The role is varied and interesting and the successful applicant will be expected to provide first-class service to support the Heads of Year, staff and students.

To be successful at Fort Pitt, you will:

• Provide exceptional support and challenge to ensure our students are at the core of all that we do
• Embrace our supportive & warm ethos and culture
• Be a team player but also have the initiative to work independently
• Be willing to get stuck in and offer support to the wider support team
• Enjoy working with young people and have a good sense of humour!

In return, we will offer you:

• a happy school where all students are enthusiastic and keen to learn
• an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders

• Care First employee assistance programme
• non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
• membership of the Teachers/Local Government Pension Scheme
• two-week, half-term break in October
• cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please visit the school’s careers page Our Vacancies | Fort Pitt Grammar School

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.  For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Mary Burling on 01634 842359 or headteacher@fortpitt.co.uk

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications

Safeguarding commitment

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Equality & Inclusivity Statement

At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.

Information about the school

Fort Pitt is a selective girls’ grammar school steeped in tradition but with a modern outlook. We are a vibrant, diverse and happy school, with high expectations and great ambitions for every one of our students.

We recognise that each child is unique and want them to know they are loved and valued. They are our greatest asset and they are supported by a team of staff dedicated to motivating, guiding and challenging each one of them to be the best they can be. We believe that working closely with parents is essential if we are to be the best school possible for every child in our care.

Our aim is a simple one;to be the best school in the country, and by that we mean that all of our students receive a better education here than they would if they went to any other school in the whole country.

As a grammar school, academic rigour is part and parcel of our teaching, and we believe that the biggest factor influencing students’ success is the quality of the learning experience they receive both in and out of lessons.

At Fort Pitt the happiness of students and staff is central to what we do. We believe in all of us working together to ensure the best outcomes for the young people we have been entrusted with. They get one chance to get it right, so it is vital we help them every step of the way.

Recently described as a “remarkable place to learn” (Ofsted 2022), Fort Pitt is also a wonderful place to work. Our staff are proud to work here and we have strived to ensure workload and the wellbeing of staff is a key priority.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mary Burling
• Address:Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6TJ
• Telephone: 01634 842359
• Email: headteacher@fortpitt.co.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Candidate Pack