Student Support Officer

4 weeks ago


Tamworth, United Kingdom Landau Forte Charitable Trust Full time

**Our opportunity for you**

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to join an inspirational, hard-working team to support students across the campus. Would you value the opportunity to work in a modern, vibrant town with an historic heart? If the answer is Yes, a position of employment at Tamworth Sixth Form/Landau Forte Academy QEMS is for you.
- **Responsible to**:Head of Year
- **Contract**: Term time only + 5 days
- **Hrs/wk**: 38.25
- **Salary**: Competitive
- **Closing Date**: Monday 12th June 2023 at 9.00am
- **Start Date**: September 2023

**Job Profile**:

- To be responsible for supporting an academy year group.
- To deliver efficient and professional information, advice and support to meet the needs of students on a range of personal, pastoral and academic issues.
- To be the first point of contact for student support for parents/carers

**Person Specification**
- A strong desire to work with young people in a support role
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with adults and young people
- Able to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Competent in using ICT
- Active interest in young people, education and positive outcomes for young people
- Good literacy and numeracy. Maths and English Grade 5 or equivalent
- Committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of young people in line with the academy safeguarding policies and procedures

**Tasks and duties**
- Be first point of contact for parent/carer communication
- To be aware of the vulnerable students within the year group and act as a champion for them
- Deal with emerging issues that may arise to ensure students are emotionally supported and prepared for learning in a safe environment.
- Log all incidents and interventions for each student using the academy recording systems
- Meet with Head of Year on a daily basis
- Speak to parents and arrange meetings where necessary

**Attendance**
- Mentor students in a year group who struggle with attendance

**Behaviour**
- Support in managing the behaviour of the student year group, monitoring their behaviour, leading restorative conversations and implementing other rewards/sanctions as appropriate
- Be part of the on call, detention and refocus area rota
- Daily uniform / equipment checks for a year group
- Attend reintegration meetings following suspensions.
- Prepare behaviour contracts for students whose behaviour is being monitored

**Safeguarding**
- Attend safeguarding meetings with outside agencies for students in a year group in liaison with the Deputy Safeguarding and Mental Health Lead
- To support students with social and emotional difficulties, making referrals to internal and external agencies as necessary via the Deputy Safeguarding and Mental Health Lead

**What we can offer you**
- A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
- The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy
- Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
- A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

**Landau Forte Academy QEMS & Tamworth Sixth Form**

Landau Forte Academy QEMS joined the Landau Forte Charitable Trust in September 2011 and delivers education to 11-16 year olds. Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form is a purpose-built establishment providing Level 3 courses, both Advanced Level and BTEC, for the whole of Tamworth and beyond. The academies are located on a shared campus, but both operate from their own facilities, with Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form having new bespoke, accommodation, which opened in September 2011, with a new Sports Hall that opened in 2013.

**The local area**

Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links. Tamworth boasts a range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle; the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park. Within a 20 minute drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire countryside or Birmingham‘s bustling city centre.
- Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42, junction 10
- Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)
- Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/06/2023



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