Esba Practitioner

**Job description**

The Greater Manchester Academies Trust are seeking to appoint a Emotional Based School (ESBA ) Practitioner to become part of our team at Manchester Communication Academy.

**Main purpose of the role**

To be part of an attendance team that supports students and families to improve outcomes. To

co-construct a strategic approach to Emotional Based School Avoidance and develop profound

relationships with our students and families. To work with staff across school, external agencies

and families to support our young people who may be struggling to engage with education.

**Who are we?**

The Greater Manchester Academies Trust is situated in Harpurhey, North Manchester. We are made up of Manchester Communication Academy and Manchester Communication Primary academy. In addition, the trust also includes the Manchester Communication Research School.

Our trust has a simple mission: To maximise the life chances of all of our children and families - through academic excellence and deep social investment. As an inclusive organisation, we are committed to meeting the needs of all of our children, regardless of their level of need or background.

**The Academy**

Manchester Communication Academy is a vibrant school that is at the heart of the community and is committed to improving educational outcomes for all of our students. MCA is proud to be a community hub and our outward facing work is exceptional.

In our Ofsted inspection in 2019 we were recognised as a GOOD school and want to build on this by recruiting excellent practitioners that are driven by evidence informed practice. MCA received Research School status in September 2019 and we are proud of the work that we conduct in partnership with the EEF and how this drives our teaching practice.

Manchester Communication Academy is fully committed to it’s ethos of with you for you about you Not just for our students but also for all of our staff.

At MCA, we proactively promote staff wellbeing through our management of workload and additional benefits for staff, such as flexi days and the Employee Assist programme. As a result, our staff are highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals who embrace new opportunities to learn more and keep getting better - a culture that permeates the academy amongst staff and students.

Our developments now focus on evolving the student experience and their sense of identity and belonging at MCA. We know that there are significant mental health challenges facing the community and our young people and whilst we are not medical practitioners we want to do everything we can to ensure that our students are supported with their wellbeing so that they can go on to thrive.

**If I’m still interested, what should I do next?**

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

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person