Student Support Officer - Dr Challoner's High School
Location: Little Chalfont
Overview
Our Student Support Officers are central to our pastoral care; this is a great opportunity to make a really significant positive difference in the lives of many young people.
Term time only: Yes
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Pay Range 3 (£27,310 - £29,295 FTE/ Actual Salary £14,648 for 24 hours per week, 38 week per year.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 24 hours a week over 4 or 5 days. Term time only, 38 weeks/year.
Closing date: 01/12/2024 12:00
Interviews to be held: Thursday 5th December
About us
Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners. The best advert however will always be our hugely rewarding students.
Website: https://www.challonershigh.com/
About the role
The role provides first line support and mentoring to students on all aspects of their pastoral issues, assists in the implementation of school policies including behaviour, provides some support for special educational needs and also aspects of administration for the pastoral team.
The postholder will work in a highly supportive, friendly and capable pastoral team, with girls who are a real privilege and joy to work with.
For further information please see attached Job description.
About you
The successful candidate will be caring, compassionate and have a professional disposition. They will have some experience with secondary school age students, will be an excellent communicator, a good administrator and an upbeat and collaborative team player.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01494 763296
Email: [email protected]
Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
