Student Wellbeing Assistant - Aylesbury High School (Girls)
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Term time only
Salary Type: AHS Pay Range 3
Salary details: £19,812 - £21,252
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week
Closing date: 05/09/2025 00:00
Interviews to be held: After the closing date
LINE MANAGED BY: Wellbeing and Safeguarding Manager
START DATE: September 2025
About us
At Aylesbury High School, everyone is encouraged to get involved, to do their best and to enjoy themselves, we have a dedicated and extremely hard-working staff team ensuring that students gain excellent exam results at all levels, results that place us amongst the best schools in the county and the country every year.
Website: http://www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/about-the-school/staff-vacancies/
About the role
To provide effective and efficient support in order to maximise the wellbeing and achievement of students. To support the implementation of the school's whole-of-school approach to wellbeing, helping students develop social and emotional skills through targeted strengths-based programs and strategies that build resilience, coping skills and positive relationships.
About you
Experience
Work with young people - eg in a youth group or school/college environment
Administration experience
Skills and knowledge
Ability to establish and develop strong relationships
High standards of communication (verbal and written)
Organisational and administrative skills
Competent with common IT systems
Time management and planning
Able to respond calmly to unexpected situations
Ability to work flexibly as a member of a team to achieve agreed objectives
Ability to handle confidential information sensitively, and knowledge of relevant data protection and safeguarding practices (although training will be given on this)
Personal qualities
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Sensitivity and understanding, to help build good relationships with colleagues and pupils
A commitment to promoting positive mental health and wellbeing
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
Commitment to safeguarding pupil wellbeing and equality
Resilient, positive, forward-looking and enthusiastic about making a difference to children and young people
Other information
Please complete the AHS application form and include a covering letter
Applications can be:
e-mailed to: [email protected] or posted to: Mrs Lisa Greenway, Finance & Operations Director, Aylesbury High School, Walton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7SX
Closing date: Friday 5th September 2025
CVs alone cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons
If you are shortlisted for this post, you will also be required to complete a self-disclosure form as part of the recruitment process; this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Statement is attached. The appointment will be subject to references which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate.
AHS is an equal opportunities employer
We encourage early applications for all vacancies and reserve the right to close our vacancies at any time should the right candidates be found.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
- All adult cautions and spent convictions 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, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (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.
