Welfare Leader
Reporting to: School Behaviour and Welfare Leader
Start date: October 2022
Hours: 40 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year plus 40 hours worked across school holidays, annualised hours contract)
Salary: Ark Support Staff Scale Band 6 (Outside London) £20,852-£25,927
Closing date: Monday 5th September 2022 at 12pm
This is a great opportunity for a driven Leader to develop strategies and be a key contributor towards safeguarding practices.
The role:
As a Welfare Leader, you will be our ambassador and promote the academy’s culture and raise aspirations. You will play an active role in the academy’s community work, reaching out to engage all groups and co-ordinating links between academic staff, support staff and the wider community. You will also play an important role by ensuring any barriers to learning are removed through monitoring the attendance and behaviour of pupils.
If you are someone who understands the difference a great education can make to the lives of pupils, their families and communities; have a passion and belief in the potential of every student; and are excited at the prospect of growing as an individual in a supported and education focused setting, we look forward to hearing from you.
Read the full job description and person specification here.
Why us?
By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most. Our motto ‘It takes a whole community to bring up a child’ represents the spirit within which we work. It influences the way we support each other, our parents, students and other stakeholders. We also place great importance on our leaders to strengthen those relationships.
Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve.
Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher’ applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.
By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.
To apply for this post or to find out more about Ark Boulton please visit www.arkboulton.org/vacancies If you would like any further information about this role, please contact the HR team on 0121 773 8156 or hr@arkboulton.org.
Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.