School Staff Instructor – Combined Cadet Force
Start date: ASAP
Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex
Salary: Ark Support Scale 7 – point 20: £28,370 pro rata. Actual salary £10,798.13
Hours: 16 hours over 2 days a week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Applications reviewed as submitted
We are looking for a School Staff Instructor (SSI) to support the development of a new Combined Cadet Force (CCF). We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, experienced, inspirational and self-motivated individual. The principal role will be to organise and deliver military training to the cadets and contingent Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) and to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the contingent. The School Staff Instructor will be accountable to the Contingent Commander and is crucial to the CCF’s success. This post will be for 2 days a week. However, over time there might be a possibility of extended days.
For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification which you can download from here.
As the ideal candidate you will:
· Have experience of regular service
· Be suitably qualified
· Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
· Have an unwavering determination to work with students of all abilities
· Be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses.
Ark Alexandra Academy is a two-campus co-educational secondary school in Hastings. We have our Helenswood campus on The Ridge, St Leonards on Sea and our William Parker campus situated on Park Avenue, Hastings.
As a Church of England school, our values of faith, excellence and kindness underpin our ethos, culture and behaviour. We have an inclusive admissions policy that welcomes, without preference, students of all faith and none. Our vision is to create a truly great school for the young people in Hastings. We believe that everyone deserves to be accepted, included, and empowered to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.
Our school is also part of Ark, an international charity with a network of 39 schools across the country. Ventures that Ark develop and support are tackling some of the most challenging problems facing young people, both in the UK and around the world.
We offer health benefits such as Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution, subsidised gym membership, Cycle to Work scheme, Healthcare Cashplan and Employee Assistance Programme or if you prefer retail therapy, staff discounts (online and in-store) via instant vouchers or reloadable gift cards from the Ark Rewards scheme.
To Apply: Please click 'apply' on the website you are visiting to complete an online application form.
We would love for you to visit our school and meet the team. Please contact Nick Burchell, Assistant Principal by emailing n.burchell@arkalexandra.org to arrange a visit or to find out more about the role. To find out more about Ark Alexandra Academy, please visit our website – www.arkalexandra.org
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.