ORMISTON SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS ACADEMY

FLEX Support Assistant

Grade 6 point 20-25 £23, 541  - £25, 481 pro rata (actual £20, 158 - £21, 819)

Term Time + Inset days, 37 hours per week

ASAP: Subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks.

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is a Good school with Outstanding Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (Ofsted October 2017), which is defined equally by its high academic achievements and its warmth and inclusivity. You will be committed to making a difference to students. 

At Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, we go the extra mile for our young people. We are committed to providing outstanding teaching and learning to enable every child to be the best that they can be.  Our vision is that all Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy students will be exceptional learners, experiencing a world class education.

We will offer you:

• Professional and personal development;
• Excellent support from an experienced team;
• Friendly staff and motivated students;
• A comprehensive range of extra-curricular activities;
• Innovative approaches to reducing workload, improving wellbeing and work-life balance whilst retaining high standards;
• An empowered workforce with a genuine voice in improving the Academy further;
• A unified, dedicated and supportive team of staff

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, adaptable inclusive support worker with experience of working in a multifaceted facility, with students of different ages and who have different needs and abilities, you must have experience of working in a secondary setting, the ability to deliver bespoke intervention programs and be able to effectively manage behaviour within the setting 

You will be based in our FLEX hub which is a nurturing and supportive environment that assists our students with all aspects of school life. Flex is used in a wide range of ways and our main aims are to identify barriers that prevent students from accessing the curriculum.   

At Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews, we recruit those people who display the character, skills and competence to really drive our academy forward and accelerate achievement standards for all our students. It is therefore essential that candidates can identify with, and be committed to, upholding the values of the Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews ethos.

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference to the future of education with an academy that is ever improving and striving to be outstanding. If you share the academy's vision and ambitions, possess a strong desire to work within an ethos of creative collaboration and partnership and want to have a positive impact on young people, families and our community, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 9th February

Interviews to be held: tbc

Start date:  As soon as possible, subject to safeguarding checks

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Bottom of Form