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Zenith Multi Academy Trust
Zenith Minds Provision Manager
Required: September 2019
Band 4 - mid (Point Range 19 - 24)
37 hours per week
Monday to Thursday, 8.00am until 4.00pm and Friday, 8.00am until 3.30pm
Term-time only
Actual Salary £20,498 - £23,065 per annum
We are seeking an outstanding Zenith Minds Provision Manager to work in collaboration with all Trust Schools
Zenith Multi Academy Trust's core aim is to ensure that we enhance the life chances of all the young people within the Trust to enable them to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes. This is at the heart of everything that we do.
Zenith Minds is a MAT wide provision to enhance life chances and make sure the approach to support is child-centred and ensures; at all times, the wishes, needs and best interest of the child are paramount.
The Zenith Minds project started in December 2018 with a vision of accessible support that is bespoke to the needs of individual students. The provision will be implemented for the start of the autumn term 2019.
We aim to have a provision that enables access to: counselling, mentoring, family support, 1:1 support, external agencies, re-integration, self-esteem plus more.
The Zenith Minds Provision Manager will work with the Director Student Welfare to:
Provide social, emotional, mental health and educational support to students ensuring a holistic approach for the most vulnerable students across the MAT
Enhance the life chances of all young people within the academy trust
Ensure the approach to child support is child-centred
Be responsible for all aspects of student welfare, ensuring effective support for wellbeing and safety
Adapt and offer support as required to ensure that all elements of student welfare are addressed and maintained
Coordinate the work of the external agencies
You will be required to:
Preferably be educated to degree level
Possess counselling/mentoring qualifications and experience
Understand the importance of safeguarding and local procedures
Have an understanding of mental health and experience in supporting issues related to mental health with appropriate qualifications to support this
Possess excellent communication skills (written & verbal), interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team or be a team leader
Understand the importance and ensure excellent record keeping and data analysis
Be able to produce reports for a range of stakeholders
Please refer to www.zenithmultiacademytrust.co.uk for further information and to download an application pack.
For any enquiries or if you are unable to download the application pack please contact Tanya Bonner, Director of HR: tanyab@zmat.co.uk
Completed applications should be submitted via email to Tanya Bonner.
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 7 July 2019
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if there is a good level of response. Therefore we would recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.
CVs alone or CVs submitted via agencies will not be accepted. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Zenith Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.