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Attendance and Pastoral Behaviour Support Manager

Pay Scale: Scale 7

The Governing Board are seeking an empathetic, organised and determined individual to join our collaborative and forward-thinking team for September 2020.

Your opportunity

This is a rewarding position with a great opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our children and families. This is an ideal position for an individual with experience working with children and their families to ensure improved attendance, behaviour and aspirations. We would welcome applications from individuals with a background in Education Welfare, Social Services, Home School Support or who have experience in managing Attendance or as a Learning Mentor in an educational setting.

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive and collaborative environment and within the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust. Our school and Trust prides itself on developing staff so whatever your aspirations, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.

Our school is on a new and exciting journey towards excellence, with a new Leadership Team, ambitious vision for teaching and learning and welcome those who want to have an impact on the quality of education and outcomes of our wonderful pupils.

What we are looking for

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in our school, and helping create an exceptional place of learning. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about, and experienced in implementing current best practise relating to Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Behaviour and Attendance. We are looking for an outstanding practitioner and team player, who enjoys working with children and families, has a desire to contribute to the development of the school and has:

· A passion for ensuring the best possible environment for our pupils to succeed and learn within;

· High expectations for all children and families, and a desire to raise standards;

· High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development;

· Relevant experience and qualifications relating to Attendance, Behaviour and SEMH

As part of the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, we can offer you:

· Access to a diverse network of Development Hubs, where you can have an impact on the development of key areas in the strategic direction of the Trust

· Support and mentoring from excellent practitioners and professional development

· Excellent grounds and access to high quality Technology equipment

· The opportunity to work with a collaborative and dedicated teaching team, and a new Leadership Team to lead the school to excellence

· A community of parents and Governors who overwhelmingly support the school

· The opportunity to work with our amazing children!

Information about the School

“The Alderton Family: Belong, Aspire, Achieve. Securing Strong Futures Together.”

Welcome to our school! The Alderton Junior School is a 2 form entry Junior School for pupils between the ages of 7 to 11 years. We are a forward-thinking school, working in collaboration with 15 other local schools as part of the Epping Forest Schools Multi-Academy Trust. We share our site with The Alderton Infant School, with whom we share our values and work very closely. We are situated in Loughton, Essex, close to transport links into Central London but with the countryside, community feel of the Epping Forest Area.

Our vision is clear, to provide pupils with an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all learners and provides wider opportunities for all. We are the Alderton family and nurture every individual so that everyone who joins our family feels that they are safe and that they belong. We instil in our pupils our school values and we believe strongly in the power of hope, compassion, kindness, collaboration and belonging. We provide our pupils with exciting learning opportunities that enhance their academic as well as social and physical development so that they are confident, independent and ready for the next stages of their education.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Candidates should contact the school to discuss arrangements for an appointment. Candidates are also encouraged to review the information on our website. For further information please visit our website www.aldertonjunior.co.uk or contact office@ajs.efspt.org.

We are part of The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Well-being Service and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.

EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.

Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and which provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.

EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being. Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies and practice, we are able to effectively support the children, families and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient and learn.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding our schools’ communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training. We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.

Please visit the below website for further information;

https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/