Student Development Assistant

Job Description

The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.

We are looking to appoint a Student Development Assistant (SDA) to join our Lower Academy.

The successful candidate will have an enthusiasm that inspires students to achieve outstanding outcomes.

Salary Range: Band 3 FTE£27,472 - £29,730. Actual starting salary £23,562with performance based yearly increments

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (08:00-16:00 Mon-Thurs and 08:00- 15:30 Fri)

Working Weeks: 39 Weeks (Term Time) and Parent/Open Evening as required

We are an aspirational academy operating across two sites. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our Key Stage 3 students, whilst the Upper Academy specialises in teaching Key Stage 4 and 5.

The overall responsibility of a Student Development Assistant (SDA) is to support all students by helping them overcome barriers to learning, ensuring they can enjoy and benefit from their time at the Academy.

The appointed Student Development Assistant will monitor student progress, liaising with the Student Development Champions and Senior Leaders with any concerns. Responsibilities include consistency checks, on-call, uniform, attendance,attitude to learning, as well as supporting teachers in ensuring pupils engage with their learning in order to meet their targets.

We are dedicated to supporting staff to build a fulfilling career. As a new member of staff, you will be offered excellent support and development.

Closing Date: Friday 29th August 2025

Position Available: September 2025

If you can engage, motivate and challenge our students to make exceptional progress, then we would welcome your application. Pleasedownload and complete ourapplication form and return it to our Recruitment & Cover Coordinator, Olivia Faustino-recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

Information about the School

The Basildon Academies is focused upon developing the whole child; our curriculum has been developed to enable our students to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills so that they will become lifelong learners. This includes opportunities for linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technical, human, social, physical and artistic learning so that students make progress in a wide range of subjects.

We set high expectations of all our students and this, in turn, ensures we create a positive climate for learning in which every student can reach their full potential. Our Academy is a calm, orderly and purposeful environment where students enjoy their learning, make good progress and feel safe.

Our Sixth Form is a major part of the academy with the structure modelling itself on developing independent learning skills like those seen in universities which allows students to continue their studies in their specialist subject areas. Students are very much encouraged to become mature adults being engaged in many aspects of the life of the academy which further develops those much needed skills to go on into university or the world of work.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.