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 seeking a Student Development Champion (SDC) to join oursuccessful academy as part of our dedicated and hardworking pastoral team. This is a rewarding opportunity for a committed individual who is passionate about supporting young people to overcome barriers to learning.

Salary Range: Band 4 FTE£31,176 - £34,469. Actual starting salary £26,739with performance-based yearly increments available.

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 successful candidate will be positioned atthe site most relevant to their skill set.

As a Student Development Champion, you will focus on attitude to learning, and will act as the key contact for parents on all cross-curricular or pastoral matters for your identified student cohort.

You will facilitatethe management of the Hub for students, which includes the monitoring of work provided, establishing a calm and purposeful environment, and overseeing opportunities for reflection and reintegration to lessons.

You also have oversight of daily matters such as, 'on-call', uniform, attendance, as well as supporting teachers in ensuring pupils engage with their learning in order to be successful young people.

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 12th December 2025

Position available: January 2026

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.