Home School Learning Ambassador
Salary: Grade 4, SCP 12 – 17 (£21,589 - £23,836, pro rata)
Reporting to: Principal, Vice Principal
Responsible for: N/A
Terms & Conditions: 30 to 35 hours per week (to be agreed) term time plus 10 days, this equates to 40 weeks in the year, 38 of which are worked in conjunction with the academic year, the remaining 10 days will be worked at an agreed time.
Start Date: ASAP
The role is for 12 months in the first instance
About Aldridge Education – The Way We Work
We are entrepreneurial and our passion for high quality, inclusive education drives our work. We encourage students, staff and members of the local community to develop a passion for learning as well as an entrepreneurial mind-set, enabling people to help take responsibility for their own futures and their neighbourhoods. Our values are the entrepreneurial attributes that we help our students to develop – creativity, passion, determination, problem-solving, risk-taking and teamwork.
We want all our schools to be ambitious and entrepreneurial – inside and outside the classroom, in strategic planning and everyday activity. This means that the emphasis on entrepreneurial thinking provides context for all the learning that takes place and every aspect of academic life.
About the Role
The Home School Learning Ambassador will work with our families and identified staff, particularly the Principal, Vice Principal and Home School Liaison Officer, to ensure that all pupils are supported jointly by both their family and the school to be successful learners both at home and at school. It is imperative that this dovetails with existing work, not replicating nor conflicting with the existing pastoral provision on offer.
The successful candidate will be an advocate for our parents, our children’s first educators, who dream that their children will have a good education and a better life. This is why we, at Sudell, believe that education is so important; it is about levelling the playing field. It is about turning dreams into aspiration, doing all we can to promote social mobility. At Sudell, this is our mission.
The primary purpose of the role is to support children and families in their pursuit of the highest academic achievements. The post holder must have the ability to work with and support a wide range of people with very different needs and levels of disadvantage, responding with agility to those needs. The post holder will be required to work flexibly on occasion. This will involve home visits, telephone and remote support.
About the Person
We are looking for a candidate who will thrive on a challenge with a readiness to accept change, evaluate and develop practice to grow with the role, the School and the community. They will be self-motivated with a commitment to excellence.
They will follow the Aldridge Operating Norms and seek to achieve excellence in everything they do.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on all essential and desirable criteria.
Application & Interview Details
Our aim is to ensure that we recruit the right person for the job. We will ensure that the selection process is fair and without discrimination for or against any candidate based on age, ethnicity, sex, marital status, or sexual orientation. The person specification sets out the criteria used to assess candidates through the selection process.
We are committed to safeguarding our pupils and will assess the candidate’s suitability for working with children as part of the selection process. We will check the accuracy of all information and investigate any perceived anomalies. We take up references prior to interview and use these to verify the information you have given us. Firm offers of employment are never made without satisfactory references. All potential employees are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications: Please apply using our application form which should be submitted to louisa.sedgwick@sudell.blackburn.sch.uk . If you are unable to access this please contact Louisa Sedgwick, PA to the Principal, by phone (01254 703440) or email.
The deadline for applications is noon Monday 11th January 2021.
Shortlisting: We assess all applications against the person specification criteria using the evidence you provide in your application. This is done by a panel of senior staff. We carefully check all applications for anomalies.
Candidates: Candidates who best meet the person specification will be invited to an interview. Interviews and associated assessment activities are likely to be conducted on 19th January 2021 in the School or, where appropriate, via Teams. Shortlisting will take place on 13th January 2021.
References: We request references for all candidates who are invited to interview. Please inform us if we should not contact your referees before interview. Your first referee should be your current or last employer.
Interview Process: The interviews are likely to be held within the School as this gives candidates the opportunity to view the School and its surroundings. We will, of course, review COVID restrictions at this time and will advise you if we need to arrange remote interviews. The interview will consist of assessment activities and a formal interview. will be asked to bring proof of qualifications and identity on the first day.
Final Selection: Following the interview, we will use the person specification as a guide to select the most suitable candidate for our School. We will then telephone each candidate to inform them of the outcome. We regret we will only be able to give brief feedback during this telephone conversation.
Offer of Employment: We will make a verbal offer of employment by telephone within 48 hours of the interview and this will be confirmed in writing. Any offer is made subject to:
- References satisfactory to us
- A satisfactory DBS check
- Provision of proof of identity and qualifications
The role is for 12 months in the first instance.
Probationary Period: The post is subject to a six-month probationary period.
We look forward to hearing from you.
