Career Opportunity Information : Spring 2023

Welcome
The team at St George's School are seeking people for the following role:
- Site Manager (via www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk)
- Learning Assistant (via www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk)
- Dining Room Assistant (see below)
Learning Assistant
Advertisement : Learning Assistant
Permanent Contract : 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday Term Time
Applications via www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk only
Our wonderful school community is seeking to appoint an excellent Learning Assistant, on a permanent basis, to join our elite team of professional colleagues. The successful candidate will work in partnership with colleagues to achieve the highest standards of learning and care. They will be adept at supporting and inspiring children with high levels of need, and have the skills, patience and motivation to want to work with the most vulnerable in our inclusive community.
We will offer:
- A very supportive and dedicated team of colleagues, committed to the effective inclusion of vulnerable children
- A culture where the needs of the child are at the heart of what we do.
- Continuing professional development in a community of skilled practitioners with whom to develop effective approaches
- High quality resources and physical environment
- Rewarding young people who appreciate the support they receive
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A passion for helping children, including those with high needs, to achieve well
- Outstanding team working skills
- A good knowledge of the current effective practice and strategies that can be adopted to support children with a high level of need
- Creativity and confidence in remodelling the curriculum for an individual student
- An effective pro-social approach to managing behaviours
- Patience, calm resilience, and a positive outlook
- Engaging relationships and commitment to developing the whole child
- The ability to support vulnerable learners both in and out of the classroom environment
- A cheery disposition, building warm and safe relationships
LGS Scale 3 Point 4 to 5 approximately £10.98-£11.18 per hour (from £21,189 pro rata)
Actual working weeks are 38wpy plus the equivalent of 1wpy for training day attendance.
If you would like to join our successful team, and have the vision and commitment to effectively support children with high needs, we would love to hear from you. Applications must be supported by a full and detailed personal statement explaining how you meet the requirements of the post. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.
Closing Date : Friday 3rd February 2023 at noon
Shortlisting Date : Week of February 6th 2023
Interviews : Week of February 20th 2023
Position Start Date : As soon as the preferred candidate is available, and safer recruitment checking completed.
St. George's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all persons at the school to actively share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, medical checks and satisfactory references. All applications must be accompanied by a full personal statement exemplifying how the candidate meets the requirements of the post and the personal specification.
Dining Room Assistant
Dining Room Assistant
LGS Band 1: (approx. £10.50 per hour)
7.5 Hours per Week (11:50am - 1:20pm Monday to Friday, Term Time) Plus attendance at training days
Would you like to:
- Join a team committed to providing high quality care for young people
- Enable children to eat happily and safely
- Ensure excellent standards of behaviour and a calm atmosphere
- Provide first aid when required
- Be a trusted person for young people to speak to
- Ensure the effective setting up and putting away of dining room furniture/equipment
- Clean the floor and surfaces to prepare the hall for afternoon lessons.
If so please apply via application form (and full personal statement) available at www.stgeorgesschool.org (see below) and if you have any questions please contact team@stgeorgesschool.org.
All appointments are subject to a checking process with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Closing date: Friday 3rd February 2023 at 12pm (noon).
Please note that this position requires manual handling of tables, chairs, and other equipment associated with catering and food provision, require physical fitness.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Site Manager
Appointment of Site Manager
Post Advertisement : Permanent and Full Time Contract
LGPS Scale 7 : 37 hours per week
Split shift : 6:45am-11am and 2:50pm-6pm Monday to Friday
Applications via www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk only
Our school community is seeking to appoint an outstanding Site Manager to manage site security, safety, maintenance, statutory controls and checks, and will direct the site cleaning team across our split site campus.
We will offer:
- A workplace with a clear purpose, to provide the highest possible standards of learning and care for our young people
- A team that is highly valued, ambitious and committed to what we do
- The training and tools needed to do the job.
We are seeking an excellent Site Manager with:
- Integrity, professionalism, energy and initiative
- Pride in their work
- The ability to be self directed, take instructions and to lead others.
- The knowledge, skills and desire to provide a safe a well managed site
- Positive working relationships and a strong team philosophy
If you would like to join our successful team, and have the vision and commitment to effectively manage the site, systems and controls, we would love to hear from you. Applications must be supported by a full and detailed personal statement explaining how you meet the requirements of the post.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.
Closing Date : Friday 10th February 2023 at noon
Shortlisting Date : Week of 13th February 2023
Interviews : Week of February 27th 2023
Position Start Date : As soon as the preferred candidate is available, and safer recruitment checking completed.
St. George's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all persons at the school to actively share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, medical checks and satisfactory references. All applications must be accompanied by a full personal statement exemplifying how the candidate meets the requirements of the post and the personal specification.