Todays Recruitment Issue 259

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HOMECARE AND DOMICILIARY CARE STAFF

Salary: £10.42 - £13.00 per hour

MMAB Consulting Ltd is looking for experienced Home Care and Domiciliary Workers

Needed in Darlington and County Durham Durham Victoria House Whitfield Court, St John's Road Meaddowfield Ind Est, Durham, County Durham, DH7 8XL

For further details regarding the roles available, please contact Rosemary Lanlehin email: mmabconsultinghomecare@outlook.com

Closing date: 30th May 2023

SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Salary: £45,495 - £49, 590 per annum (pay award pending)

We are recruiting a key post of Senior Operations Manager, to manage the Catering service in Newcastle City Council. This includes providing School Meals in 87 schools across the city as well as Welfare Catering which includes Meals at Home, a Welfare Day Centre and 2 Residential Centres.

With the legislation changes in catering, this post is essential in ensuring the safety of food across the services. You will need a breadth of understanding nutrition and allergens, including legislation requirements, You will be responsible for 5 Operational Managers with 450 members of staff in the catering team, so it is essential that you have experience of managing large teams.

You will represent the service in strategic meetings alongside other professionals reviewing policies in healthy eating, public health, dieticians and the postholder will work alongside the Service Manager in reviewing and developing essential services in catering supporting the healthy eating agenda as well as Food Waste Management.

You will need to be an excellent communicator as you will be liaising with clients and stakeholders including Headteachers, Business Managers, schools, parents, children, and health professionals.

It is important that you have worked in a catering environment at a senior level; you must be able to manage the service to ensure the best quality service is achieved.

You need to be a forward thinker and passionate about the service, someone who can effectively manage, persuade, and negotiate and seek innovative solutions, you need to be able to adapt to change easily.

You need to have a high level of financial acumen and experience of working in a commercial environment.

It is essential that you have a minimum NVQ level 4 (or equivalent) from a nutritional / catering background.

INTERESTED?

For an application pack download the application form and supporting documents from www.northeastjobs.org.uk, apply online, alternatively you can collect an application from jobs@newcastle.gov.uk

If you would an informal discussion about this opportunity, please call Karen Brown, Service Manager on 0191 2777 520.

Closing date: 1st June 2023

Headteacher

Salary: Leadership Scale – Group 5 –L22 to L28 £74,283 to £86,040

At Frederick Bird Primary School, our shared vision is for every child to be a proud member of our community, surrounded by care, positivity and happiness. We aim to educate and nurture them to be the best that they can be in our ever-changing world.

We are searching for a new Headteacher to lead us on the next stage of our improvement journey as we aspire to realise the high standards we set for our children, our staff and our whole community. The school is on a rapid journey of improvement which is challenging but exciting and much progress has already been made.

Children’s Social Work Practitioner

Salary £34,723 ‐ £40,748 (+ a 5% recruitment and retention allowance)

We are looking for an Experienced Social Work Practitioner to join our Safeguarding and Care Planning Team. You must ﬁrmly believe in the power of strength‐based and relational social work and be able to address behaviours linked to adult and childhood trauma and compromised child/parental relationships.

At Gateshead our vision is that all children and families, regardless of their background, are at the heart of everything we do – ensuring all children can thrive and meet their full potential.

As an employee of Gateshead Council you will beneﬁt from:

• Great transport links with the use of reliable and frequent public transport and have access to a discounted Annual Pass. You will also have use of Co‐wheel pool cars and access to the Cycle to Work salary sacriﬁce scheme

• A generous annual leave package. You will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 10 days extra leave via our Annual Leave Salary Sacriﬁce Scheme.

• Access to the ﬂexi scheme which will allow you to work a 9 day fortnight

• Being a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

• Eligibility to access a range of other staﬀ oﬀers and discounts

For an informal discussion, please contact Victoria McKay on 0191 433 3865.

For further details and to apply:

https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Experienced_Child_and_Fa

mily_Social_Work_Practitioner/239500

Closing date: 14th May 2023

We are currently in the process of joining Inspire Education Trust who have been supporting us with school improvement from the wider Teaching & Learning team since November 2022. We are very excited about this new partnership and can already see the difference working alongside the Inspire team.

We are looking for an exceptional individual who is:

• innovative, hardworking and passionate about improving educational standards

• an inspirational and strategic leader; with a proven track record of improvement

…and who wants to:

• empower and motivate staff and pupils to achieve their full potential.

• promote and maintain excellent relationships with parents, carers and the wider community.

• develop healthy, independent and curious learners.

• acknowledge and celebrate strengths of all individuals.

• meet the challenges of the future and continue on our improvement journey

The supporting application pack provides more information about our school and this exciting opportunity. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact school (024 7622 1920 or recruitment@frederickbird.coventry.sch.uk) to arrange an initial conversation with our Executive Headteacher & Chair of Governors. Following this, school visits can be arranged.

Closing date: Wednesday 7th June 2023 - midday

Interview date: Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th June (provisional)

Graduate Occupational Therapist

Salary: £28,407.00 Per year

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

Are you a newly qualiﬁed Occupational Therapist looking for a chance to establish and develop your skills in a small Adult and Paediatric Team? We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Occupational Therapist to join the Paediatric and Adult Services team at the William Merritt Centre, which is a registered charity and Social Enterprise, based in the West of Leeds, but supporting the whole of Yorkshire and further aﬁeld.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about providing impartial and professional advice to children and adults. You will have an opportunity to work creatively in the third sector to provide a high quality service to our clients. Working at the William Merritt Centre, you will gain experience, skills and knowledge in paediatric and adult assessments, which include car seats, technology, daily living equipment and powered mobility devices.

Our Occupational Therapists change lives. It’s a challenging job and we recognise that to achieve excellent outcomes for adults, children and their families our staﬀ need to feel supported and have opportunities to develop.

As part of our staﬀ group you will have the opportunity for:

• Full induction

• Regular supervision and annual appraisal

• Partnership working – there is a strong commitment to partnership working across health and social care in Leeds, and the William Merritt is part of this by providing impartial assessments to support to families and individuals who may not be able to get support from statutory services.

To be apply for this role, you must have a current HCPC registration or due for HCPC registration after graduating in the summer of 2023. We can look at employment at an Occupational Therapy Assistant level until receiving your HCPC registration. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The post holder will need to demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and IT skills, including writing complex professional reports. You must be physically ﬁt to carry out this Occupational Therapy role.

If you are interested, and would like further information and/or an application pack, please contact:

Rachel Hirst, Adult Occupational Therapist Tel: 0113 350 8989

Email: info@wmdlc.org

Closing date: Monday 5th June 2023

ST MARY’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

a Catholic Voluntary Academy Newbold Road, Chesterfield S41 8AG www.st-maryshigh.derbyshire.sch.uk

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

Mainscale – UPS3 + TLR 1:1 (£7,778)

Required from September 2023

(a start date of 1 January 2024 and 0.8 FTE are negotiable)

St Mary’s Catholic High School is seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher and leader with a track record for achieving excellent outcomes to the role of Director of Music.

St Mary’s Catholic High School is a popular 11-18 mixed Academy with excellent student behaviour and judged to be ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted October 2012). This is a wonderful opportunity to join an outstanding school and lead our successful and highly motivated Music Department at one of the top 20% performing schools for attainment in the country.

The role would be suitable for someone looking to move into middle leadership or build upon their current experience at that level.

The successful candidate will be:

• A passionate advocate for your subject.

• Dynamic and innovative; providing professional leadership for the department to ensure high quality teaching and learning; enhancing further the excellent exam results of our thriving Music Department.

• An outstanding classroom practitioner, delivering lessons that motivate and inspire our students to achieve their academic and personal potential.

• Able to demonstrate a proven track record of working with and developing the musical skills of young instrumentalists.

• Able to lead and develop the delivery of Music in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.

• Able to organise and co-ordinate liturgical music.

• Able to contribute fully to the department’s exciting and extensive extra-curricular programme which include annual whole-school Music and Drama events that are held both in our purpose-built Drama Hall and external venues.

If you would like to arrange a visit to the school or request further details and an application pack please telephone Mrs R Gilding, Headteacher’s PA on 01246 201191 (ext 2011) or e-mail rgilding@stmaryschesterfield.org.uk.

Closing date: 9.00 am on 18 May 2023

Applications must be made using the school’s CES application form – CVs are not accepted.

The post is offered subject to enhanced disclosure.

Headteacher

Salary: Group 2: £58,105 - £61,042 (L12 - L14)

Required to start January 2024.

Exeter Road Community Primary School is dedicated to ensuring that ‘Every Child Can Succeed’. It is a happy, warm and welcoming school that sits within the heart of its town centre community and serves a diverse population. The school is one form entry and currently has 186 on roll. It has a thriving early years unit and a higher than average number of pupils with SEND and EAL for this region.

The school provides an opportunity for a Headteacher who thrives on challenge, seeks to bring change and understands the needs of a diverse community. Our new Headteacher will understand and nurture the ethos of the school and have the passion, determination and commitment to continue the school’s development and ensure positive outcomes for our children. Having a recent RI judgement from Ofsted, this is a school where your leadership skills will make a difference. The successful candidate will have the ability to accurately monitor and implement improvements in assessment and the quality of education provided. Those skills will enable staff to flourish through your strong personal philosophy, clear pedagogy and subject knowledge.

We seek someone with:

• Energy, vision, clarity of purpose and excellent communication skills;

• A dynamic presence who can be highly visible throughout the school;

• The ability to influence, inspire and motivate;

• The capacity to recognise and uphold very high standards;

• A clear understanding of the underpinning principles and practices of Early Years Foundation, KS1 and KS2;

• The expertise to lead innovation and change in teaching, learning and the curriculum;

• Experience as an excellent classroom practitioner;

• A proven record of leading and maintaining successful change in a school setting;

• The ability to understand, manage and improve financial outcomes within a school environment;

• Views that align with our behaviour policy plus ability to demonstrate a high level of skill in dealing with any behaviour issues;

• Up to date knowledge of all safeguarding and other legislation requirements.

The governors and management welcome, indeed encourage, an informal chat/visit to the school. Please contact the school on 01395 272935 to make an appointment.

For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/job/Headteacher%20-%20Exeter%20Road%20Community%20Primary%20School/

Closing date: Noon 15th June: 2023

Interview Date: 5 and 6 July 2023

Head of Finance and Operations

Salary: £51,347 - £57,842 (pay award pending)

The Company

Exmoor National Park is a unique and beautiful part of the country. Our vision is to ensure Exmoor National Park has a thriving living landscape and is a place where people can enjoy and benefit from Exmoor’s special qualities and sustainable communities.

We are now looking for a Head of Finance and Operations to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Role

As our Head of Finance and Operations, you will be responsible for ensuring our financial health and stability, producing the Annual Statement of Accounts, developing our medium-term financial strategy and capital strategy, overseeing our accounting system, purchasing and processes.

You will lead the Finance, Facilities, and ICT functions of the Authority. You will provide financial advice on budget setting and forecasting, investment options and capital financing options across the organisation as well as ensuring compliance with data management and protection.

Additionally, you will:

• Produce the Statement of Accounts;

• Ensure the National Park Grant is claimed and spent in line with conditions;

• Develop commercial and income generation opportunities, managing funding and grants;

• Devise and implement the Risk Management Strategy;

• Act as the Health and Safety Manager;

• Manage the procurement function.

For further details and to apply: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/about-us/jobs-andvolunteering-opportunities

Closing date: 30th May 2023

Interview Date: 9th June 2023

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Trust Accountant

Salary: PO1, scale point 27 – 30. Pro-rata

Hours: 18 hours per week (to be worked flexibly), term-time only, plus 5 extra working days at the Trust’s discretion. Pro-rata

Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust are seeking an Accountant to work part-time, 18 hours per week (to be worked flexibly), term-time only.

Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust are a group of 4 primary schools in Leeds, with a genuine desire to provide excellent education and great outcomes for all pupils. The Trust was formed in March 2018 and we have continued to grow, having just celebrated our 5th birthday in March of this year. We strive to provide high quality education for all children in our local communities by inspiring innovation, creativity and aspiration through an enriched curriculum.

The Board of Trustees are looking to recruit a Trust Accountant to provide accountancy support within the MAT Central team. The Trust Accountant will be responsible for delivering a first class accountancy and financial service to the Trust and academies, including internal and external stakeholders. The role is for 18 hours per week, which can be worked flexibly, and is term time only.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Multi-Academy Trust based in Pudsey and become a valued member of our MAT Central Team.

Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment and will abide by Owlcotes MultiAcademy Trust's policies and procedures.

If you would like to apply for this role, please see the job description and application form attached at: https://leeds.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/21992?c=leeds

Please submit completed application forms to: recruitment@owlcotesmat.org. Please note, we do not accept CVs as a form of application.

About Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust

Owlcotes is a Leeds based Multi-Academy Trust specialising in primary education. We believe that each school that joins us brings something unique and important to the Trust, which benefits all other schools within the MAT. We put children at the heart of everything we do and aim to ensure that all children within the Trust have access to ambitious learning opportunities and experiences not only within their own school but also in partnership with other schools in our trust. We focus on providing the highest quality of education for all our pupils so that our schools are places of excellence, meeting the needs of our diverse communities.

We value all qualities in the children that we teach and the communities that we serve. We firmly believe in schools having their own individuality, underpinned by a common purpose and Owlcotes’ principles. We have a network of collaborative learning communities across the Trust, and we work to develop and share good practice within our philosophy of ‘Working Together to Achieve Excellence’.

Find out more about the Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust by visiting our website: https://www.owlcotesmat.org/welcome.

Democratic Services Manager

Starting salary: £30,151 rising to £32,020

We are now looking for a full time Democratic Services Manager to join our team at Grove House in Dunstable.

Your Rewards

• Competitive salary

• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution

• Flexible working opportunities

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Staff benefits package

• Training available

Your Role

If you have an eye for detail and like working with people this is an outstanding opportunity to further your career within our Town Council. Experience of working with councillors, board members or senior executives would be helpful, however if you have the key skills we need, full training will be provided although full training is available for the right candidate. In Dunstable, we have an unparalleled opportunity to shape the town in a way that benefits our community for years to come. If you share our ambition and are eager to make your mark, we would love to hear from you.

As the Democratic Services Manager, you will drive the delivery of support to Councillors and Committees. Specifically, you will manage committee administration and members’ services such as the Town Mayor’s engagements and civic functions and ensure the Mayor and the Councillors are enabled to perform their civic and political duties.

Your role will also involve:

• Supporting Council meetings and publishing the minutes

• Supporting the Town Mayor

• Addressing training needs highlighted by Councillors

• Managing the Democratic Services budget

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake regular evening work for Committees and occasional events.

About You

To be considered for the role of Democratic Services Manager, you will need:

• Significant experience of working in the field of Democratic Services or similar relatable experience and the ability to provide a broad range of democratic service activities including committee administration and Councillor support

• The ability to take formal minutes of meetings that are then open to publication

• The ability to demonstrate political sensitivity and provide support and advice at a senior level, both verbally and in writing.

• Experience of working independently and using your own initiative to solve problems

If you would like to apply for this position, please forward your CV along with a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role listed in the Person Specification via email to kelley.hallam@dunstable.gov.uk.

For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Kelley Hallam, Business Support Manager on 01582 891404 or email kelley.hallam@dunstable.gov.uk.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 5:00pm, Thursday 18 May 2023. Please note interviews will take place week beginning 29 May 2023

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Bradford Children’s Homes Senior Residential Practitioner (79212)

Children's Residential Services

Senior Practitioner

Senior Residential Practitioner

Grade: S01/S02 (SCP 23 to 28: £30,151 - £34,723)

37 hours per week

Established Post

The Post holder will be expected to support the management of the team offering residential care in our Children’s homes. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team in our mainstream / specialist provision.

In addition to reducing the number of children and young people living in the homes we have reviewed our staffing levels and structures in our specialist homes. These are the homes caring for children and young people with the most complex and enduring needs.

The successful candidate will have:

• A relevant qualification: Level 3 diploma or equivalent (see job profile) and the commitment to undertake and achieve the Level 5 diploma within a specified time scale.

• At least 3 years experience of working with looked after children preferably in a residential setting.

• The ability to shift lead and work shifts including working evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required by the needs of the service. You will also be required to undertake sleep in duties.

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

• The ability to contribute to Regulation 44 and Ofsted inspections.

• The ability to use electronic systems.

• The ability to nurture and support your team to achieve excellence.

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

This post will be recruited via the Warner process, which means there will be a safeguarding interview as well as a formal interview and extensive checks.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Simon Goulding, Interim Service Manager, 07890 528361 or email simon.goulding@bradfordcft.org.uk

For further details and to apply: https://bradford.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/3806/0/390258/15138/bradfordchildren-s-homes-senior-residential-practitioner-79212

Finance & Corporate Services Manager

Salary: £48,587 - £51,999

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a senior part of an ambitious, forward-thinking, and effective town council in a beautiful county.

As a key part of the senior management team, the post holder will manage a small team of staff and ensure that the council's financial aspects are correctly managed in line with best practices and legal requirements.

With an ambitious set of aspirations to achieve, the council is pushing hard to ensure the residents and visitors to the town receive the very best services possible. Set within easy access to striking countryside, Newbury is tailormade for somebody wishing to provide excellent public services and be a key part of the senior management team making that happen.

For further details and to apply please visit: https://www.nalc.gov.uk/news/entry/24 56-job-vacancy-newbury-town-council

Communication and Social Media Officer

Maternity Cover

Salary of £15,463 per annum

22.5 hours a week, fixed term for 12 months

Monday to Friday with occasional hours at a weekend

The Diocese of Hallam comprises of 52 parishes and 47 schools in South Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

The Diocese are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Communication and Social Media Officer to cover the maternity leave of the present post-holder. The proposed commencement date for this post is 15th May 2023. Based at the Pastoral Centre, your role will require you to be a well motivated, independent and conscientious worker, willing to take on the challenge of contributing to the work of the team and of the Diocese in various ways.

This post carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be a practising Catholic in full communion with the Church (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010). The successful candidate will be required to apply for an Enhanced DBS check prior to taking up their post.

An application pack can be obtained from the Formation and Mission department: formationmission@hallam-diocese.com

Closing date: 31st May 2023

North Walsham High School Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 9HZ

Tel: 01692 402581

Email: gosdenj@nwhs.uk

Website: www.nwhs.uk

Assistant Headteacher: SEND, Inclusion, EAL and PHSE

• Salary: £58,105 – £64,224 per annum

• Required for September 2023

North Walsham High School, part of the Enrich Learning Trust, is a small secondary school in Norfolk. We are a rapidly improving school that has a strong community of dedicated staff who live out our vision and put the success and happiness of our students at the heart of everything we do. This is underpinned by our core values of Trust, Resilience, Excellence and Kindness.

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational full time Assistant Headteacher: SEND, Inclusion, EAL and PSHE to help continue the rapid improvement of the school.

The successful applicant will:

• Be the SENCO for the School and provide strong and effective leadership for the continued sustained improvement of SEND provision

• To direct all staff to ensure no pupil gets left behind, through appropriate identification, determination and delivery of strategy, support and intervention.

• To determine, deliver and quality assure the work of the Lead Teacher for intervention and the Leader Teacher for Complex Needs and LAC to ensure it successfully meets the needs of the students

• To deliver strategies that ensure an inclusive environment where all students are able to be happy and successful.

• To determine, lead the delivery and report on an impactful PSHE programme that supports all students.

• To determine, grow, manage and evaluate successful alternative provision for students meeting their needs where mainstream schooling is no longer appropriate.

• Take an active part in CPD which includes regular and deliberate practice.

For an informal discussion contact Mr James Gosden (gosdenj@nwhs.uk). We encourage visits to the school prior to application

How to apply

A job description and person specification are available from: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/147505/EDV-2023-NWHS-41574

Operations & Regulatory Services Directorate

Facility Services & Civic Management

Catering Assistant posts various hours and locations

Salary: £21,029 per annum, pro rata, £10.90 per hour (pay award pending)

What we are looking for

Newcastle City Council are currently looking for reliable and friendly people with a positive attitude to join our School Meal team as a Catering Assistant. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. We have various hours and locations currently available at the following schools:

Havannah (20 hours)

St Albans (10 hours)

Walker Riverside Academy (2 x 10 hour)

West Jesmond (12.5 hours)

Archibald First School (10 hours)

Gosforth Academy (10 hours)

Grange First School (10 hours)

Kenton School (12.5 hours)

Throckley Primary School (10 hours)

English Martyrs RC Primary School (10 hours)

Benton Park Primary (10 hours)

Cragside Primary (10 hours)

Hadrian School (17.5 hours)

Hotspur Primary (10 hours)

Cleaners

Salary: £21,029 per annum, pro rata (£10.90 per hour inclusive of Real Living Wage) (pay award pending) Hours range from 10 hours per week to 20 hours per week.

What we are looking for

We are currently looking for reliable and friendly people with a positive attitude to join our team as a Cleaner. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a team player but able to use your own initiative

• Can have good relationships with others

• Is self-motivated and able to work to fixed deadlines

• Has a flexible approach to work, hours and locations

• Is customer focused

• Can deliver to required standards

• Is suitable to work with children and young people

• Is capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting and carrying.

• Is able to undertake written and spoken instructions and speak English.

INTERESTED?

For an application pack download the application form and supporting documents from www.northeastjobs.org.uk, apply online or alternatively you can collect an application form from jobs@newcastle.gov.uk If you would like to discuss this post please call Gillian Battista on 0191 2783291.

If you would like to discuss the Catering Assistant posts please contact Gillian Battista on 0191 2783291 and for Cleaning posts please call Shirley Youern on 0191 2783296

Closing date: 30th June 2023

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Bungay High School Queens Road, Bungay Suﬀolk, NR35 1RW

Tel: 01986 892140

Email: jcappsjenner@bungayhigh.co.uk

Website: www.bungayhigh.co.uk

Finance Manager

Salary: £35,411 – £42,380 per annum

Do you:

• have substantial experience of education ﬁnance?

• have a logical ﬁnancial brain and enjoy building excellent customer relationships?

• like making a real diﬀerence with no two days the same?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for the right person to work as a Finance Manager to support our schools. We are looking for someone experienced in education or charity finance with the ability to manage your own workload to effectively deliver high quality financial management services. We are a multi academy trust with finance roles in our schools so as well as managing finance within your own designated school, you will also work with colleagues across the Trust in a supported network.

Please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Roots for an informal conversation about the role, via Jayne Capps‐Jenner in the ﬁrst instance – 01986 891642.

Other exciting opportunities in our school:

Premises and Compliance Administrator

Cover Supervisor Librarian + Administrative Support Teaching Assistant

Please use the above contact details for further information.

Please email applications to Jayne Capps‐Jenner at jcappsjenner@bungayhigh.co.uk

The Bishop’s C of E Primary Academy

Canterbury Way

Thetford, Norfolk

IP24 1EB

Tel: 01842 754902

Email: harmes@bishops.dneat.org

Website: www.bishop.norfolk.sch.uk

Teacher for SEMH provision

Pay Scale: UPS1

Annual Value: £40,625

Full time Permanent

Start Date: September 2023

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT ST ANDREW’S

Assistant House Parent

As part of the Pastoral & Boarding team the purpose of the role of the House Parent is to provide a safe, caring boarding environment that enriches the lives of the students in the care of the college. Under the direction of the Head of Boarding, to act “in loco parentis” for the students and to provide all boarders with the best possible experience of a boarding education by ensuring a challenging and supportive environment: a home from home for boarders.

Boarding - Weekend Supervisor

The main purpose of the job is to help look after the safety and welfare of the students in the boarding houses. Boarding Supervisors are responsible to the Head of Boarding. They are expected to be on site for the 11 hours of their weekend shift.

Maintenance Operative

Carpentry: to include replacement/repair of door and window ﬁttings, repair of furniture, ﬁtting locks, erection of shelves, cupboards and displays.

Brick/Groundwork: to include the repair of masonry, concrete slabs, plastering and stud walls. Erecting new fencing, laying new paving, or paving repairs, patch tarmac repairs.

Roofing: repairs to flat roofing, felting.

Flooring: laying of laminate ﬂoorings, tiles, and other ﬂoor coverings.

Plumbing: to include repair and replacement of taps, sinks, and ﬁnishes as required. The clearance of blockages in gutters, down pipes and drains.

Decorating: to include the correct preparation of ﬂoors, walls, ceilings and woodwork, the application of wallpaper, stains, emulsions, undercoats, and gloss/satin paints.

Details of all vacancies can be found at www.standrewscambridge.co.uk/careers-at-st-andrews-college/

Democratic Services Manager

Starting salary: £30,151 rising to £32,020

Headteacher

Salary: L9 - L15

Full Time including 0.1FTE Teaching Commitment

Due to the retirement of our current Headteacher we are looking to appoint a leader with ambition and vision to continue to drive our successful school forward into the future, in a new school building.

We are looking for an inspirational Headteacher who:

• Is committed to the safeguarding of all staff and pupils.

• Is committed to sustaining and developing the strong ethos and practice of the school within the firmly established Christian values.

• Has high expectations in the quality of teaching and learning.

• Has strong leadership and management skills.

• Will inspire, motivate, support and challenge.

• Will build excellent relationships with our children, staff, parents and the wider community.

• Is responsive to changes in education and technology.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please telephone the school on 01332831328 to arrange an appointment.

Please also visit our website www.breadsallprimary.com for further information.

For a job description and to apply please visit: https://jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/Index.aspx

Committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children

We are now looking for a full time Democratic Services Manager to join our team at Grove House in Dunstable.

Your Rewards

• Competitive salary

• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution

We are looking for an amazing person to join our dedicated and hardworking team at our dynamic and busy two-form entry church school.

As the teacher you will work alongside the SENDCo to manage a small team. You will plan an ambitious curriculum which will meet the needs of the children attending the provision which could be from any primary age group.

The ideal person will;

• Have experience in, or a passion for working with students with challenging behaviour within a PRU/SRB environment or equivalent

• Experience in understanding the interventions, strategies and adaptations needed to support children with SEND

• Have knowledge or understanding of how to apply therapeutic interventions within a SEMH context

• Have undertaken or be prepared to take the NPQ in behaviour management

• Have experience, training in or at least awareness of ACEs, Trauma Informed Practice or Step on Norfolk training

• Have patience, a sense of humour and a heart of gold.

• Be flexible, proactive and patient

• Be nurturing in their approach and interventions

• Be able to communicate effectively within a team

SEMH Teaching Assistant

Full Time – 8.30am-3.45pm Term Time only

Grade – 5/6

Required: June 2023 or sooner if possible

Do you have experience working in schools? Do you have a good understanding of children’s needs, including those special educational needs? If you are able to use your own initiative and want to help improve our children’s futures, we would be very interested to meet you.

Can you give us;

• Dedication, enthusiasm and commitment

• Experience of working with individuals with SEN in particular those with SEMH

• Training in de-escalation and conflict resolution

• Training in interventions that support children in speech, language and communication

• Understanding of the key role played by support staff in the education of children

• A range of experience delivering interventions with a proven track record

• A holistic, inclusive and positive approach

• Team work and a commitment to self-development

• A good level of numeracy, grammar and literacy

• Effective communication skills

• A desire to see children succeed

If so, we can offer you;

• An excellent team of people to work with, in a wonderful atmosphere.

• Training opportunities and support

• Friendly, happy children

Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023

For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.dneat.org/working-for-a-dneat-academy/vacancies/

• Flexible working opportunities

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Staff benefits package

• Training available

Your Role

Your role will also involve:

• Supporting Council meetings and publishing the minutes

• Supporting the Town Mayor

• Addressing training needs highlighted by Councillors

• Managing the Democratic Services budget

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake regular evening work for Committees and occasional events.

About You

To be considered for the role of Democratic Services Manager, you will need:

• The ability to take formal minutes of meetings that are then open to publication

• The ability to demonstrate political sensitivity and provide support and advice at a senior level, both verbally and in writing.

• Experience of working independently and using your own initiative to solve problems

For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Kelley Hallam, Business Support Manager on 01582 891404 or email kelley.hallam@dunstable.gov.uk.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 5:00pm, Thursday 18 May 2023.

Please note interviews will take place week beginning 29 May 2023

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North Walsham High School

Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, Norfolk

NR28 9HZ