Total 2 job vacancies by Esteem Multi-Academy Trust

Job Title: Student & Family Support Officer (Attendance & Safeguarding)
Location: Esteem Valley Academy – All Sites
Grade/Scale: Grade 9 (£25,844 - £28,105 - 39 weeks) (£30,054 - £31,963 - 52 weeks)
Start date: ASAP/September 2024
Contract: Full time – 37 hours per week (39 - 52 weeks to be discussed on an individual basis)

Esteem Valley Academy is seeking a flexible, committed, enthusiastic and highly skilled Student & Family Support Officer to work alongside our Pastoral Lead / Designated Safeguarding Lead in providing appropriate pastoral support and challenge to our students and their families.

Esteem Valley Academy is a 153 place, 3 site alternative provision academy, with the vast majority of places commissioned by Derbyshire County Council where permanent exclusion figures are currently 4 times the national average and rising. The academy provides provision for KS1 – KS4 pupils at risk of, or already permanently excluded from mainstream education. We provide onsite provision for Primary and KS3 students from our Bennerley site in Ilkeston and for our KS4 students from our Sawley site. As well as our onsite academic offer, for KS3 & KS4 pupils the academy has a highly effective AP offer managed from our Kirk Hallam site.

Our work is underpinned by our core values, Relationships, Engagement & Opportunity. We strive for excellence in all areas, have high aspirations for all our students and provide them with opportunities to achieve and succeed at all levels, altering the perception of PRUs and Support Centre’s.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Student & Family Support Officer with excellent interpersonal skills and an absolute love of working with challenging young people and their families. The roll will involve supporting students who have gaps in their learning, lack confidence and self-belief and can sometime be resistant to engage with a specific focus on raising attendance. The role will require working across all three of our Esteem Valley Academy sites, supporting the pastoral lead in meeting the diverse needs of our school community.

The successful candidate will inspire, motivate, challenge and support students to reach their full potential, supporting them and their families to understand and value the importance of education and consistently positive behaviours, have a good understanding of our students academic, social and emotional needs, be a team player and have a positive approach to challenge and change. Our Student & Family Support Officer will provide support for pupils across all sites, supporting staff with their attendance knowledge and practise. You will be responsible for arranging your own diary and working peripatetically where appropriate in order to best meet the needs of the pupils. This role will involve ensuring that students receive swift intervention and support to keep them safe, identify risks to any non-attendance and initiate rapid action. This role will also involve the celebration of improved attendance through our behaviour & rewards policy. Days will be varied in order to meet the needs of our students.

Applicants should also have good knowledge and experience of working with disaffected pupils in a mainstream school, alternative provision or SEND type setting. An affinity for pupils with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties is an essential quality for this challenging but rewarding opportunity.

Mileage claims are included in this role. There may also be travel to our other academy sites for meetings, Inset and CPD. You are required to have daily access to transport with business use included on your insurance. You may be required to transport pupils in your own car and contribute to the blended learning offer by delivering sessions in pupil’s homes if required.

Benefits include: LGPS Pension Scheme, Westfield Health membership and academy laptop.

For further information, please contact Kevin Wildrianne, via email at kwildrianne@esteemvalleyacademy.co.uk or visit our trust website https://www.esteemmat.co.uk/vacancies. Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted.

For more information on the school itself please visit www.esteemvalleyacademy.co.uk.

Closing date for applications: 28 June 2024 (23:59)
Interview date: WC 01 July 2024
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Job Title: Science Teacher
Location: Esteem North Academy, Hasland site or the new Chesterfield/surrounding area site
Travel to all academy sites, and pupil’s homes on occasion, may be expected, with mileage expenses available to be claimed from the nominated base.
Grade/Scale: MPS/UPS +SEN1 Actual Salary £30,000 to £46,525 +£2,539
Start date: ASAP or September 2024
Contract: Permanent, Full time

We are looking to recruit an experienced and inspiring teacher to join our academy to teach science to pupils in KS3 and Biology to pupils in KS4. The staffing teams are small compared to mainstream schools and the post will suit a teacher who will take ownership of their subject and is willing to be flexible to meet the needs of the pupils and the academy. The Hasland site has approximately 120 on roll that are not all on site at the same time and classes sizes are small with around 10 pupils. You will be an allocated form tutor.
We are rapidly expanding and increasing pupil capacity; hence we are acquiring an additional site. We hope to be ready to open this site summer or September 2024. This site will also offer education to pupils in KS3 and 4 and will be based in the Chesterfield/surrounding area. The ability to teach a second subject would be beneficial. It would be very useful if candidates had experience of teaching other subjects such as maths or Duke of Edinburgh. It is likely that successful candidates may be timetabled to also teach Duke of Edinburgh.

We welcome applications from candidates who are able to teach engaging and inspiring lessons to challenging and disengaged KS3 and 4 pupils. Applicants should have good knowledge and experience of working with disaffected pupils in a school or other alternative setting. An affinity for pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties is an essential quality for this challenging but rewarding opportunity. Applicants should be resilient, have high expectations, and a sense of humour. You must be able to build positive relationships with our pupils and think outside of the box. You will be responsible for contributing to a small staffing team to ensure that the site runs smoothly. A growth mindset and positive ethos are essential characteristics that we are looking for.

An allocated base will be named for payment of mileage and any travel calculation between sites for CPD or for engaging in off -site rewards trips etc. Candidates must have access to a vehicle and car insurance with business use included.

Benefits include: Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Westfield Health membership, academy laptop.

For further information, please contact support@nedsc.derbyshire.sch.uk or visit our website https://www.esteemmat.co.uk/vacancies. Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 22 April 2024 (23:59)
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.