Total 6 job vacancies in Stafford, ST17 9LT

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

​Are you passionate about kinship care?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within the brand new specialist Kinship Supervision and Permanence Support Team!

Here at Staffordshire we recognise the need for specialist Kinship support, our brand new team will boost our provision and provides a fantastic opportunity to provide nurture, support and supervision working creatively to ensure children remain within the family and friends network.

Our new Kinship Supervision and Permanence team will provide:

• supervision and support to kinship foster carers across the county following their approval from panel, this can include families where there are additional support needs.
• provide more directive support to kinship foster carers with a focus on alleviating any barriers progressing to a permanence route which best suits their family life, but most importantly is in a child’s best interest.
• to progress the Special Guardianship (SGO) report for Court, including the SGO support plan, and manage Court proceedings to conclusion where the care plan for the child in their care is Special Guardianship
• once an SGO is granted they will support the transition from this team to the Special Guardianship Post Order Support Team.

This is a county wide team based in Stafford. You will be undertaking visits to families in a range of areas as such a mixture of home and office working is promoted.

Main Responsibilities

As an supervising social worker, you will:

• undertaking regular supervision, support, and unannounced visits to a variety of approved kinship foster carers
• also undertake fostering assessments in relation to changes of approval and foster carer annual reviews and Special Guardianship reports for Court
• close liaison is maintained with children’s teams and others involved in the team around fostered children to ensure good outcomes for children.

As part of this dynamic service you will be involved in Smarter working practices in order to continuously strive for best practice, offering positive experiences for applicants whilst providing high quality reports.

You will have access to Fostering Training and will work closely with the SGO Post Order Support Team as well as other Fostering and Kinship Teams across the service.

The Ideal Candidate

You will:

• be a Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England with ideally 2 year's experience
• be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Fostering National Minimum Standards / Fostering Regulations / Special Guardianship Regulations.
• have excellent report writing and communication skills
• be highly organised and able to manage a busy workload in order to meet deadlines.
• be able to work as part of our team and the wider service, whilst having the initiative and confidence to work autonomously when required.
• have experience in a wide range of aspects of the social work role

If you'd like to discuss the role further, please contact Team Manager, Chloe Ottley chloe.ottley@staffordshire.gov.uk

Interviews will held on either the either the 11th or 12th December

“We’re happy to talk flexible working”

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully with evidence of essential qualifications, alongside the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are looking to appoint a Site Technician to assist with general caretaking duties within the school and wider academy trust as needed. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake site maintenance to the highest standard, ensuring that a safe working environment is practiced at all times. A working knowledge and experience of any of the following would be an advantage; carpentry, electrics, plumbing, decorating and or construction. There will be opportunities to help with the future development of the school grounds and buildings. Flexibility will be needed to assist with staff holidays and absences as needed.
The working pattern is 7.00am until 3.00pm and 11.00am until 7.00pm on alternating weeks.
Examples of duties include; full training will be provided.
Water temperatures check
Fire safety checks
Grounds clearing and inspections.
General maintenance and repairs
Assisting with school events.
Liaising with / working with contractors
We are seeking a reliable, committed, and caring Site Technician who will take pride in the school and work as a member of our academy site maintenance team. We will offer training in all duty areas and will help to develop your current skillset. Suitable candidates will need to demonstrate that they are practically minded and have the flexibility required to undertake the variety of duties and responsibilities demanded by the post.
Employee benefits:
Access to first class CPD opportunities.
Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 7 schools within the academy
Employee Assistance Programme
Pension - automatic enrolment into the to the Local Government Pension Scheme one of the most competitive on the market
Discounted Gym memberships
Being part of Penk Valley Academy Trust:
Penk Valley Academy Trust is the local academy Trust for the following schools: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, St John’s First School, St Mary & St Chad CE First School, Penkridge Middle School, Wolgarston High School and The Rural Enterprise Academy.
The Trust’s vision and ethos is encapsulated in our motto ‘Learning Together’. Our main aim is to work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for ensuring that every child and young person in our Trust receives an excellent education, achieves high outcomes and realises their potential. All members of staff work incredibly hard to provide the very best education for every child in our care.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and responsibility. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
All staff working in the School during the school day will have contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

For full Job description for the role of Healthcare Assistant, please supporting document for details.

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Grade D SCP 6-11

£14,358 - £15,547 p.a. per annum (actual salary)

25 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

9.10am 3.00pm includes half hour lunch and a 20 minute break

(Fewer hours a week will be considered)

Term Time plus 2 days

(Required from ASAP)

An opportunity has arisen within our successful and highly skilled team for a teaching assistant to join our school. At Turton our children are fiercely loyal, and so we are looking for someone who is just as committed to them.

Our Learning Support department is looking for suitably motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join a large team of friendly Teaching Assistants. The Learning Support Department engages with a range of students with additional needs, including communication and interaction, cognition and learning, SEMH, sensory and physical difficulties. Duties will include supporting in mainstream lessons, working with pupils in small groups or 1 to 1 sessions, to progress pupil learning both educationally and personally, encouraging their engagement in lessons whilst promoting inclusion and the holistic development of the pupil.

Any pastoral position is highly fluid, but the things we can guarantee are:

• Location: Bromley Cross (rural suburbs of Bolton)
• Training: passion for supporting young people with additional needs is most important
• Opportunities for career development
• Bespoke CPD opportunities
• 25 hours over five days; with flexibility within these hours
• A consideration of part time work or job share
• A warm, caring, dedicated set of colleagues, who are very keen to learn from you

Visit us

There is much more about our school below; in ‘The Story’ written by our Head (Sam Gorse); and on the school website. We thought you might like to hear what it’s like here straight from the horse’s mouth before you meet us. Here are a few of our staff on a one-take interview. This will take you straight to Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/813566619/8d0fb1bd1f

Our school

Turton is an oversubscribed and high-achieving 11-18 school of 1600 students, with 300 in the Sixth Form.

We are an innovative Leadership Team, looking at creative and exciting approaches to teaching and learning, in order to engage and challenge both staff and students.

The distinctive Turton ethos is values-led. Compassion and good relationships underpin all of our practices. The successful candidate will join a team of hard-working and dedicated colleagues, supportive parents, a fully involved governing body and inspiring students.

This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The school is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further details of the school and an application form please contact the school or alternatively visit our website where you will find a full application pack (via our TES Portal link) including the facility to download the school’s application form. E-mail responses to hr@turton.uk.com.

Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday 2nd December 2024

Interviews: 5th December 2024

Job Description and Person Specification
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What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you very much for your interest in the temporary PA (Personal Assistant) role for the Executive Headteacher. The successful candidate will work within both the Christ the King and St Cuthbert’s school offices and will follow the Executive Head’s working pattern to offer support to her and the wider leadership team. The post offers line management responsibilities for up to three staff. We hope that this position offers a great opportunity for office assistants currently in a school, or those wishing to come into education from industry or business.

The role is a complex but fulfilling one involving admin support for the Executive Headteacher (processing and managing the recording of staff absence, dealing with recruitment and retention, supporting with confidential governor meeting preparation, maintaining the school’s single central record) alongside line managing office staff (across two sites) whilst welcoming parents and pupils into the school in the morning, taking phone calls about absence and other confidential messages.

Alongside this there are other basic administration tasks such as drafting letters, updating pupil & staff records, welcoming visitors and distributing mail. The successful candidate will also have responsibility for admissions to the school, coordinating the induction process and preparing welcome packs for families as well as dealing with nursery enquiries and billing.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 28th November 2024 – midday
Shortlisting: Friday 29th November 2024
Interview dates: Monday 2nd December 2024

Post Details:
Grade: NJC pay Grade E, scale point range 12 - 17
Salary: £27,711.00 to £30,060.00 (paid pro-rata)
Contract: Fixed Term until 31/8/2025
Hours: 37 per week, Term Time only plus 5 days
Start Date: Monday 6th January 2025

Please refer to the application pack for further details.

What the school offers its staff

Our school offers a range of professional development opportunities for the successful candidates.

St Cuthbert’s Catholic Academy and Christ the King Catholic Academy, part of the Blessed Edward Bamber Multi Academy Trust. Our aim is to create a partnership-based family of schools that celebrates the distinctiveness of each school and the diverse communities they serve, while maintaining our value-driven approach.

• A caring ethos and high standards.
• Friendly staff, admin support and a strong family ethos which make our academies a great place to work.
• A focus on staff wellbeing including access to Counselling, 24 hour GP helpline, Health advice and support, Physiotherapy advice, annual flu jabs and a range of other services through our Schools Advisory Service wellbeing app.

Commitment to safeguarding

BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All posts are subject to: ● DBS ● Medical clearance ● Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number. ● Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children. ● A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures. ● In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, online search be carried out. For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out. For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.