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Key stage Officer

Employer
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Location
SE18 6HQ
Salary
£32430 - £34794
Closing date
22 Sep 2019

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Sector
Education
Job role
Officer
Contract Type
Full time

Job Details

Virtual School

Key Stage Education Officer  (Secondary Phase)

Closing Date: 22nd September 2019

Interviews: 4th October 2019

Would you enjoy working with children in our care, supporting them in classrooms and in their homes with their education. Would you enjoy working in Greenwich and over a wide area of London and the South East and beyond? Could you use and apply your skills to ensure the needs of young people are met in a wide variety of educational settings? Have you got a track record of leading others and supporting young people to make great educational progress?

You will be:

  • Someone with a proven track record in a secondary classroom able to plan and deliver to impact on progress and attainment.
  • Experienced in supporting vulnerable young people to remove barriers to learning.
  • Someone with great people skills, flexibility, and a can-do attitude.
  • Able to be a team player as well as self-motivated and creative

We can offer you:

  • The chance to work in a highly effective “Virtual School”– which is part of a vibrant multiagency Inclusion, Learning and Achievement team
  • The opportunity to do valuable work, changing the futures of the most vulnerable young people.
  • A role that is varied, challenging and exciting.
  • Fantastic professional development.

Suitably qualified people are encouraged to apply with specialist knowledge of secondary education and looked-after children.

A driving licence is desirable and a willingness to travel essential. Related travel expenses will be paid.

To apply for this post please visit the Royal Borough of Greenwich website www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk , and apply online.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Royal Borough of Greenwich are committed to safeguarding children and this post will be subject to an enhanced CRB check. 

 

Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974)

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

This opportunity has recently been advertised as an opportunity for current RBG employees (internal only advertising). Applications received during the internal advertising period have been considered and processed. If you were interviewed for this position via an application to this job advertisement during the internal advertising period, any further application will not be shortlisted.

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application. If you have a disability and are unable to meet some of the job requirements specifically because of your disability, please address this in your application. If you meet all the other criteria, you will be shortlisted and we will explore jointly with you if there are ways in which the job can be changed to enable you to meet the requirements.,

Company

Why work for the Royal Borough of Greenwich?

The Royal Borough Of Greenwich supports equality and diversity in the workplace. The borough has a clear commitment to the LGBT community, mental health issues, race equality and disability.

Greenwich offers a diverse range of roles, from junior to senior positions, spanning service sectors from children’s services to engineering.

With the main council offices based in the heart of Woolwich, employees also benefit from an excellent transport links, while central London is just 20 minutes away.

Excellent benefits

  • Up to 31 days leave per year.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Developing opportunities to maximise employee’s potential.
  • Annual season ticket loan.
  • Greenwich One Card which entitles employees to discounts at local businesses.

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