Safeguarding & Student Welfare Assistant in Birmingham

Tile Cross Academy is a part of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, welcoming students from 11 years old to 16 years old, providing a standard of academic excellence for secondary and education.

We are very proud of the positive learning experience offered to our students and the support available to ensure they achieve their full potential.

We are looking to appoint a Safeguarding and Student Welfare Assistant to support and work with Senior leaders and Pastoral Teams in improving, monitoring, and evaluating Safeguarding, Attendance and Behaviour Support Strategies.

• Our commitments as a Disability Confident employer
• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicating and promoting vacancies
• offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work

As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Tile Cross Academy as a Safeguarding & Student Welfare Assistant.

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

We are also happy to talk flexible working subject to the operational requirements of the role.

Key responsibilities

• Have a passion for supporting young people and making a difference to improve their lives.
• Have a good knowledge of Safeguarding Procedures in Schools
• Have a flexible, aspirational and enthusiastic attitude.
• Be reflective and have a desire to work effectively in partnership with parents and students.
• Have a desire to set high expectations, embrace change and challenge and support each other as part of a highly committed team.
• This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Benefits

• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment.
• An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as [the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy-amend examples based on roles].
• Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process.
• A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called "My Possible Self".
• Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
• Generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service, starting at 30 days pro-rata, rising to 33 at 5 years' plus service and 35 following 10 years' plus service.

This excludes an additional 2-week paid compulsory closure at Christmas, for which additional days' leave are gained.

• Onsite parking at all schools.

We know you would love working at Tile Cross Academy. We have wonderful, enthusiastic students and amazing staff who always go the extra mile for their classes.