Wellbeing Officer

Start Date: February 2020

Application Deadline: Friday 11th February 2020

Interview Date: Thursday 13th February 2020

37 hours per week, Term Time Only

TSAT Scale C Scale £17,160 – 19,240 (pro rata to £14,198 - £15,919 per annum)

We are currently recruiting for a Wellbeing Officer to join Goodwin Academy. Goodwin Academy is a vibrant and engaging Key Stage 3-5 mixed Academy, which is sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

The successful candidate will manage behaviour for learning within the Academy, providing care, support and advice to students to promote their social and emotional development and wellbeing.

We would like to recruit a highly enthusiastic and committed member of staff to lead on our continued improvements across the Academy. In return, we offer you our full support to flourish and develop your career.

What you’ll need to succeed:

‘C’ grades or above at GCSE level (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Excellent interpersonal skills
Effective communicator both orally and in writing
Effective ICT skills
Good/excellent knowledge of SIMS (or equivalent) or ability to learn
Excellent organisational and administrative skills
Experience of working with children and young people
Understanding of the educational system and current developments
Awareness of current legislation regarding children
Ability to motivate and to support learning
In addition, due to the special needs of some students, you must be qualified or be willing to undertake training in supporting personal care and hygiene of students
Additional skills and experience:

Other SEN/welfare qualification(s)
Additional language skills to support our diverse student population
Previous experience in providing literacy or numeracy support at Key Stage 3 or 4 will be a distinct advantage
First Aid experience
What we can offer you:

A newly built school with a stunning teaching environment and state of the art technology.
Excellent gym facilities.
Regular CPD and social events, including Trust CPD days, the Trust Christmas party and regular Trust theatre trips to London.
Support from across the Trust to help you deliver outstanding practice through resources, mentoring and school visits.
Our School:

Goodwin Academy is a vibrant and engaging key stage 3-5 mixed academy based in the heart of Deal. Sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, the school is part of a family of schools in Kent, Medway and Portsmouth. There are currently 17 academies in the trust including secondary and primary/junior academies. TSAT is a successful and rapidly growing trust, ranked as the highest performing academy trust in the country for 2018 at KS4. It has high expectations for all academies, setting ambitious targets for pupils learning and progress.

At Goodwin, we are committed to transforming the life chances of our students, ensuring that all are supported and encouraged to achieve their personal best. We deliver this through the BEST Agenda - ‘Be Your Best’ with BEST being an acronym for:

B = Brilliance, where students will be supported to be brilliant in everything they do.
E = Enrichment, where students will encounter a variety of educational opportunities outside of the classroom.
S = Society, where students will be encouraged to develop as responsible, active and informed world citizens, demonstrating mutual respect, empathy and community spirit.
T = Thinking, where students will join a global community of thinkers.

We pride ourselves on our caring and compassionate ethos, which enables our students to grow in a supportive atmosphere conductive to their development. Where students need additional support, we will look to meet their needs through our highly effective pastoral system.

The school has a thriving extra-curricular programme with many opportunities for students to grow their talents. In the sporting arena, the school has a wide range of very successful teams and have regular student productions, dance shows and exhibitions.