Due to expanding our pastoral team, we are looking to appoint a Student Development Champion (SDC) to join our Lower Academy. The successful candidate will have an enthusiasm that will inspire students to outstanding outcomes.

Salary Range: Band 4 FTE £30,209 - £33,400. Actual starting salary £25,909 with performance-based yearly increments available.

Working weeks: 39 weeks (Term Time) and Parent/Open evening as required.

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (08:00-16:00 Mon-Thurs and 08:00 – 15:30 Fri).

Our Student Development Champions are non-teaching team members that provide the support to enable our learners to overcome barriers to learning. This is a unique opportunity to join a successful academy as part of a supportive and very hard-working pastoral team.

As a Student Development Champion, you will focus on attitude to learning and will act as the key contact for parents of your identified student cohort. You will have responsibility for matters such as reintegrating students into mainstream lessons following removal, consistency checks, on-call, uniform, attendance, phone calls home, as well as supporting pupils with their learning in order to meet their targets.

This SDC role is currently based at our Lower Academy as the return to learn room lead, although Student Development Champions can be redeployed to other areas of the academy based on operational needs and their skill set.

We are an aspirational academy operating across two sites. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our Key Stage 3 students, whilst the Upper Academy specialises in teaching Key Stage 4 and 5. 

We are dedicated to supporting staff to build a fulfilling career. As a new member of staff, you will be offered excellent support and development.

If you can engage, motivate and challenge our students to make exceptional progress, then we would welcome your application. Please download and complete our application form and return it to our Recruitment & Cover Coordinator, Olivia Faustino - recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk

Closing Date: Friday 7th February 2025

Position available: ASAP/ Start date negotiable

The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.