PreviousLearning Support Practitioner

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking Pastoral/Behaviour Lead to join our team at Kineton Green Primary School for a maternity cover. The successful applicant will provide support to pupils and families who are experiencing challenging situations/circumstances that are having an impact on family and school life. They will be working alongside school staff to offer support and signpost families to appropriate services, improving access to specialist services. They will be trained as a Deputy DSL and appropriately act upon any safeguarding issues, reporting to the school DSL. The successful applicant will also support the school attendance lead. This will involve analysing attendance, investigating pupil absences and attending any meetings with parents and carers. They will also be part of the Inclusion Team and attend regular inclusion meetings to discuss vulnerable pupils/families. Kineton Green Primary School is a one form entry school in Solihull. We are a good school (Ofsted January 2020) and we have recently joined the Summit Learning Trust. We take great pride in developing a caring, creative and safe environment for our learners and we are passionate about providing a rich and varied curriculum that inspires curiosity and enquiry. Are you our newest recruit? If you are ready to make a real difference and join us on our exciting journey to excellence, then we would love to hear from you. For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

Band D (points 11 to 26) FTE £25,979 to £34,834 per annum. Actual salary £21,722 to £29,127 per annu, We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:
• employee assistance programme
• high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• wellbeing advocates
• lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
• health protection scheme alongside flu jab and eyecare vouchers
• generous employer pension schemes
• excellent holiday entitlement, In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.