Vulnerable Student Support Worker - Bridge Coordinator

Outwood Academy Valley seeks to appoint a colleague to coordinate our bespoke provisions to our wonderful student community. The Bridge is our Social and Pastoral Inclusion Centre within the Academy and the Bridge Coordinator supports and promotes the learning and welfare of vulnerable students and those who experience barriers to learning and we are delighted to be advertising for the position of Bridge Coordinator.

You will join our existing Inclusion team and become a member of the Outwood family. Working as part of the Inclusion team, you will promote the learning and welfare of vulnerable students with a view to achieving full integration back into mainstream school, following a measurable provision delivered by yourself. This is a challenging but rewarding role for the right candidate. You will work closely with the senior leadership team and the Inclusion team to manage the room and provide appropriate and personalised timetables for individual students and groups.

Examples of the work the successful candidate will be expected to deliver are to:

• Take responsibility for a caseload of students inside and outside of the Bridge during structured or unstructured time.


• Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students' pastoral and educational progress and attainment.


• Deliver intervention programs to individuals and small groups, preparing relevant and appropriate learning experiences in conjunction with the Inclusion lead and department staff.


• Track and monitor student life skill targets and/or EHCP outcomes, discussing progress with parents and agreeing new targets/EHCP outcomes at Interim Reviews.


We are sure you already have the aspiration to 'transform lives' and this role will allow you to explore the possibilities of delivering alternative courses to cohorts of students to provide them with relevant qualifications. We believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our Family of Schools are key posts in terms of supporting student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our Academy in both academic terms and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom.

Actual salary £12,412 to £12,841 - OGAT Grade 6 (SCP 12 to 14)Monday to Friday, afternoons, 19.5 hours per week. Term time + 10 days (40 weeks), Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer: Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:


• A comprehensive induction and training process


• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates


• Flexible family friendly policies from day one


• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period


• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)


• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role


Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:


• Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues


• Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues


• Legal guidance


• Financial guidance and debt counselling


• Child and dependent care support and advice


• Support for managers


We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:


• Free flu vaccinations


• Free onsite parking


• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing


• Access to various discount sites


Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children. We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 40 schools. Our educational
blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years. We have used this successful blueprint to sponsor academies and have a transformational effect on children's life chances within very quick timescales. We feel strongly that academies should enhance the education provision of the community they serve, in addition to driving up standards and playing a central role in regeneration. This is because we believe that improving the life chances of young people is essential to developing a strong local and national economy. We are now comprised of over 40 schools who work together to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of children in our care, including the most vulnerable or challenging.

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