What is the job role?

Riverbank Academy is a World Class and Outstanding Special School. Our vision is for all students to make exceptional progress and lead happy and fulfilled lives. 

We have a dedicated staff team that care about the personal and academic development of our students. We currently work with 188 students and in September 2022 this will increase to 200 students.

We have the most incredible facilities which has a huge impact on the quality of learning. This includes a Hydrotherapy Pool, Soft Play, Fitness Suite, Sensory Garden, Horticulture Area, Physiotherapy Room, Speech and Language Intervention Room, Forest School, Open Library Area, Food Technology Room, Computer Suite, Science Room, Art Room, Performing Arts Room, Trim Trail with Swings, a student led Café and a popup shop! We also have a Wave Centre and Navigator Suite to support the layered and complex needs of 18 students.   

We are a Broad-Spectrum School with needs ranging from profound and multiple, severe and moderate learning difficulties (PMLD, SLD and MLD). This opens many professional development opportunities for our staff, allowing them to apply a range of new skills in a fully inclusive setting.

We are looking for a caring, motivated and creative individual that can provide outstanding lunchtime supervision for our students.

We do we offer?

• A friendly, happy and dedicated team
• A senior leadership team open-door policy for all staff
• Amazing facilities
• School iPad or Chromebook
• Staff access to our fitness suite, before and after school
• Exciting CPD opportunities
• Access to an innovative curriculum which has been adopted as best practice in other Special School settings.
• Family Friday’s where we encourage all staff to go home as soon as students have left site – with no late working!
• Half day finish at the end of each term
• If staff have 100% attendance in an academic year they have can take one additional paid day off the following year!
• Additional payment for staff that attend residential trips on a Saturday and/or Sunday
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Six Togetherness Sessions a year, where we come together as a school community to take part in activities such as school picnic/disco/sports day and simply enjoy being together!
• Free fruit, tea and coffee in the staffroom and a water cooler.
• Eleven “Wellbeing Wednesday” sessions where we encourage staff to take part in a wellbeing activity after school, this includes access to an external fitness instructor who comes into school and is free for staff to access.  

How to apply

If you are ambitious for yourself, passionate about the futures of children and want to be part of a forward-thinking team of like-minded professionals then we would like to meet you. For further details, an application form, and to apply, please visit our website:

www.sidneystringeracademy.org.uk – ‘Vacancies page’

If you would like further information please contact:

David Lisowski: headteacher@riverbankacademy.org.uk

Please return completed application forms to: headteacher@riverbankacademy.org.uk [No hard copies to be sent in the post]. We look forward to receiving your completed application form.

Closing date: 15th July 2022 at noon – We are recruiting throughout the Summer term to support growth of our school in September.

Interviews will be held: We will interview suitable candidates upon application

If you would like further information or to discuss the post in more detail then please contact:

David Lisowski – Headteacher

dlisowski@riverbankacademy.org.uk

We look forward to receiving your completed application form.

Staff are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect students from discrimination and avoidable harm. All staff, whether paid or voluntary, have a duty to keep young people safe and to protect them from physical harm. When an individual accepts a role that involves working with children and young people they need to understand and acknowledge that the responsibilities and trust are inherent in that role.

The jobholder is expected to observe their obligations in accordance with the Academy’s Child Protection Procedure, and to report any concerns that they may have regarding a child or young person’s welfare to the appropriate person. A copy of the Academy’s Child Protection Procedure can be obtained from the jobholder’s line manager.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

This job is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment to this job is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure being obtained, and any relevant convictions cautions and reprimands being considered. Any convictions cautions or reprimands of relevance, obtained by the jobholder after enhanced DBS clearance has been acquired, must be disclosed to the Principal by the jobholder. Failure by the jobholder to do so, or the obtaining by the jobholder of a relevant conviction caution or reprimand, may be managed in accordance with the Academy’s Disciplinary Procedure.

Health and Safety

The jobholder is required to exercise their duty of care by taking responsibility for their own health and safety, and the health and safety of other people who may be affected by their acts or omissions (failure to act). Full guidance regarding health and safety is set out in the Academy’s Health and Safety Policy, and in any risk assessments relevant to the jobholder’s role or circumstances. Both can be accessed via the jobholder’s line manager and must be observed.

Confidentiality and Data Protection

The jobholder is expected to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Any information they have access to, or are responsible for, must be managed appropriately and any requirements for confidentiality and security observed. Information must not be disclosed to any person or Authority, for example a parent or the Police, without observing the correct procedure for disclosure as set out in the Academy’s Data Protection Policy.

Equality and Diversity

Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust is committed to equality and values diversity. As such the Academy is committed to fulfilling its Equality Duty obligations, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Duty requires the Academy to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who share characteristics, such as age gender, race and faith, and people who do not share them. Staff and volunteers are required to treat all people they come into contact with, with dignity and respect, and are entitled to expect this in return.

Training and Development

Sidney Stringer Academy has a shared responsibility with the jobholder for identifying and satisfying training and development needs. The jobholder is expected to actively contribute to their own continuous professional development, and to attend and participate in any training or development activities required to assist them in undertaking their role and meeting their safeguarding and general obligations.

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