Administrative Assistant
Hours: 20 per week 1-5pm with the flexibility to work until 7pm as and when required which will be paid as additional hours.
Working within our vibrant, busy school you will be the first point of contact for a variety of visitors, staff and students that make up our community at Whickham.
You will very often be the first impression that people get of our school, and as well as ensuring that visitors are appropriately identified and safe to enter our site, you will also book rooms, arrange meetings and perform a range of clerical duties. You will be required to work from 1-5pm but you must be flexible to work until 7pm as and when needed. This will be on specified dates which are in the school calendar (e.g. parents’ evenings) and some other dates on an ad hoc basis. You will be part of a wider administration team who all strive to give our students and staff the best administrative support they can, and as such our standards are high.
If successful you will have to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure.
The closing date for applications is 3rd November 2019
If successful you will have to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure. Closing date midnight 3rd November 2019 To apply, please go to our current vacancies on our school website: http://www.whickhamschool.org/about-us/vacancies/ and apply via quick apply on the TES portal
Job Profile
Job Spec
Required for 6th November 2019 or earlier
We are looking for:
A committed practitioner who is passionate about developing children and the ways in which they learn. Someone who can work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. Has understanding or experience of EYFS, KS1 would be an advantage.Someone who can work in partnership with children, staff, parents and Governors to realise our shared vision. Someone who supports the Catholic ethos of our school.
We offer:
Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and enjoy school. The opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our pupils and to our school. Continued Professional development.A talented and friendly staff, committed to teamwork. The support of an actively involved and encouraging governing body. A good Catholic school with a strong Catholic ethos and strong links to the local Parish and Diocese.
St Thomas More Partnership of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful you will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.
Application forms, job description and further details may be obtained from the school website: www.stthomasmore.org.uk/our-school/working-for-us/vacancies
E-mail applications to: recruitment@stthomasmore.org.uk or call 0191 499 0111 for further information.
Head Teacher: Mr P NaughtonSacred Heart Catholic Primary School is part of the St Thomas More Partnership of Schools. Sacred Heart is a highly successful 3-11 Catholic Primary School which was rated outstanding in its September 2015 OFSTED inspection. Teachers have high expectations of what pupils can achieve, and create a vibrant, colourful and exciting environment in which pupils thrive. The heart of the school is centred in the Gospel values of love, tolerance, respect, equality and self-worth.
Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 28th October 2019
Environmental Health Officer - Private Sector Housing
Salary Grade H/J
Technical Officer - Private SectorHousing
Salary Grade H
Fixed Term until 30 November 2021
Gateshead Council is seeking to appoint an Environmental Health Officer and a Technical Officer to join the Private Sector Housing Team. The Team works across a broad range of housing related issues to improve private sector housing conditions, to tackle housing related crime and to reduce anti-social behaviour.
The officers will be working on responsive and proactive intelligence led housing inspections, responding to requests for help from residents and landlords, taking enforcement action, and supporting those affected by poor housing conditions and anti-social behaviour in conjunction with other services and agencies. The roles will make use of anti-social behaviour powers and new powers to issue financial penalties in respect of a range of housing related offences.
The EHO will require a Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health, have achieved or be working towards a Certificate of Registration with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board or be signed up to the Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner Programme and will have a minimum of one-year experience working within a private sector housing team.
The Technical Officer must have a Level 4 Qualification, such as an HNC.
Both must have knowledge of current private sector housing and nuisance related legislation and the technical aspects of enforcement, have well-developed planning, organisational, communication and customer service skills, be computer literate and have a current driving licence or means to mobility support.
Gateshead Council are looking to recruit a telemarketing advisor to work in The Business Development Team. You will be contacting local businesses by telephone to promote the business benefits to employing an apprentice.
It is essential that you have experience of using Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel. You must also be experienced in undertaking administrative and customer service procedures as you will be creating appointments for our officers to attend face to face meetings, telemarketing to employers across the North East and partners of Learning and Skills to create appointments for our officers and you will be responsible for recruitment and engagement of employers from our database of contacts, promoting our apprenticeship offer.
It is also essential that you have effective written and oral communication skills as you will provide information, advice and guidance to employers, members of the public and partners. You will also promote the services of Gateshead Council Learning and Skills to customers within Gateshead and across the North East, to effectively engage employers and employees onto Gateshead Council learningSkills programmes, including apprenticeships, traineeships and study programmes. You must be able to meet challenging sales targets set by the senior management team and help our young people source work experience placements with local employers. You will support the Business Development team in all recruitment and promotional activity including administrative tasks including some evening and weekend events.
You must have experience in working in a cold call sales environment and have 3 GCSE's at minimum grade C (grade 4) or equivalent including Maths and English. You must also have good customer service skills and have the ability to work as part of a team and using your own initiative.
Previous applicants need not apply.
P116091 - Experienced Child and Family Social Work Practitioner (Complex Child in Need Team/Edge of Care)
We are looking to recruit an experienced social worker who is passionate about working with teenagers who are vulnerable to abuse in a range of social contexts (contextual safeguarding).
The CCiN team provides a proactive Social Work service to young people (12yrs +) assessed as child in need and considered to be at risk of suffering significant harm and on the edge of care. The team has a wraparound service that provides intensive support to families outside of normal working hours (Mon - Friday up till 10pm and 11 - 7pm Sat / Sun on a rota basis). The team is made up of experienced Social Workers and Family Advocates who are highly skilled in family interventions.
The team is made up of practitioners who have complementary skills and experience developed through working with families and children with complex needs. The team takes a systemic approach focusing on effecting sustained change that reduces the need for recourse to the looked after system. The core function of the team will be to keep families together or reunite them quickly whilst ensuring an evidence based approach to managing risk and uncertainty. Caseloads are capped to ensure that you are enabled to work intensively with young people and families. Supervision will be highly reflective with training in systemic practice a core offer towards your professional development.
The team is staffed by practitioners who firmly believe in the power of strength based relational Social Work and have the ability to address behaviours linked to, or because of, adult and childhood trauma and compromised child/parental relationships and capacity.
We are looking to appoint an experienced Social Workers in the CCiN Team, which means you must as a minimum have completed your ASYE year. You will have experience of working with teenagers who may have experienced early childhood trauma and are experiencing difficulties in their relationships with their parents/carer. You will have a good understanding and experience of engaging young people who may have or be exposed to extrafamilial abuse through sexual and criminal exploitation, substance misuse, mental health and disengagement from school /college.
You will have experience practicing statutory child care Social Work in a multi-disciplinary way. You must have demonstrable skills in planning and delivering interventions with complex and challenging families coupled with the ability to analyse and evaluate complex situations and risk.
Your knowledge base will demonstrate expert understanding of Social Work legislation and statutory guidance, assessment and Social Work methodologies, including an awareness of systemic approaches. You will be empathic, enabling and resilient with a 'can do', solution focussed approach. You will be comfortable in reaching sound evidence based decisions and able to exercise your professional authority appropriately. You will be a team player with a proven ability to work constructively with other professional groups.
If successful you will have to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.
Gateshead Council learningSkills are looking to appoint a Quality and Business Improvement Lead to support their successful delivery team. You will ensure service wide quality and business improvement are adhered to through robust quality and business improvement KPI's, procedures and processes.
learningSkills deliver further education and training across a number of curriculum areas including apprenticeships, traineeships, Maths, English and employability provision, Family and community learning, ESOL and digital skills. We are the largest Local Authority provider of apprenticeships in the Country and are an Ofsted grade 'Good'.
This opportunity is open to applicants who can meet the following criteria:You must have knowledge of the New Education Framework 2019 and teaching learning and assessment, alongside an understanding of safeguarding legislation and policy procedures, quality improvement and assurance frameworks. You must have relevant experience of working within a large learning environment, with a focus on business improvement and effective writing of policies and processes. You must be able to demonstrate practical application of quality assurance methods, including verification, self-assessment and observation of teaching, learning and assessment.
To ensure quality improvement, it is essential that you have experience of quality monitoring, audit, data analysis and sampling. As you will be working with both teaching and none teaching staff you will be able to evidence effective communication skills both oral and written and be able to work independently with considerable initiative.
You must also hold a level 5 teaching qualification, 2 A levels or equivalent and Safeguarding at level 3.
The post is fixed term until 31st July 2020, subject to an annual renewable contract, funding pending.
For a January start:Student achievement and well-being is at the heart of everything we do at Whickham School. We combine outstanding teaching with a rewarding, enriching curriculum which broadens students’ horizons and encourages them to believe in their abilities.We are seeking to appoint a talented RE teacher, who is passionate about the teaching and learning of the subject, and who has the vision, commitment and determination to continue raising standards across all levels and abilities.What is special about RE at Whickham School?
RE is a valued and core part of our curriculum across all year groups We offer both “core” and GCSE RS at Key Stage Four At Key Stage 4 around 36% of pupils choose to continue with RS As a result of having 4 GCSE classes in Years 9-11 we have team of RE staff who collaborate and support each other RE is a high performing subject. Last year pupils in Year 11 made significantly more progress than elsewhere and was one of the highest performing subjects in the school Opportunity for A-level teaching
This is an excellent opportunity to join our over-subscribed 11 – 18 school with a vibrant, forward thinking philosophy and a positive, friendly atmosphere. We can offer an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.In return, we can offer:
A school that will allow you to be inspirational, creative and play an active role in our journey to become outstanding Professional development programmes, with a commitment to support your career ambitions An academy which welcomes new ideas with energy and enthusiasm
At Whickham School we understand that schools are about people and that staff who are happy and enjoy their work are more productive. Therefore, we are committed to ensuring we provide outstanding CPD and an environment that enables exceptional staff well-being. We will support you in your personal and professional development, enabling you to contribute fully to the creative and dedicated teams of dynamic and ambitious staff you will be joining.Whickham School is a large and successful school in Gateshead with over 1500 students including approximately 250 in the sixth form. This is an opportunity to work in a passionate, committed Humanities faculty consisting of eleven teachers including a Lead Practitioner.Religious Studies at Whickham is a highly valued and successful subject due to a history of strong teaching and learning across the department. The Religious Studies team consists of three full time outstanding teachers who work collaboratively and challenge each other to be the very best they can be.Behaviour is good at Whickham School and we have eager students who also engage in our wide range of extra-curricular enrichment opportunities. Many of our students progress into our sixth form and performance in academic qualifications in KS5 is a real strength.If you think you have the passion, energy and drive to help us become even better, please apply. Informal visits are welcome and encouraged. Please contact Nicola Graham, HR & Administration Manager on (0191 4960026 ext 205) to arrange this. To apply, please go to our current vacancies on our school website: http://www.whickhamschool.org/about-us/vacancies/ and apply via quick apply on the TES portal.
If successful you will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.