Sixth Form Study Centre and Attendance Officer

We are currently recruiting for an exceptional Sixth Form Study Centre and Attendance Officer to join Plymouth High School for Girls to provide study support in the Sixth Form and provide group and individual mentoring to students to enable them to achieve their potential in their academic studies. To also oversee Sixth Form attendance and communicate findings with all stakeholders.

Plymouth High believes as much in preparing its students for life as it does their school years, shown by our motto “For life, not school, we learn”, drives all that we do.

Plymouth High School for Girls is a City selective Grammar school with a good reputation for providing an engaging curriculum within a supportive and encouraging environment.  Students are happy at our school and enjoy the benefits of well taught and engaging lessons along with extensive extra-curricular opportunities.   We are a small school with a friendly feel where people work flexibly and collaboratively to give our students the best possible experience.

What you will need to succeed:

• To be interested in, and enjoy working with young people. 
• To inspire, encourage and empower our students to achieve their very best.
• To have a positive outlook and be a confident and effective communicator, both written and spoken.
• To understand how to enable young people to excel academically whilst also helping them to make effective and rewarding life choices.
• To be able to provide effective advice and guidance and be knowledgeable about post 18 options. 
• Be ambitious for our students in terms of what they are capable of doing.
• Be a team player who is also confident when working independently and someone who effectively manages their own workload. 
• Be able to motivate young people. 
• Be committed to high standards for both staff and students. 
• Be prepared to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school. 
• Implement and support all school policies.
• Be able to collaborate with others in raising student attendance and to help students develop effective independent study habits. 

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Hampshire and Plymouth. 

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

• Think about their Thinking
• Be their Best self
• Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

Click Here To view our Trust video to gain an insight into The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

What you will get from our Trust

• A competitive salary structure
• Revised support staff pay scale to retain and reward excellent colleagues
• The opportunity to work with happy and well-behaved young people who are excited about learning and work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos. 
• Vast support network from colleagues within the school and our Trust to help you deliver an outstanding student experience
• Regular opportunities to meet and share best practice with the sixth form team
• Benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogy approach to thinking and learning, which has been proven to enhance learner experience
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas

What you need to do now:

If you are interested in working in our school, benefiting from a supportive network of teachers across our large academy and our Trust and you are keen to progress your career, then please apply today!

We strongly encourage any teachers who may be interested in working at our school to direct any question they may have to the Head’s PA, Vicki Benwell  Vicki.Benwell@phsg.tsat.uk . We also encourage any early applications and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we suitable candidate is found.

If this position is not quite right for you, but you would be interested for any other positions within our Trust please contact recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk to ensure that you are added to our talent pool and considered for any future positions.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk