£29,859 - £30,771 pro rata
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Inclusion Support Assistant – Behaviour/Guidance/Support
Start Date: ASAP
Salary Range: Scale 4, point 8 - 10 (£29,859 – £30,771) pro rata
Actual salary approximately £25,795- £26,583
Term Time only (39 weeks), 35 hours per week
Monday – Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm (one-hour unpaid lunch break)


“...This combination of academic achievement, strong pastoral care and wider personal development means that pupils are well prepared for the next steps in their education or training.”


Ofsted Report, January 2024


Forest Hill School is a thriving and aspirational comprehensive school in south-east London, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in January 2024. We provide high-quality education to boys aged 11-18 and we are a community that is wholly reflective of this district of London, teaching pupils from all backgrounds and of all abilities. We also have a highly successful joint Sixth Form provision with Sydenham School for male and female students.


A broad and comprehensive curriculum is taught in modern facilities by dedicated teaching staff who are passionate about their subjects and are experts in educating and inspiring pupils to achieve excellence.


We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Inclusion Support Assistant, to promote the school’s behaviour and relationship policy, through the school’s core values. The post holder will work under the direction of the Behaviour Manager to support the SLT, Faculty Leaders and the Heads of Years with ensuring high standards of behaviour around the school at all times, so that the best possible standards of teaching and learning are achieved.


We would like to hear from you if you:

• Have experience in working in a school and have knowledge of Bromcom and data management
• Have experience of making referrals to outside agencies and implementing pastoral support plans
• Are a natural when it comes to customer care, articulate, good with people and always happy to help
• Can work independently but contribute to a strong team ethos
• Are able to work flexibly, solve problems and be proactive
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Are able to promote positive attitudes towards education to students and families

You will be required to:

• To take a leading role in the use of and recording of behaviour data using school systems (Bromcom) to ensure that incidents and behaviour are logged in a timely and effective manner
• Using data implement school behaviour management plans/ Pastoral Support Plans for students with challenging behaviour or other barriers to learning
• To be one of team who manage the day to day operation of the reflection room, referral, school detention and on call facilities within the school
• To organise the way in which the school draws on behaviour support from a range of appropriate outside agencies, seeking advice and assistance to support our most vulnerable pupils

What we can offer you:

• A highly supportive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team
• Opportunities to make a significant contribution to our ongoing improvements
• Opportunities to further your professional development

“...The school makes sure that staff have access to high-quality training and development. This includes teachers new to the profession, who are very well supported.”


Ofsted Report, January 2024



Note: we do not accept CVs and all applications must be submitted on the Lewisham Teachers Application Form which is available on the School Website.


Informal
visits are welcome and should be arranged with Lilly Gayle, HR Administrator –


Closing date for applications is 12 noon Monday 7th October 2024 with interviews scheduled for Friday 19th April 2024. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified and that the interview process will include lesson observation.


Safeguarding Statement
Forest Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an Enhanced CRB Disclosure.


Equal Opportunities Statement
Forest Hill School is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

Forest Hill’s ethos is aptly summarised in our motto Aspiring to Excellence Together. We are a community in which mutual support and a spirit of relentless ambition drive a desire to ensure that we constantly strive to surpass previous achievements. All community members are encouraged and expected to contribute to this culture thus ensuring that the creativity and evolution of our student offer is maintained. We are a performing arts’ school, but creativity does not simply apply to our performing arts’ subjects; it also applies to the academic curriculum in which we promote engagement, enquiry and ingenuity. We want our students to emerge from Forest Hill School as engaged citizens and leaders of the future, fully equipped to confidently enter a competitive world.
We communicate and reinforce the vision and ethos of the school community through our Core Values (https://foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk/motto-and-values/), which were developed in consultation with all stakeholders:

• Hard Work

• Ambition

• Respect

• Kindness

All aspects of life at Forest Hill is underpinned by these values, and we promote them as the prerequisites of academic excellence and success. The values also encapsulate a sense of pride in belonging to Forest Hill, something which is shared by all students and staff.
Headteacher
Mike Sullivan
Ofsted report
Pupils study a broad and interesting curriculum. The school has carefully considered the important knowledge that they want pupils to study. In the sixth form, a wide range of A-level choices is supplemented by several different vocational qualifications. Within subjects, the chosen topics of study have been put together in a logical way. This helps pupils to build on their prior knowledge so they learn more and remember more over time. This means that, from the start, pupils are well prepared for the rigour of GCSEs and for sixth-form studies. Leaders also make sure that content is relevant and interesting for pupils.