Log In
Sign Up
Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation. The salary range for this role is £28,864 to £30,776 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. Rewards And Benefits
- Fabulous children and young people
- A chrome book
- A friendly, committed and collaborative staff team
- A generous salary package and benefits
- Trust-wide training and development opportunities
- A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing and workload
- Free tea, coffee and biscuits!
About The Organisation
Wey Valley College (WVC) is a 5-16 Alternative Provision school. WVC forms part of a Multi Academy Trust under the Inclusive Education Trust (IET) which includes Reigate Valley College, Fordway Centre, Alternative College & Aspire Project Hub and Rowhill School. Please see our school website, employee prospectus for further details about other schools in the Trust.
About The Role
We are seeking to appoint inspirational and committed practitioners to join our Outreach Student and Family Engagement (SAFE) Team as part of an exciting pilot outreach programme working with partner secondary schools across Key Stages 3 and 4. The operational area for the role is the south-west quadrant of Surrey.
This pilot project is designed to strengthen early intervention and inclusive practice, supporting children with emerging Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH), behavioural, and pastoral needs. The role will contribute to reducing barriers to learning, improving engagement, and preventing escalation to more intensive provision and risk of permanent exclusion.
This role is for 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year on a 1 year fixed term contract. The successful candidate will have a passion for supporting vulnerable young people to achieve their potential. They will have experience of mentoring young people, a good all-round knowledge of supporting the education of students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, excellent organisational schools and a good sense of humour.
The successful candidate will be:
- Passionate about inclusion supporting all students to gain an inspirational education both academically and pastorally.
- An outstanding practitioner with high expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour who is committed to providing high quality pastoral support.
- Able to maintain and drive forward outstanding standards whilst meeting the needs of a very vulnerable group of students.
- An excellent communicator who is able to work inclusively with students, staff, parents and external professionals.
- A car and appropriate insurance are essential for this role.
If you have successful experience, a strong commitment to inclusive values, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to strengthen partnerships, are ambitious to make a difference to the lives of young people and play a significant role in our exciting journey we would like to hear from you!
The close date for this advert is 09:00am on 24.06.2025 with interviews planned for 30.06.2026 tbc.
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date.
Please refer to the attached job profile for details of the role purpose, accountabilities and personal characteristics.
If you would like further information, please contact Simon Whittington – Head of School (Wey Valley College) via swhittington@ietmat.co.uk
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities for all its employees and for all applicants for employment. It is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosing and Barring checks along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
Candidates will only be considered for shortlisting on completion of a full application form. In accordance with KCSiE 2025 and Safer Recruitment we cannot accept CVs.
To apply for this role, please click HERE