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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
Teacher Support Officer
We are currently recruiting for a Teacher Support Officer to provide administrative support to all staff as part of the central team working under the direction of the Service Support Officer, within Berkshire Sensory Consortium.
This is a part time term time role, the salary shown is the FTE will be pro-rata accordingly.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team providing essential support to our peripatetic teachers of children with vision impairment and/or deaf/hearing loss throughout Berkshire.
The role involves :
- General office support for the team including photocopying, printing, scanning and responding to emails from professionals.
- Database management including the equipment and the pre school groups
- Creation and production of resources and promotional literature eg for the pre school groups
- Provide a key role in the organisation of all large external and internal SCS events including marketing, mailshots and registration processes.
The role is hybrid, with the opportunity to work a mix of working from home as well as being office based with a minimum of one day in the office each week once established in the role. Some flexibility to working hours but they will include a Friday and a Monday be over a minimum of 3 days per week. The hours will be worked during regular school hours and be the same pattern each week.
For further information about this role, please contact, Olivia Greasley on olivia.greasley@achievingforchildren.org.uk 07754 858814
About you
The successful candidate will need to have:
- Previous office experience
- Good administrative and communication skills
- Proficiency in Google Suite is highly desirable
- Enjoyment in the challenge of a diversity of tasks
- Enthusiasm to take ownership of occasional repetitive tasks
- An ability to work accurately and independently
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month(Or for term term workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract.)
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here. For our social work offer click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
