Cover Coordinator
37 hours, 39 weeks Salary £20803 for hours and weeks worked (£24294 FTE) (pay award pending)
At Cumbria Futures Federation we work at the heart of our communities. Our small secondary schools are inclusive, welcoming and ambitious. With a wide range of abilities in each class and a broad and balanced curriculum, our ‘Good’ schools punch well above their weight and provide a unique experience for our students.
We are seeking a Cover Coordinator to work across both of our schools from September 2023, as part of a small and friendly team organising and providing cover for teaching staff and teaching assistants as well as other ad-hoc tasks when time allows.
We have a strong ethos of pastoral support and extra-curricular learning. As you would expect in small schools with a family ethos, we all pitch in to ensure our students are taught well and supported superbly.
Our small, friendly schools provide excellent opportunities to be involved in school-wide activities as well as managing cover across our schools and personally delivering excellent cover lessons. The ideal candidate will be able to inspire and engage students in a range of subjects, to form positive relationships and instil a respectful and calm atmosphere in the classroom. Our behavioural approach is one of high expectations and positive regard, and work in lessons is complimented by strong pastoral support and clear processes to follow.
If you feel you share our values, then we would like to hear from you. For an informal conversation about the role and what it is like working for us, please contact the school office to arrange a chat with our Finance and Admin Manager, Director of Finance or Deputy Headteacher.
Closing date for applications 8th July 2024. Interviews will be held later that week.
TO APPLY
Complete the application form and send with a covering letter outlining why you are the right person for this job to:
office@solway.cumbria.sch.uk
Part Time Senior Science Technician
15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year term time only Actual Salary £8,924 (£23,893 Full Time Equivalent)
The two small secondary schools within Cumbria Futures Federation are inclusive, welcoming and ambitious. With a wide range of abilities in each class and an ambitious curriculum, our ‘Good’ schools punch well above their weight and provide a unique experience for our students.
We are seeking a Part Time Science Technician to work across both our schools supporting our busy Science departments. As Technician, you will be willing to get stuck in with both supporting and helping students in classes and also preparing chemicals, materials and experiments for practical lessons and demonstrations.
Experience of safely preparing and using chemicals and scientific apparatus across all three science disciplines is required. In particular, awareness of specialist health and safety requirements for science practicals and demonstrations is essential, as is being willing to work with students and to appreciate and support differences in ability. Key to the role is a can-do attitude and willingness to get stuck in to support our teachers and students to love science.
We positively welcome applications from colleagues at all stages in their career. If you feel you share our values, then we would like to hear from you.
Closing date for applications 5th July 2024. Interviews will be held week commencing 8th July 2024.
At Cumbria Futures Federation we work at the heart of our communities, preparing our students to thrive in their future communities. In our schools, everyone is engaged in making continuous progress in a safe, inclusive and ambitious environment. We have the moral courage to live our values and do the right thing for our students.
Cumbria Futures Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced check with regulated activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Description and Person Spec
TO APPLY
Complete the application form and send with a covering letter outlining why you are the right person for this job to:
office@solway.cumbria.sch.uk
EXAM INVIGILATORS – Casual
We are seeking Exam Invigilators to support our summer exam series.
This is a casual (zero hours) contract, and may include some or all of our external exams. Exams last from 1-3 hours and you will be expected to be in attendance for at least 15 minutes before and after each exam you invigilate.
Invigilation can include being in charge of an exam room with multiple students, or supporting an individual student with access arrangements, for example reading the exam paper or scribing for them. You will be able to specify which sort of invigilation you prefer.
Before you can invigilate you will need to:
– Complete a full application form including full work history
– Undergo a DBS check
– Have an interview
– Provide 2 references
– Undertake invigilator training (we will pay you for the time this takes)
– Follow your training and other instructions accurately in order that the exams are conducted according to regulations, policies and procedures
This role is dependent on our need for casual invigilators and will generally be throughout the annual exam periods (May and June) although we also conduct mock exams in November, March and school annual exams in June and July. Rate of pay is £12.00 per hour.
For more details please call our Exams Officer on 01697331234 or email office@solway.cumbria.sch.uk.
We are seeking to appoint someone ASAP and so are flexible with interview dates.
Cumbria Futures Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced check with regulated activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
TO APPLY
Complete the application form and send with a covering letter outlining why you are the right person for this job to:
office@solway.cumbria.sch.uk
Relief Kitchen Assistants and Cleaners – Casual hours
We are seeking Relief Kitchen Assistants and Cleaners to work flexibly covering absence, illness and holidays across both of our schools in Silloth and Aspatria. Rate of pay £9.90 per hour.
TO APPLY
Complete the application form and send with a covering letter outlining why you are the right person for this job to:
office@solway.cumbria.sch.uk
Cumbria Futures Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced check with regulated activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Safeguarding our students is vitally important to us. Our safeguarding policy underpins everything we do.
Other policies and notices:
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or via the Unlock website.
Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
In addition to the above, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online. Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
As part of the Prevent strategy our Federation promotes Fundamental British Values that reflect life in modern Britain.
These 4 fundamental British values are:
- Democracy
- Rule of Law
- Respect & Tolerance
- Individual Liberty
Fundamental British Values underpin what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Great Britain valuing our community and celebrating the diversity of the UK. Fundamental British Values are not exclusive to being British and are shared by other democratic countries as a way of creating an orderly society, where individual members can feel safe, valued and can contribute for the good of themselves and others. Our values mirror the Fundamental British Values and underpin everything we do in our schools. Our recruitment process will ensure that successful candidates uphold our values and therefore Fundamental British Values.
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (Safer Recruitment and Criminal Convictions)