Creative Arts Coach - Harbour Vale School

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, creative and inspiring arts coach with energy, enthusiasm and a love of creative subjects within the arts. This is a fixed term position working 13 hours a week for 39 weeks of the year (Term time plus inset days) This is an exciting time to join Harbour Vale with the launch of our new ‘Pathways’ bespoke education programme. We have a fantastic school community with a very dedicated and hardworking staff team.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a passion for art and creative mediums
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to celebrate and promote high quality teaching and learning  
• Have the ability to embrace and contribute to the vision of the school  
• Be able to build relationships quickly  
• Have a positive approach  
• Have a real interest in educational issues, approaches and alternatives from around the world
• Be proactive and confident  
• Use resources, intellect, creativity and innovation to be successful  
• Have the ability to support, challenge and inspire our students, encouraging them to achieve the best they can through the promotion of outstanding coaching and learning  
• Have the ability to be a team player who will go the extra mile to support students and who will enjoy the opportunities of this role  

We can provide you:  

• Supportive, experienced school team of staff and academy committee representatives
• Great opportunities to develop your career  
• The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s future development   
• The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust  
• Support and collaboration with other schools across the Trust.  

SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. 

Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child.  It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis.  SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check.  The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.  

SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.   

This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.