Advocates for Fen Rivers School

Advocate for Fen Rivers SchoolSalary Grade: E – F (£26,403 – £31,022 per annum FTE)Actual Starting Salary: £22,887.36 per annum pro rataContract: 35 hours per week: Monday – Friday term time only (39 weeks per year)Start Date: ASAPAre you looking for an exciting new challenge?Are you an innovative, creative practitioner?Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?Do you relish working in an environment where you will be supported all the way?Do you enjoy really making a difference to children’s lives?Would you like to be part of a Trust which promotes research, creativity and staff development?Then come and meet us.Our story:The Bridge Trust is a unique Multi Academy Trust which consists of five special schools, two mainstream schools, a Training & Development Service and an Outreach Service. We are an ambitious family of schools that embraces the individuality of everyone – children and adults. We acknowledge that learning can look different for different pupils and staff, and we look to change our approach to meet the needs of the individual. The Bridge Fen Rivers is a therapeutic SEMH Special School offering full time education and therapeutic support to up to 82 children aged between 5 and 16 years old. Pupils are referred to the school by the local authority.Fen Rivers, which is part of The Bridge Trust, provides young people with specialist education in order for them to progress and succeed in sustained education or employment. We do this through high-quality therapeutic teaching and learning, based on effective relationships, that enable the achievement of life skills and meaningful qualifications. For more info, please visit our website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/fen-rivers/We are recruiting an Advocate for the following reasons:To manage, support and develop a group of marginalized young people and their families by building trusting relationships through the use of individual sessions, group work, family visits and other interventions.To oversee a holistic person centred approach to a young person’s journey from entry to exit, bridging the gap between their academic, behavioural and therapeutic needs.To develop individual education/learning plans that brings together internal, external and multi-agency professionals in order to support development, attainment and progression.To embed safeguarding and inclusion principles at the heart of all practice.In return, we can offer you:Excellent professional development opportunities.A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give students the best possible opportunities.Financial Wellbeing Scheme, Employee discount schemes, Employee Assistance Programs.Visits and discussions are welcome. Please contact H.Leggett@thebridgetrust.academy to arrange this with you.To view the job description and person specification this post, please visit the vacancies page on our school website; https://thebridgetrust.academy/vacancies/To apply, please click on the apply link to be redirected to the application form.Please note that we reserve the right to interview sooner should we have a strong field.Closing date: Monday, 27 April 2026 at 9amInterviews Date: Applications will be considered on receipt of application – Please don’t wait until the deadline!Please note CVs will not be accepted and we reserve the right to interview sooner should we