Engagement Officer
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Sandwell Community School is recruiting for an Engagement Officer we are an Alternative Provision multi-site school serving the Sandwell area. We believe every child, irrelevant of their background or starting point are entitled to a world class education in the best that has been thought, said and made and that they should be equipped for joining the great conversations of human kind. Shaping the future & living truthful and rewarding, meaningful lives.
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Sandwell Community School is recruiting for an Engagement Officer we are an Alternative Provision multi-site school serving the Sandwell area. We believe every child, irrelevant of their background or starting point are entitled to a world class education in the best that has been thought, said and made and that they should be equipped for joining the great conversations of human kind. Shaping the future & living truthful and rewarding, meaningful lives.
We are ambitious for our staff as well as our students including well being and career progression. We believe that the key to staff well being is sensible workload and a positive, professional culture and we place these at the heart of everything we do.
If you have a passion for education and share our values, please see our application pack via our website www.sandwellcs.org.uk please provide a cover letter maximum of two sides of A4 paper outlining your skills and experience in relation to the J.D. and P.S. Completed applications should be sent to [contact hidden] by Monday 27th April 2026 at 09.00am.
Sandwell Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post holder will be expected to contribute to safeguarding in accordance with the agreed policy. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.
Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website - https://sandwellcs.org.uk
CV’s will not be accepted.
If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.
Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.
Online Search
An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Hours:37hrs per week, Term Time plus 5 days
Grade:Grade E, SCP 18-25 (£31,537-£36,363 p.a.) - Actual Salary £28,262-£33,565 p.a.
Location:All SCS Sites - West Bromwich Centre, Westminster Rd, West Bromwich, B71 2JN
Wednesbury Centre, Hydes Lane, Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Tividale Centre, Darbys Hill Road, Tividale, B69 1SG
Smethwick Centre, Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JB
Closing Date:Monday 27th April 2026 - 9AM
Interviews:TBC
Shortlisting Date:TBC
Visit Date (if Applicable): On request
Company
Established in April 2013, Sandwell Community School for Alternative Provision was created by bringing together the five secondary Pupil Referral Units (PRU’s) that serviced the Sandwell Borough. This enabled the school to develop a consistent approach to its education provision by using the expertise of individual units to create a whole school ethos. Our focus is always to support our students not just academically but also socially and emotionally to prepare them for their next stage in life. Our highly trained and dedicated staff are there to encourage our students to reach their full potential and often change the negative attitudes that students have developed during the difficulties they may have faced in mainstream school.