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Job Post Details

Support Staff - Specialist Provision
Rosewood Independent Special School
Ashington NE63
£16,300 - £18,500 a year
Permanent, Full-time

Job details

£16,300 - £18,500 a year
Permanent, Full-time
Monday to Friday
Ashington NE63

Full job description

Support posts available in SEN/ SEMH setting.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our team as Support Staff / Teaching Assistant.

Our setting is a small, trauma-informed setting working with children with SEN/SEMH, and who may display challenging behaviour. Our Support Staff are required to support teaching staff on 2:1 ratio, or will be allocated their own students and required to provide sessions and interventions.

Roles and Responsibilities

● To work as part of the team to provide vulnerable learners with high-quality alternative education primarily as support to a teacher, and on occasion as an intervention on a 1:1 basis

● To receive direction from the teaching staff and Teaching Assistant Lead and deliver as required

● To plan, deliver, and report on intervention, including on-the-spot when necessary, to support our vulnerable learners.

● To develop and maintain positive relationships with young people and their families

● To keep the teaching spaces clean and tidy, well-resourced, and conducive to learnings

● To ensure classroom and wall displays are kept tidy and up to dates

● To abide by risk assessments for children in your care, including ensuring teaching areas are kept clean and tidy and any resources are kept locked aways

● To demonstrate patience and calm even during times of challenging behaviour

● To liaise with schools and other external agencies if appropriate

● To immediately inform management of any safeguarding or health and safety issues

● To foster supportive and trusting relationships with the children, parents/guardians, schools, and any other involved agencies

● To ensure confidentiality is respected at all times

● To follow all policy and procedure.

Who are we looking for?

The staff member will:

- Have a minimum of 2 years experience working with children or families with SEN or challenging behaviours

- Consider safeguarding an utmost priority and an ability to deal with safeguarding incidents swiftly and confidently

- Be an excellent team player and actively promote a team ethos

- Have an understanding of the social and emotional issues which may face our students, and use trauma-informed strategies when delivering

- Follow our behaviour policy, and be capable of setting expectations and boundaries

- Develop positive relationships with students based on our ethos of ‘connection before correction’

- Promote equality and diversity

- Develop good working relationships with colleagues

- Liaise with leadership team as appropriate to promote overall positive centre mental health and wellbeing

We also welcome all of our staff to participate in our Career Progression Pathway. This is an Award scheme unique to our setting which allows staff to work their way up towards their career goals through hands-on experience and qualifications.We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We implement all aspects of the safer recruitment process.

The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and references.

Working days: Monday- Friday term time only plus 3 days during school holidays

Working hours: 30 hours per week

The core hours of the business are 8am – 6pm. We require all staff to be in-centre for a minimum of the hours of 9am-3pm.

Please note: This role involves working directly with children who may display challenging behaviour. Confidence in behaviour management is a requirement of this role.

There are multiple positions available.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £16,300.00-£18,500.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Ashington NE63: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Please confirm you are aware that this role involves working with children who may display challenging behaviours, and successful applicants are required to undergo training in Positive Handling.
  • Please confirm you are aware of the salary and working hours for this post.

Experience:

  • SEN: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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