Education Support Assistant - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley

Ref:KCC207-7164-100S
Posted:06/03/2023
Pay:£16,673.60 - £18,589.42
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:02/04/2023 at 23:45
Interviews:Tuesday 18th April 2023

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EDUCATION SUPPORT ASSISTANT – Permanent

Actual Term Time Salary: NJC Scale 3 – 4, Points 5 – 11 £16,673.60 - £18,589.42

Plus Outer Fringe Allowance £512.38
32 hours per week, term time only for 39 weeks per year including INSET days.

Are you:

Conscientious and innovative

Energetic, enthusiastic, and hard working

Passionate about working with pupils who have special needs

Committed to working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Confident in dealing with children who may sometimes display challenging behaviours

Parkwood Hall is a residential and day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties and other complex needs including autism and language difficulties. We are passionate about creating a culture of wellbeing where all staff and pupils are valued and supported so that we can all ‘grow, learn and flourish.’

The successful candidate will join a school where we invest in our staff and create skilled class teams. This is an ideal starting point for a career in special education and is a chance to work both in class and on the residential areas in this rewarding environment. These are new posts, created in response to the increased number of our students that need help with personal care and other physical support. You will be required to work with the students to assist with personal care, dining and ensuring that they are able to take an active part in all educational activities.

Experience of working with children or young people is desirable but a ‘can do attitude’ and positive approach are essential. It is highly desirable that applicants hold a relevant qualification at NVQ level 3 otherwise you will be expected to begin working towards such a qualification within 3 months of starting work at Parkwood Hall School.

The hours for these posts are 32 per week, worked on a rota basis. The core hours are between 07:30 and 21:30. Please see the sample rota’s included in this recruitment pack

In return, we offer a supportive team, employer who invests in training and development, health cash benefit which offers a great range of alternative therapies, discounted gym membership, free hot drinks, a recently refurbished comfortable staff room, LGPS pension scheme, free parking, Employee Assistant Programme and based at a beautiful Victorian building.

Applications and information can be found at www.parkwoodhall.co.uk under the ‘About us’ tab, and must be returned electronically to contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk Please note that CV’s alone cannot be accepted All posts are subject to references, enhanced clearance from the DBS and a 6 month probation period.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 2^nd April 2023

Interview date: Tuesday 18^th April 2023

Information about the school

We are a specialist day school for children and young people aged 8-19 who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism. Many of our pupils have additional needs including ADHD, Downs Syndrome and language difficulties. All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans so all our referrals come via different local authorities across London and the South East, including Kent. We are extremely fortunate in having an amazing site where the children can access our seventy-eight acres of green and woodlands. We have a Forest School on site as well as purpose-built playground areas and sports areas. Our music and performing arts form an important part of our offer: we have a steel band as well as a Makaton Choir. Our Cooperative Values are important to us especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have created our own bespoke curriculum which is differentiated to each pupil’s individual learning needs. We aim to make our curriculum engaging, relevant and exciting. The school is zoned in areas to accommodate Learning Pathway One which provides a pre-formal curriculum and Learning Pathway Two which provides a formal curriculum environment. The school also has a sixth form zone for post 16 students where the curriculum is about preparing for adult life with pupils focusing on core skills and independent living skills as well as work related learning. We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and school nurse. Our team work together positively to enable the absolute best outcomes for our pupils, who always remain at the heart of all we do.

Job Contact Information

Name:Zoe moore
Address:Parkwood Hall, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
Telephone: 01322 664441
Email: contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

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