Training Co-Ordinator and Resource Centre Manager - Term Time

Whitfield Aspen School, Dover

Ref:KCC886-2471-144S
Posted:27/03/2023
Pay:Kent Range 7
Start Date:May/June 2022
App Close Date:14/04/2023 at 12:00
Interviews:Friday, 28th April 2023

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Training Co-ordinator Resource Centre Manager

Are you efficient, self-motived, organised & a good communicator? Do you want to continue on your own learning journey & be excited about coming to work?

Whitfield Aspen School presents an exciting opportunity to work as part of a busy, forward-thinking inclusive primary school.

The purpose of this role is to manage the SMILE (Supporting Multi Agency Inclusive Education) Centre & provide effective support to the District schools & settings as part of the Dover Specialist Teaching & Learning Service (STLS) Team. SMILE has a remit for providing training to any agency for the purpose of improving outcomes for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as well as being operated for the benefit of the community.

The successful candidate will have some experience of managing a small budget & be confident in report writing & liaising with colleagues at all levels within an organisation. The chosen candidate will have an overarching passion for wanting: ALL children and young people within the district to thrive, learn & be successful. Having skills which will help run SMILE, day to day, will be important – like being organised & approachable, as well as having the ability to raise orders & complete reports.

Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal & organisational skills, be confident in communicating with a range of professionals & the general public, be able to work using own initiative as well as having excellent transferrable skills. Candidates will need to be able to have some flexibility in their working hours to meet the needs of the role.

Free before & after school care is available for the successful candidate if they have children at Whitfield Aspen School.

Qualifications to include English and Mathematics with minimum GCSE Grades A* - C or equivalent, or other qualifications that prove the ability to learn, coupled with strong ICT skills, are desirable.

Start date: June 2023

35 hours per week, five days per week - Term Time only contract. Weeks paid/year 43.892.

Salary: Kent Range 7 £25,378 - £28,466 (pro-rata to FT equivalent)

Application deadline: Friday, 14^th April 2023

Interview date: Friday, 28^th April 2023

Successful applicants will be required to sign up to the School’s Core Values.

Further information about our school and a Job Description can be found on www.whitfieldaspenschool.co.uk Visits to the school are encouraged & can be arranged by contacting the school. CV’s will not be accepted.

Tel. (01304) 821526 or e-mail: gemma.kingsland-roberts@whitfield.kent.sch.uk

Keeping Children Safe in Education, requires all references are to be obtained prior to interview. Shortlisted candidates will be screened online. Our school and all its’ personnel are committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of the children. Any contract will be subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service checks, qualification checks & pre-employment health screening.

Information about the school

Whitfield Aspen School is unusual in a national context.  It is a combination of a mainstream primary and a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for primary age pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs (PSCN). In September 2022, we developed the Engagement Model as an approach across the whole school to support children with complex social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), who are disengaged with their learning. In addition, there is a Specialist Intervention Nursery team who support interventions and next steps for identified children in local mainstream Nurseries. We also offer on-site provision for Specialist Intervention, for Nursery age children who are not able to access a mainstream setting, due to their complex needs.   

Whitfield Aspen School works collaboratively with a group of 11 other local mainstream schools, the Samphire Learning Hub. We are a group of schools that work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children. We also are part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust which contains all the Special Schools within Kent. We work closely with them to ensure the staff within the SRP are as competent as those teachers working within Special Schools.

At Whitfield Aspen school the proportion of pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs far exceeds the national average for a mainstream school.    In September 2021, the school split over 2 sites. The Richmond site opened for Yr. 4, Yr. 5, Yr. 6 and KS2 (Key Stage 2) pupils on the SRP roll. The lower school for EY, Yr.1, Yr.2 and Yr.3 and KS1 (Key Stage 1) pupils on the SRP roll, continues to be based on Mayfield Road. We are maintaining the fully inclusive model over both sites. 

An additional block will be added to the Richmond site during 2024-2025. This will create the capacity, initially, for an additional 4 classrooms. We currently have 630 students across two sites and in excess of 230 staff. Our Governors play an active role in school life and support our school aims fully.

In January 2025 we went through a Graded Inspection and maintained our Good status.

Job Contact Information

Name:Gemma Kingsland-Roberts
Address:Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3LJ
Telephone: 01304 821526
Email: gemma.kingsland-roberts@whitfield.kent.sch.uk

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