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Pastoral Support Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Infiniti School, Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-6159-68S
  • Posted:24/05/2023
  • Pay:£18,000 - £25,000 dependent on experience
  • Start Date:July 2023 OR September 2023
  • App Close Date:09/06/2023 at 10:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Are you looking for a new opportunity to work with children who need additional support with their learning? Do you have excellent behavioural management skills? Are you creative, easy-going and bubbly? If your answer to all of these questions is YES then please apply now!

We have a fantastic opening for a new Pastoral Support Assistant who has experience of working with students aged 11 - 18 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.  The role will involve working as part of our pastoral support team to help students develop their ability to manage their behaviour and in turn their success and achievement.

The role holder will be responsible for improving the attendance and behaviour of students to enable effective teaching and learning to take place. They will work with the Learning Support and Teaching staff to identify and implement a range of strategies to improve student attitudes towards school. They will look after the wellbeing of students and further develop their social and emotional skills. For the full list of duties, please see the attached job description and person specification below.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone whose underlying beliefs about the purpose of education for our students is to educate the whole child. We have high expectations of our students, which are based on in-depth knowledge of them and their individual needs. 

Please note: this position is term time only but the salary advertised will NOT be pro-rated. We pride ourselves on our fantastic work-life balance.

Please note this will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check - cost will be met by the employer.

Infiniti School is an equal opportunities employer.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Information about the school

Infiniti School is an independent special school based in the beautiful village of Doddington, nr. Sittingbourne, Kent. We work with students in key stages 3, 4 and 5 who have SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs, as well as other associated difficulties and challenging behaviour. We have a broad and balanced curriculum with individual pathways for each student, with a focus on sport and outdoor education.

We offer therapeutic input alongside our academic and vocational courses, to help our students remove barriers to learning and become successful in and out of school.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Anna Daly
  • Address:The Street, Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0BG
  • Telephone: 01795 886687
  • Email: office@infinitischool.co.uk

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.