Pupil Support Assistant- Snodland - Term Time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-745S
• Posted:21/03/2025
• Pay:£21,175 including FAW allowance
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:04/04/2025 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Five Acre Wood School are currently recruiting for a Pupil Support Assistant based at the satellite provision in Snodland. This role will be for 35 hours per week, 8.15am – 3.45pm Monday to Friday, term time only plus INSET days.

Job Purpose:

• Support pupils through target interventions and projects.
• To work with our pupils, supporting them to engage with learning.
• Provide consistent and high-quality support for the welfare of individual pupils.
• To assist with any safeguarding support as identified by designated safeguarding leads in the school.
• Cover for existing support/admin staff during periods of absence.

Skills and Experience:

• GCSE in English and Maths grade C (or above/equivalent)
• Experience of working in a SEN school setting and using school systems
• Knowledge of MS packages
• Experience of working to safeguard children, and dealing with a range of issues, including dealing with outside agencies
• Previously worked with students with additional needs
• Previously worked with students supporting behaviour related issues

See job description for a full list a duties.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references. The school will also, as outlined in Keeping children Safe in Education 2022, complete an online search for shortlisted candidates.

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the 3 links below.

We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xOR-PlaONI (If the link doesn’t connect - You Tube “Five Acre Woodstock 2019 – Amazing Festival in a Day”)

Nathan Grisdale was on the X factor and reached the “Six chair challenge”. He heard about our school. He wrote a song for us and filmed it with our pupils. You can see it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJF9MlJHt-I (If the link doesn’t connect – You Tube Nathan Grisdale - Don't Give Up (Official music video)

Jack Rose broke the Itunes Top Twenty with his collaboration with Five Acre Wood School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maa_veNaobU (If the link doesn’t connect – You Tube: Five Acre Wood feat Jack Rose – Hall of Fame

If you want to work in a school that prides itself on making a difference to the pupils and families who we work with then please say ‘hello’. We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

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• Pupil Support Assistant