Social Work Assistant - Term Time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-769S
• Posted:12/05/2025
• Pay:£28,132.89 Inc FAW SEN Allowance
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:21/05/2025 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Hours: up to 37 hours per week term time plus 4 weeks.

Job Descriptionose of job Purpose of Job:

As a Social Work Assistant within a special school, your primary responsibility will be to support and assist the safeguarding social worker based within the school. You will ensure the welfare, safety, and protection of pupils with special needs who may be vulnerable or at risk of harm. You will work collaboratively with school staff, families, external agencies, and other professionals to identify and support to address safeguarding concerns, implement preventive measures, and provide necessary support and interventions. Principal Accountabilities: Risk Assessment and Identification, in liaison with class staff and SLT

• Support the social worker with conducting comprehensive assessments to identify potential safeguarding risks and vulnerabilities among pupils with special needs and their families.

• Monitor pupils' safety and well-being, identifying signs of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other forms of harm.

• Collaborate with school staff and other professionals to gather information and develop a holistic understanding of each pupil's situation.

Reporting and Referrals.

• Follow established protocols for reporting, documenting incidents, and ensuring confidentiality while adhering to legal requirements.

• Facilitate and coordinate referrals to external agencies or professionals for further investigation and intervention, ensuring the safety and well-being of pupils.

• Provide direct support and intervention to pupils who have experienced or are at risk of harm, utilising appropriate social work skills and therapeutic techniques. Including undertaking group work with pupils around particular concerns e.g. domestic abuse, online safety etc.

• Advocate for pupils' rights and ensure their access to necessary services, resources, and accommodations. Effective communication and engagement with students, their families and carers and other professionals.

• Ensure the safety of the child by monitoring and reporting all concerns and any changes to line manager, health professional or parent / guardian as appropriate.

• Know when to refer information to line manager in line with school policies.

• Maintain accurate records where required.

• Listen to concerns; recognise and take account of signs of change in attitudes and behaviour.

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.

We are an innovative school and have worked on a number of unique projects to provide pupils with unique and diverse learning opportunities. These include; - FAWrient Express café in a train carriage, giving pupils hands-on experience in hospitality training - 7FAW7 - a library inside a real plane fuselage designed to meet the diverse needs of our pupils - FAWtilus - a dedicated counselling space for pupils and staff - FAWbulous Bus - a soft-play facility that also teaches pupils how to safely board a bus - Platform FAW - our new coffee roastery where pupils can learn to roast and bag their own coffee - Peggy’s FAWtique - a shop space where pupils can develop valuable sales techniques - Radio FAW All - our very own radio station, which offers pupils exciting opportunities to get involved in radio broadcasting and research - FAW Records - our own record label. We have released a number of singles and music videos - Five Acre Woodstock Festival - our annual festival created especially for pupils to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a real performance.

It may need to be seen to be believed! Please click this link to view our videos: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveAcreWoodRecords

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

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• Social Work Assistant