Waking Night Student Support Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Valence School, Westerham

Ref:KCC886-7021-126S
Posted:24/08/2018
Pay:Kent Scheme 3: £8.10 per hour
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:23/09/2018 at 23:45
Interviews:Thursday 4 October

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Full or Part Time - Term Time Only - 2 or 3 Nights per Week (24 or 36 hours per week) - Permanent

Set Shifts are 7.30pm-7.30am or 8pm-8am Monday to Thursday

or 9pm to 9am Friday to Sunday for the 16 weekends during the academic year the school is open

Kent Scheme 3: from £15,628 p.a. Full Time Equivalent (£8.10 per hour) plus unsocial hours allowance and generous local government pension.

Waking Night staff support our residential students during the night by

attending to students' personal care needs;
ensuring that communication with students, staff, and other departments is effective and contributes to securing efficiency and high standards of care for students;
appropriately using the recording and reporting processes;
maintaining high standards of safety and observing good practice in relation to health and safety issues and to be aware of, and implement, students’ care plans.

The role will involve a substantial amount of moving and handling and experience of complex physical and medical needs is desirable.

Nights available may change and Open weekends are during term time, in which the school is open to provide respite to families. You will get an enhanced total hourly payment of £10.80 per hour for the hours worked between 10pm to 7am.

The successful candidate will be supported to complete the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and will work within a supportive and friendly team in a country school setting.

For more information and application details please contact the Human Resources team on 01959 567841 or email vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of gender and ethnic group, but as men are currently under-represented in this role, we would encourage applications from male candidates. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Information about the school

We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 250 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

Valence School is a supportive environment and a rewarding place to work, and whether working directly with our students or in a school support role, every member of staff participates in enabling our students to learn and to aspire to achieve meaningful independence.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust (KsENT), a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.

The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Job Contact Information

Name:HR Department
Address:Westerham Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN
Telephone: 01959 567841
Email: vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

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