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Early Years Inclusion Support Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-7072-241S
  • Posted:23/01/2019
  • Pay:KR6 or KR7 plus SEN allowance
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:25/02/2019 at 12:00
  • Interviews:8th March 2019

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Early Years Inclusion Support Assistant for
Swale Specialist Teaching and Learning Service

Full time - term time only

Kent Range 6 (£19,864 - £21,789 fte £16,761 - £18,386 pro rata)or Kent Range 7 (£21,790 - £24,790 fte £18,837 - £20,918 pro rata for a candidate with significant experience

with a Special Needs Allowance £1,257 fte (£1,160 pro rata)

We are looking for an Inclusion Support Assistant to join a highly skilled team dedicated to making a difference to pupils throughout Swale.

The Swale Specialist Teaching and Learning Service works in partnership with Meadowfield School and is made up of a team of Specialist Teachers who have a range of areas of expertise, including Early Years, Cognition and Learning, Communication and Interaction, Social, Emotional and Mental Health and Speech and Language Therapy.  The team provides support and advice to all schools and settings in Swale in order to increase capacity in meeting the needs of all pupils with special educational needs across the district.  We are looking for an enthusiastic and motived Inclusion Support Assistant to join our team.

 ‘The school’s highly regarded outreach service provides specialist teaching and learning advice to other schools, including for the Early Years Foundation Stage. It also offers a full programme of special education training for all of staff in schools’

Ofsted, November 2014

This new post provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to the expanding STLS team through collaborative work with specialist teachers.  The successful candidate should have experience in providing highly effective support and interventions for pupils with a range of special educational needs in schools.

Please visit www.kent-teach.com to view the application pack and complete an online application form, please note CVs will not be considered.  Visits to the school are encouraged, to arrange an appointment please contact Sarah Goodwin, HR Assistant via email to: hr@meadowfield.kent.sch.uk or phone 01795 477788 (option 3).  

 

Information about the school

Meadowfield School is an outstanding special school located in Sittingbourne. We encourage you to visit our school website to learn about us including information about our policies, values, curriculum and more.

We serve 400 pupils with profound, severe and complex needs, including autism. The school is comprised of: • Honey Bees, our Observation and Assessment Nursery Early Years • Engage Department, for pupils with complex physical, medical and sensory needs • Explore Department, for pupils who benefit from a more individual-led curriculum • Enquire Department, for pupils who benefit from a more academic curriculum • Sixth Form • Satellite provision at Sunny Bank Primary School

The Meadowfield Inclusion Development and Support (MIDAS) Centre is home to our highly regarded Specialist Teaching and Learning Service (STLS) who successfully support 58 schools and 73 early years settings across Swale, increasing capacity to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs. In addition, STLS offer a rich programme of training to mainstream colleagues and to parents.

We are a founding member of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT), a collaborative group of special schools in Kent who work together to promote best SEND practice throughout the county.

We have approximately 270 members of staff including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Office and Admin Staff, Site Staff, ICT Department, Wellbeing Team, Finance and Business Services as well as our Leadership and Management Team.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01795 477771

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.