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Keyworker (Class Based) - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Valence School, Westerham

  • Ref:KCC886-7021-131S
  • Posted:21/02/2019
  • Pay:£10.00 per hour
  • Start Date:Apr 2019
  • App Close Date:10/03/2019 at 23:45
  • Interviews:w/c 25 March

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Full Time - Term Time Only - Permanent

Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.30pm - 37.5 hours per week

£16,658 p.a. (£10.00 p.h.) for 39 weeks (including 5.5 weeks paid holiday) plus generous pension, retail discount benefits, free parking, social events and wellbeing sessions

Make a difference!

Our class based Keyworkers support are responsible for, and work to promote, all aspects of personal development and individual progress for a group of key students within a pathway class.  You will enable students to learn, promote their independence and help them to achieve.  You will also be involved with physical management and personal care.

Have you got what it takes?

You will need to be a confident advocate, recognising the potential of your individual key students and championing their needs.  You will need to be able to keep comprehensive records along with a good level of numeracy and literacy.  GCSE (or equivalent) A*-C in English & Maths is required and experience of complex physical and medical needs is desirable along with a Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning in Schools (or support is given to achieve this.)

We offer a supportive, friendly working environment in a country school setting and the chance to make a real and positive impact on the lives of Valence students.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be taken up before interview and the successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check.

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.

Please complete the application form and equality monitoring form and email to vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk or call the HR team on 01959 567841 for further information.

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

Fax: 01959 565046

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.