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Behaviour Support - Full-time - Special Needs Position

St Anthony's School, Margate

  • Ref:KCC886-7033-63S
  • Posted:18/10/2019
  • Pay:Kent scheme 5
  • Start Date:Jan 2020
  • App Close Date:04/11/2019 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Week Nov 11th-15th

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Required for Jan 2020, an experienced pastoral support SEMH mentor.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to forge positive relationships with pupils with a range of behavioural needs and to bring about successful integration into full time learning.  The ability to work in and with challenging youngsters who have a range of behavioural, emotional, social and learning difficulties. is essential, as is being able to work with pupils when they are disengaged and bring about restorative outcomes and develop effective behaviour plans.

This is a challenging job as the successful person will be experienced and dynamic enough to bring about change with these hard to reach youngsters and to support them at different points. Being resilient, optimistic and hardworking are essential attributes as is a sense of humour and an ability to talk on the level with the youngsters and bridge the gap between them and the staff by creating supportive learning.

The school has a strong commitment to student welfare through a range of safeguarding processes which begins with the development of excellent adult-student relationships fostering trust and respect.

St. Anthony's is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and a health check.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

 

Information about the school

St. Anthony’s is a designated KCC special school for pupils with an EHCP with a main need of SEMH and/or ASC in KS2 -KS4. We are a partner school in Kent Special Educational Needs Trust.

The school works to meet and support a wide range of barriers to learning. Our children and young people have high levels of social emotional issues and communication difficulties, staff need to be able to build positive relationships with them and provide a diverse and stimulating education, in a supportive and safe environment.

Most pupils come to the school with negative previous school experiences and traditionally from a background with high levels of deprivation. To achieve positive outcomes for our pupils we place a great deal of emphasis on individual programmes within small group settings. Past OfSTED reports, parental feedback and other professionals agree that we are very successful with our pupils; our skills in building positive relationships with children and young people helps us reinforce this message.

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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.