SEND Independence Support Assistant - Part-time

Dartford Science and Technology College, Dartford

Ref:KCC886-4026-229S
Posted:22/05/2020
Pay:KR4 £18,129 FTE ( Actual salary £ 13,859.62)
Start Date:September 2020
App Close Date:15/06/2020 at 09:00
Interviews:TBC

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SEND Independence Support Assistant

Required from September 2020

Five days per week 08.15 – 15.30 Monday to Friday

30 minute (unpaid) break per day.

Temporary contract, initially until 31^st August 2021

Term time only

Salary KR4 £18,129 FTE (actual salary £ 13,859.62)

Closing date – Monday 15th June 2020 at 9am

We are seeking to appoint a calm, patient and enthusiastic Independence Support Assistant to join our SEND Team. The successful candidate will support our SEND students both in and out of lessons and could have specific responsibility for designated students with an Education health Care Plan and High Needs Funding. Experience of working with students with Autistic Spectrum Condition would be an advantage.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working with students who have a physical disability, as well as experience of supporting students with anxiety. You will have good literacy and numeracy skills, good communication skills and a supportive and flexible attitude. Experience of supporting students at Key Stage 3 and 4 would be advantageous .

DSTC is a small, non-selective secondary school for girls in Dartford. We are family-centred with high aspirations and pride ourselves on having small average class sizes and excellent pastoral care. This is a place where "pupils achieve well and thrive" and "all groups of pupils achieve well" (Ofsted March 2017). Ofsted graded the school “Good” overall and “Good” in each category and noted that "there is a positive climate for learning throughout the school".

DSTC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An application form is available on our website www.dstc.kent.sch.uk. Completed forms should be emailed to Susan Wells (Susan.wells@dstc.kent.sch.uk) or posted to the address above. In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post we may bring the closing date forward.

Information about the school

Why work at Dartford Science and Technology College?

DSTC is a small, non-selective secondary school for girls in Dartford. We are family-centred with high aspirations and pride ourselves on excellent pastoral care. There is a strong sense of community, based on excellent relationships between staff, pupils and parents. In 2017 Ofsted graded the school Good overall and Good in each category and in March 2022 they said that DSTC continues to be a good school.

The school is a safe space for pupils to learn and develop as young citizens. The school has high expectations of pupils; behaviour, with strong systems to manage it. As a result, pupils behave very well. 100% of staff feel proud to work at DTSC and 85% of parents who responded to Parent View would recommend DSTC to other parents (Ofsted March 2022).

Lessons at DSTC have a calm and purposeful atmosphere with the students showing a genuine interest in learning. Our teachers tell us they enjoy being able to teach and enable the students to learn without disruption.

We are a Co-operative Trust school and are committed to supporting our workforce to be the best they can be. We can offer accelerated professional development with a personalised approach to developing all staff through coaching, mentoring and both internal and external training. Our new staff will have unparalleled opportunities to learn and bring excellent practice to bear in raising achievement for the students of DSTC.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs Susie Wells
Address:Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
Telephone: 01322 224309
Email: susan.wells@dstc.kent.sch.uk

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