Job Description
THIS POST IS FUNDED TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN OF ARMED FORCES FAMILIES WITH OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO SUPPORT WELLBEING
To work directly with primary and secondary school aged children and young people who display social, emotional, behavioural and communication needs. To work with education providers and partners to promote inclusive practice and autism friendly learning environments. Through a focus on health and wellbeing you will support a nurturing, restorative, solution focussed environment where children and young people work towards positive social, emotional and behavioural self-management and sensory response using known strategies and approaches. You will work with colleagues to establish trusting and empowering relationships with children and young people to promote independence, resilience, and re-engagement with learning. You will support the planning and will deliver targeted and time limited individual and small group work programmes to meet identified priorities for children and young people.
Responsibilities
1. Work directly with children and young people and colleagues to model and promote inclusive practice and autism friendly learning environments - according to the principles of nurture, restorative practices and solution oriented work, statutory requirements and school priorities
2. Support the planning required in order to work with colleagues to deliver, evidence and evaluate individual and small group work programmes to meet identified priorities for children and young people, including alternative curricular activities which reduce social anxiety and stress
3. To support and facilitate the delivery of wellbeing and wider achievement awards for children and young people
4. To support the development and delivery of services within the school
5. Health and Safety duties linked to pupils
The Individual
6. Experience of work with children and young people who display social, emotional, and behavioural needs
7. Experience of working with children and young people with social and communication needs
8. Experience of working within a young person's environment
9. A minimum of 4 national 5s, or 4 Standard Grades at level 2 or above. Must include English and Maths
10. Self confident and self motivated
11. Ability to work on own initiative
12. Ability to plan and facilitate activities
13. Effective communication skills, oral and written
14. Effective organisational and time management skills
15. Ability to work as part of a team contributing to service development
16. Display ability and commitment to training and subsequent staff development as required
17. Child centred
18. Collation and management of information
19. Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality in line with policies and procedures
20. Capacity to establish productive working relationships with children and young people
21. Confident to deliver small group work
22. Nurturing
23. Solution focused
24. Conflict resolution
25. Knowledge of Child Protection policies
26. You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car
27. To be able to engage positively with children and young people
28. Reflective listening skills
29. Calm, consistent, fair and non judgemental
30. Ability to diffuse potentially difficult situations
31. Ability to develop effective working relationships
32. Approachability and willingness to help
33. Willingness to accept direction/ delegation
34. Resilience
35. Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service
36. Capacity to deal with emotionally difficult and sensitive situations
Temporary appointment until 2 July
Closing Date: 7 March
Starting Salary: £27,.20 (pro rata)
£14.55 per hour
20 hours per week (47 week contract, i.e. term time plus balance of day to be worked during school holidays)
For further information contact: Applegrove Primary, telephone, email