Salary:
from £25,183 – £27,269 FTE per annum (Actual term time only for this position is £22,169 to £24,005 per annum)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
7 January 2025
Job overview
Coombe House School has an opportunity for a new Learning Support Assistant to meet the needs of a young person with behaviours that are challenging and impacting their mental health, including self-harm, distress and anxiety.
You will be part of a team of talented Learning Support Assistants who work with the class Teachers to help plan and deliver lessons, and with the Pastoral Support Team and Therapists. Supporting learning objectives and developing skills for life within the community, helping the young person build relationships and engage confidently in social situations, in school and in the community.
We would like to hear from you if you have a passion for supporting young people with complex SEMH (social, emotional, and mental health) difficulties and sometimes challenging behaviour. Ideally you will have experience of working as a Mental Health Support Worker, Behaviour Teaching Assistant or SEMH experienced Learning Support Assistant.
We are looking for someone who is resilient, patient, caring and understanding, who will provide recognised support in periods of crisis and who can deliver appropriate activities when regulated.
Our school
Coombe House School is an independent special school that provides education for pupils aged 5 to 19 with SEMH and ASD and associated difficulties, which represents the largest group of children and young people supported by an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) in Dorset and nationally. All pupils on roll have an EHCP. The school uses a therapeutic approach to support pupils with their individual difficulties. Everything the school does is based on the formation and maintenance of positive relationships and viewing all behaviour as communication.
We are seeking candidates who thrive on working in a challenging but immensely rewarding environment, who are passionate about supporting the development of social, life and independence skills and who truly want to make a difference in the lives of pupils. Our Learning Support Assistants are kind, patient, calm and compassionate who work on building trusting relationships with our pupils.
More about the role:
* Assist the class teacher and other staff to create a positive learning environment.
* Capacity to offer therapeutic support.
* Engage pupil in activities and learning planned by the teacher - both on site and in the community.
* Support pupil in managing their behaviour and learning.
* Equip pupil with essential coping skills.
* Support pupil to improve their behaviour through a positive behaviour approach.
* Teach pupil emotional self-regulation skills and social interaction and communication skills under the guidance of the class teacher.
Please review the job description and person specification for further information about the role. If you would like to work at a very special, caring, and nurturing school, please complete the application process.
Working hours:
Full Time (35 hours)
08.30 – 16.00 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
08.30 – 16.30 on a Wednesday
08.30 – 15.30 on a Friday
The school is accessed via a private road and enjoys a secluded setting within its grounds. The accommodation extends to over 160,000 sq ft, set within in grounds of 55 acres.
What Coombe House School can offer you:
* A workplace set in beautiful surroundings.
* Competitive salary.
* Access to an employee assistance programme.
* Enhanced NEST Pension Scheme (10% employers' contribution).
* Continuous professional development and training.
* Use of leisure facilities (gym and swimming pool), at specified times.
* Death in Service (3 x salary).
* Health Care Plan after probation period - claim back costs towards dental check ups, eye tests, prescription charges and therapies.
* Highly supportive leadership team and working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of other SEN Specialists.
* The opportunity to play an integral part at the infancy of this exciting and unique journey.
We may commence interviews prior to the closing date, so please don’t delay in making an application. Please contact Claire Taylor, Assistant HR Manager on 01747 449858 for any queries.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 7th January 2025 (may close sooner as we are currently interviewing)
This post involves working with children or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them and will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We are committed to safeguarding and expect everyone who works in our school (and visitors to our school) to share this commitment. We take all safeguarding and welfare concerns seriously and encourage our pupils to talk to us about any worries they may have. We will always act in the best interests of the child. The successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS.
About Coombe House School
* Coombe House School
* Donhead St Mary, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
* Wiltshire
* SP7 9LP
* United Kingdom
+44 1747 449 820
Coombe House School is an independent special school that provides education for pupils aged 5 to 19 with SEMH and ASD and associated difficulties. All pupils on roll have an EHCP. The school uses a therapeutic approach to support pupils with their individual difficulties. Everything the school does is based on positive relationships and viewing behaviour as communication.
We are seeking candidates who thrive on working in a challenging but immensely rewarding environment, who are passionate about supporting the development of social, life and independence skills and who truly want to make a difference in the lives of pupils. To truly meet their needs, and set them up for successful adult lives, we think beyond conventional education and meet their broader holistic potential and help to influence the society that they are part of to be more connected, inclusive, and compassionate.
We recruit regularly to support the rapid growth of the school.
All staff at Coombe House School demonstrate compassion, understanding and flexibility in their approach ensuring progression is central to all lessons whilst giving our pupils the confidence to grow as they progress. We believe passionately in supporting and nurturing our pupils as well as aspiring to provide them with outstanding and creative learning opportunities.
Some of the benefits of working at Coombe House School include free on-site parking, a workplace set in beautiful surroundings, a competitive salary, use of facilities - gym and swimming pool (at specific times), an employee assistance programme with excellent free counselling support services and opportunity to play an integral part at the infancy of this exciting and unique journey.
For Teachers we offer the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and support staff a 10% employers’ contribution to the NEST Pension Scheme.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any further details please contact Claire Taylor, HR Officer on 01747 449 858 or by email
hr@dorsetcentreofexcellence.org.uk
Find out more about working at our unique, special school offering excellent teaching and learning opportunities for children and young people aged 5 to 19, with complex needs.
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