Organisation: Headstart School
Location: Ninfield
Salary: From £21,000 per annum + Price Responsibility payment
Closing date: 02 October 2024
Contract type: Term Time - Permanent
Work pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37.5
Job Type: Education and Learning
Job reference: orbis/TP/362833/42362
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, calm and caring Inclusion Officer.
Part of this role will be to train as a Thrive Practitioner and full training will be given. This post will be working mainly at our Golden Cross site; however, flexibility is important. The post will involve supporting children to access learning on a daily basis, training to become a Thrive Practitioner, and running bespoke Thrive sessions along with training as a PRICE Training and supporting staff within the school to confidently utilise de-escalation techniques and restrictive interventions, if necessary.
Experience of working in the special educational needs sector is desirable but not essential.
Our setup in Headstart is very unique. Our grounds are surrounded by a variety of animals that the children like to look after and learn through the activities planned with them. This person would share our passion for supporting our students in the outdoor environment as well as in the classroom. This person will work for young people with a range of significant barriers to learning including autism, attachment disorder, communication difficulties, and sensory processing disorders. The young people currently learn through an early years-style curriculum provision which caters for their individual needs.
Headstart School is an independent special needs school established in 1999. It has a proven track record of success with learners on the Autistic Spectrum, including those with complex needs. Places are available for students from age 5 to 16 and following onto our Post 16 courses up to the age of 21.
Headstart School has the benefit of two sites: both situated in the East Sussex countryside, one on the outskirts of the village of Ninfield and the other at Golden Cross. The school admits up to fifty students across both sites complemented by a large qualified experienced staff team. This high ratio of qualified staff to students and our unique approach is what we believe to be our strength and the main reason for our success with students who have struggled in other academic environments.
Headstart School is committed to providing considered and carefully developed individual and personalised education to students who have found conventional learning a challenge. Headstart School uses innovative methods of teaching across a wide range of subjects with an emphasis on outdoor learning, enabling students to identify and work to their own potential with enthusiasm, in a safe and happy learning environment.
Suitable candidates will be interviewed on receipt of their application as part of an ongoing recruitment programme; therefore, prompt application is advised.
Should the post be filled earlier than expected, this advert will be removed.
Website: www.headstartschool.co.uk
Please note, only application forms will be taken into consideration for shortlisting.
Safeguarding Statement: Headstart School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to enhanced DBS check and a barred list check along with other procedures and checks as part of our safeguarding procedures. This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. References with specific safeguarding questions will be requested. We are committed to ensuring the very highest possible standards of care to our young people and as such require all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school is an equal opportunities employer.
Timelines:
1. Closing date for applications: Wednesday 2 October.
2. Shortlisting of applicants: Friday 4 October.
3. Interviews conducted between: Monday 7 October to Friday 11 October.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
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