Advocate
The Fen Rivers Academy, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2HUThis job expired on 11 April 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 April 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,319.00 FTE per annum
Advocate job summary
Do you have expertise in working with young people with complex needs and behavioural difficulties? Do you believe that all young people can learn, regardless of their life situation? Do you want to be a part of a team that is leading the way in King's Lynn, by changing the futures of excluded and marginalised young people?
You will be working with students who have been unable to sustain a place in mainstream education, including those with complex, high behaviour and additional learning needs. You will be advocating for our most vulnerable learners, specialising in support of children looked after and previously looked after while inspiring them to learn and achieve.
Experience:
Extensive behaviour management experience with students who have complex needs and extreme behaviour.
Building sustainable relationships with young people and their families, both formally and informally.
Assessing family situations and needs to develop and implement effective strategies, risk assessments and individual educational/learning support plans.
Working with a range of issues affecting young people and their families, such as substance misuse, domestic violence, multiple exclusions, offending behaviour.
Managing complex cases ranging from level 2-4 on the continuum of need.
You’ll need a proven understanding of social inclusion, behavioural management techniques, influences on children and young people, and theories relating to childcare and child development.
You day-to-day responsibilities will be:
Providing Duty support for staff and students within the Academy
Supporting staff in the completion of behaviour management (SPINE) plans and Risk Assessments
Recording data for behaviour including physical interventions/exclusions/ duty calls
Supporting staff in developing personalised strategies for individual students as necessary
Organising and delivering 1:1 and small group targeted support, advice, guidance, practical help
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About The Fen Rivers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 58 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Fen Rivers Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- adminoffice@thefenriversacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01553 887330
The Fen Rivers Academy provides a safe, nurturing environment for 5-16 year old students who have been unable to sustain a place in mainstream education. By prioritising academic achievement and introducing behaviour interventions and therapeutic support where necessary, we enable them to re-integrate at the same key stage as their peers and go on to access opportunities in employment and further education.
The Catch22 Multi Academies Trust is the vehicle for our sponsorship of an expanding number of academies focusing on learners who can benefit from small, supportive alternative education provision.
Arranging a visit to The Fen Rivers Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@thefenriversacademy.org.uk.
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