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Complex Needs Cover Supervisor and Lead LSA

Romans Field School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7AW

This job expired on 27 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Tuesday 22nd April 2025

• Closing date

  27 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,959.00 Annually (Actual) Salary is FTE

Complex Needs Cover Supervisor and Lead LSA job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Complex Needs Cover Supervisor and Lead LSA to join our thriving, successful and happy school.

Due to the changing needs of our children and the school, we are looking to develop our provision and the successful candidates will be able to contribute to its development. We are seeking to appoint a Complex Needs Cover Supervisor and Lead LSA for our Complex Needs team. The ideal candidate must have experience of working with children with Complex Needs, Communication and Interaction difficulties and supporting learning across the curriculum. Additional training and support will be made available to the successful candidates.

The successful applicants will be:

• an outstanding teaching assistant;
• committed to providing high quality provision;
• excellent communication and organisational skills;
• able to work on their own initiative and to follow a lead;
• creative in finding solutions and resolving issues;
• reflective and be able to review and improve provision;
• curious and fascinated by how children learn;
• willing to contribute to the school as a whole community and help to improve it
• able to support other staff and lead on key strategies and interventions;
• a dedicated, supportive and considerate colleague;
• follow policies and guidelines;
• uphold professionalism in all duties.

The successful applicant will have:

• experience working with children with Complex Needs and Communication and Interaction difficulties;
• experience working with children with complex or challenging behaviour;
• experience of supporting within the national curriculum and curriculum interventions.

Every day here is different, and you would need to be flexible and able to adapt to ever-changing situations when required.

In return, we are committed to supporting our staff with continuous professional development, opportunities to work with our mainstream partners, supervision with our trained Psychotherapist and access to our wellbeing support services.

Next Steps

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this advert earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

If you want to make a real difference to the next generation, we would love to hear from you. If you would prefer to talk to someone, please pick up the phone or contact the school office via: info@rfs.ilf.education

We look forward to hearing from you.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The school is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. The Governors take child protection extremely seriously and all references offered will be followed up.

Online check will be completed for shortlisted candidates. If you do not have the formal qualifications specified but can demonstrate skills or experience of equivalent standards we would be interested in your application

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Romans Field School

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Romans Field School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/romans-field-school

We are a special school for pupils for 5- 11 age
Primary need is SEMH, but we also have children with complex needs.
We have personalised learning programmes and can offer therapeutic support.
We are part of a federation with two mainstream schools which provides CPD opportunities for all staff and a range of opportunities for children.

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