Education Health Care Assistant
Crosshill Special School, Darwen, BB3 1HZ4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week inset days.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade B, SCP 2 – 3 (£22,366 – £22,737), actual salary £16,898 – £17,178.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Thank you for expressing an interest in joining our wonderful community at Crosshill School. We are a forward-thinking, inclusive, and successful school dedicated to supporting children with special educational needs. Our school is a place where every child is valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their full potential, and we are looking for a passionate and committed Education Health Care Assistant to help us continue this work.
As an Educational Health Care Assistant, you will play a crucial role in providing tailored support to students with a range of additional needs. You will work closely with other professionals to create a nurturing, safe, and inclusive environment for our pupils. The ideal candidate is compassionate, patient, and has experience in healthcare or supporting children with additional needs.
At Crosshill the 'family' feel of the school is vital to our success and lies at the heart of all we do. We pride ourselves on creating a supportive and inclusive environment where each student can thrive. Our dedicated staff work collaboratively to deliver individualised education plans tailored to the unique needs of every child.
What the school offers its staff
At Crosshill, we deeply value the positive relationships between staff, students, parents, and carers. Our welcoming environment ensures that students feel valued and trusted as individuals, fostering mutual respect throughout our community. We are committed to offering outstanding opportunities for all our students, empowering them to reach their full potential. Through excellent teaching, personalised support, and an inspiring curriculum enriched with the latest technology, our students overcome diverse learning difficulties and additional challenges, growing in confidence to become successful, caring individuals ready for adulthood.
Our mission is to enhance the life chances of every young person at our school, providing opportunities for achievement beyond expectations, regardless of background, need, or prior attainment. By joining our team, you will become part of a supportive team of professionals dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of our students and their families.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to DBS Enhanced Clearance. This check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
Applying for the job
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About Crosshill Special School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 134 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Crosshill Special School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@crosshill.blackburn.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01254 667713
Crosshill School is an outward looking, inclusive and successful school for children with special educational needs. It makes up part of Champion Education Trust, a multi academy trust that was formed in October 2019.
Our mission is to improve the life chances of all of our young people within our supportive family of schools, providing opportunities to allow young people to achieve beyond expectation, regardless of background, need or prior attainment.
We are determined and passionate to ensure that all of our staff are supported and trained to make a first class provision for all of our young people. Our leaders are encouraged and supported to work at local, regional and national levels to enable our Trust to keep abreast of the most current thinking and research in our profession.
Champion Education Trust has four key values that embody our ethos:
Family and community; a sense of belonging and contribution
Respect and celebration of differences
Partnerships and working as a team
Ambition and striving to do your best
Arranging a visit to Crosshill Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@crosshill.blackburn.sch.uk.
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