FASST Early Help Practitioner

More than one location, Esteem Multi Academy Trust

15 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Learning support or cover supervisor
Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £23,654 - £25,867 (Pending NJC Pay Award 2024-25)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title: FASST Practitioner

Location: Esteem Multi Academy Central Offices are based at Lake View Drive, Sherwood Park, NG15 0DT (this is the main office, you will not be based here). This role is a community based, peripatetic role with the majority of referrals from: South Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire

Grade/Scale: Grade 08 Points 12-15 Actual Salary £23,654 - £25,867 (Pending NJC Pay Award 2024-25) (The upper bound of the pay scale is based on continuous service of over 5 years)

Start date: TBC

Contract: 37 hours per week, term time only. There will be requirement for occasional evening work

This key role will be part of a team of FASST Practitioners responsible for delivering the Esteem Early Help Service for academies across the MAT under the direction of the Director of Safeguarding and Early Help.

The successful candidate will report to the Senior FASST Practitioners, who report directly to the Director of Safeguarding and Early Help. You will be allocated a case load of young people and families and be responsible for the assessment of their need and delivering targeted intervention and support. This role involves a lot of lone working with young people and families in their homes, in the community and in different schools.

A minimum level 3 qualification in either childcare, community work, advice and guidance, education, health, social care or youth work is required along with a full driving license, access to a car and relevant business insurance.

Experience of delivering support to young people and families in a relevant service area, mentoring, advisory work, coaching and problem-solving with young people and families is essential. The successful candidate will be a confident and competent verbal and written communicator who is self-motivated and assured when lone working. Experience of working with vulnerable families and young people who display challenging and anti-social behaviours is desirable.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits include: LGPS Pension Scheme, mileage allowance paid at 45p per mile, school holidays and Westfield Health membership, access to a range of CPD opportunities, flexible working and opportunities to work from home.

For further information, please contact Chantelle Taylor-Walster, Senior FASST Practitioner, via email at ctaylor-walster@esteemmat.co.uk or visit our website at www.esteemmat.co.uk/vacancies. Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 06 December 2024 (23:59)

Interview date: 10 December 2024 – Interview time will be allocated if candidate is successful through initial process on applying for the role.

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust reserves the right to close this advertisement early upon suitable application

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Commitment to safeguarding

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Esteem Multi Academy Trust

Type: Multi-academy trust
Website: Esteem Multi Academy Trust website (opens in new tab)
Email address: ctaylor-walster@esteemmat.co.uk
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Esteem MAT was formed in 2018 and now consists of 14 academies from the East and West Midlands. Many of our pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities or are disadvantaged. Therefore, inclusion is our watchword, and our vision is for Esteem to be a learning community of excellence for SEND and alternative provision in the Midlands. However, we want more mainstream schools to join us too as they have many pupils with SEND or who are disadvantaged. We want all our pupils to achieve their full potential whatever type of school they attend.

Our vision is to be a Trust that:
• Leads and supports our academies to provide the highest standards of education and development for all our pupils
• Enables academies with a shared sense of purpose to benefit from alignment whilst maintaining individuality
• Provides a strong, collective voice for our academies at a local and national level
• Delivers support and SEND expertise to our academies and other schools and local authorities

Our vision will be delivered via our three core strategic aims. Everything we do should be ultimately focused on doing these three things well:
• We will provide an ambitious, inspirational, bespoke education, setting the foundation for the future and ensuring our young people are ready for the world.
• We will deliver high standards and value for money from our support services, resources, estate and technology.
• We will invest in and support our people, exploiting opportunities for collaborative, continual professional development, sharing of expertise and best practice
• Our people are our most valuable resource. We invest in them by providing high-quality specialist training, and opportunities to collaborate and develop their careers within Esteem.

We greatly value each school's unique identity, which reflects the diverse needs of the pupils. It is also important to us that our pupils feel they belong to their school community. This is why we believe that our schools need strong leaders and governors who understand their local context. Being part of a family of schools in a trust brings the added benefits of support and collaboration. We know that sharing ideas and working together are the best ways for our schools to continue to improve for the benefit of all our pupils.