Generic Support Worker
Loxley Hall School, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8RSThis job expired on 14 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
14 December 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,119.00 - £27,803.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 *Plus additional sleeping in allowance*
Generic Support Worker job summary
Manor Hall Academy Trust are delighted to be recruiting for the position of
Generic Support Worker
To work primarily in our Residential Setting.
(Please note the Salary will start at £25,119 and future increments will lead to £27,803 following an appraisal of the last increment)
*plus additional sleeping in allowance*
LOXLEY HALL SCHOOL, Stafford Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
01889 723050 office@loxley.manorhall.academy
The pupils who attend Loxley Hall come from all across Staffordshire and have Education Health Care Plans for Special Educational Needs for Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties with resulting behavioural problems. Our aim at Loxley Hall School is to make our Residential students feel safe, wanted and listened to. We are seeking someone who has patience, a sense of humour, a lot of energy and enjoys working with young people. Due to Children's Homes Regulations, applicants must be aged over 21.
The job will be varied and will include:
- Supporting young people to have fun, trust adults, make friends and develop their self-confidence.
- Maintaining a safe, secure and pleasant environment for the young people to live in.
- Working with other staff in offering activities and this could include sharing your own hobbies and interests.
- The role includes working 3 x evenings per week in the Residential Educational provision and this will include 1 x sleep in per week.
- Helping to prepare evening meals.
- 1 x day per week supporting in the school day. No previous experience of working in a school environment required.
- Leading by example and being a good role model.
- Keeping up to date observations and records and feeding back to parents and guardians.
We will provide essential training as part of our staff development programme will also work with the successful candidate to provide further training opportunities in line with their career aspirations. This role also includes not working during the school holidays.
Closing Date for applications is 14th December and interviews with be held on 21st December 2023. The start date will be as soon as possible.
Applications are to be completed via My New Term. Visits to the school are a prerequisite for short listing - please contact the main school office to arrange visits - we look forward to showing you round. 01889 723050
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This role is also subject to online searches/checks. A copy of our safeguarding policy can be found here
‘Building Relationships, Celebrating Success, Promoting Change’
Loxley Hall School offers residential education for children and young people age 11 – 16 years with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. It is part of Manor Hall Academy Trust which serves 14 special schools and PRUs across the Midlands.
Residence provides opportunities for our children and young people to experience a positive environment where the aim is to develop emotional and social skills for lifelong learning, increasing resilience and independence via secure and successful relationships.
Our Research Based Practice and rigorous self-evaluation ensures that we can analyse and track individual progress and target areas requiring additional support. Our delivery is underpinned by our residential desired outcomes. We focus on promoting and modelling positive behaviour and mutual respect is a key ingredient to the success of our organisation.
Loxley Hall School
Loxley Hall Residential Education is an Ofsted rated Outstanding provision that offers 43 residential educational places per week, for boys 11 – 16 years, with accommodation situated within 2 domestic houses. The creation of this homely atmosphere enables us to prepare our youngsters along the road from dependence to independence.
Staff display unconditional positive regard for all students and provide them with a safe, supportive, inclusive, positive, and rewarding experience.
The ‘Whole School’ approach and seamless service with education, underpins each young person’s overall progress.
Great emphasis is put on offering numerous and varied activities which can all be used as a vehicle to develop their emotional and social skills, their self-confidence and ability to manage their own behaviour. This helps them to develop an understanding of citizenship and their place in wider society.
Copy of Rota :
| GSW rota | Monday 2.30pm-10pm Residential Evening (7.5) | Tuesday1.30pm-10pm Residential Evening (8.5) | Wednesday (Sleep in ) 1.30pm-11pm Residential Evening (9.5) | Thursday7am-3.30pm Support in School day. (8.5)
| Friday 8am-1pm Admin Time in Residence 39 hours per week. |
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.
About Loxley Hall School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Loxley Hall School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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