Intervention Assistant

Peak School, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 6ES

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,843.00 - £22,362.00 Annually (Actual)

Intervention Assistant job summary

Job Title: Intervention Assistant

Location: Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 6ES

Grade/Scale: Grade 07 (Point 08 – 11): Support Actual Salary £20,843 - ££22,362

Contract: 32.5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year (Term Time Only + 2)

Peak School, Chinley, part of the Esteem Multi-Academy Trust, are looking to recruit an Intervention Assistant. We are seeking a positive, flexible and caring individual who is willing to contribute fully to the life of the school and who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Reporting directly to the Headteacher, the ideal candidate will have a Care/Teaching Assistant related qualification or equivalent along with experience of supporting pupils with a variety SEN, including physical needs, behaviour and /or learning difficulties. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from people who have experience of working with pupils who have SEMH and complex behavioural needs.

Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Head Teacher and more information about Peak School and Esteem MAT.

Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.

Benefits Include:

- Teacher's Pension Scheme / LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)

- Generous holiday entitlement

- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.

- Access to National College CPD platform.

For further information, please contact Beverly Tinson, Office Manager via email - btinson@peakschool.co.uk

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

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.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.

Commitment to safeguarding

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.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Peak School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 81 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Peak School website (opens in new tab)
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We are a nursery to 19 Special School Academy in the north west corner of Derbyshire. We cater for children and young adults with a whole range of needs, particularly those with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), communication difficulties, and those with extremely challenging behaviour linked to their associated learning difficulties.

Most pupils at Peak work outside the National Curriculum and we are proud to offer an individualised curriculum which is built around our four key areas:

Physical and Movement

Emotional and Expressive Arts

Accessing the World and Communication

Knowledge and Know-how

We are located in a beautiful, rural environment in the village of Chinley, where we make full use of the local amenities and make a point of filling our curriculum with outdoor activities.

We also have a number of specialist on-site facilities and services:

Hydrotherapy Pool

Sensory rooms and Sensory Garden

Fully equipped kitchen / catering learning environment for our post-16 pupils

On site nurse, visiting Physiotherapist and Speech and Language therapist.

Our location in north west Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District, means we are also accessible for pupils who may live in Cheshire, Stockport, Tameside (Greater Manchester) and also Sheffield.

We are currently Ofsted rated ‘Good’ – with outstanding for Behaviour and Welfare – and we are working hard to ensure we achieve outstanding results in our next inspection.

Further information about our academy can be found on the website at www.peak.derbyshire.sch.uk

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