KS3 Early Intervention and Appropriate Provision Coordinator
Priory School, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DL20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 8am – 4pm -37 hours per week (Monday – Friday), term time only. We will be happy to discuss flexible arrangements with the right candidate
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- BET Grade 4 Point A - E: FTE £26,918 - £29,616 (Actual Salary £23,997 - £25,743)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have experience supporting young people’s development? Would you like the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people? We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed colleague to provide bespoke high quality support to a caseload of students who have encountered challenges which are creating a barrier to their progress and/or development. Do you share our ambition, motivation and passion to support students to fully engage with their education?
Key Duties will include:
- To monitor the curriculum delivery and support teaching colleagues in securing high levels of engagement and positive outcomes for all students
- To ensure smooth reintegration to mainstream provision where appropriate
- To build appropriate relationships with students to ensure that positive outcomes can be achieved.
- To ensure that the parent/carer/guardian is clear about the reason for the intervention
- To ensure that the student is clear about how their decisions can improve their learning
- Working with the Progress Leaders for each year group to secure excellent progress within transition to and from mainstream where appropriate
- To discuss ways forward with the parent/carer and student to increase positive outcomes
- To provide positive mentoring on small group and 1:1 basis
- To identify and secure appropriate work placements for students as required
- Provide support, guidance and practical help to parent/carers (as appropriate) on strategies and interventions and learning needs
- To work together with outside agencies
- To contribute fully to the strategic development of Appropriate Provision at Priory School
- To update records and logs of work undertaken with individual students through IBPs and PSPs etc
- Deal with any other administrative duties as required, most notably through the use of SIMS/Classcharts/CPOMS
- Report student and school issues in line with the School’s policies for health and safety, child protection, behaviour management etc.
- To ensure smooth transition into appropriate provision through appropriate referral processes
- Attend meetings and training sessions as required
- Be involved in extra curricular activities, i.e. open days, presentation evenings, D of E where possible
To undertake any other task commensurate with this role
Some of the attributes and skills you will need to offer are:
- Excellent communication skills to a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing
- High levels of aspiration for the students you support
- Effective identification of students in need of additional support, recognise these needs and propose a series of strategies to encourage the development of students’ resilience and wellbeing.
- Applicants should be confident, articulate, empathetic and with a strong desire to equip young people with the necessary strategies and skills to achieve more than they dreamt possible.
- Being able to build and maintain mutually respectful relationships with staff, students and parents/carers is essential.
- The successful candidate will be relentless and uncompromising in securing excellent outcomes for all students.
- Applicants must have good personal levels of literacy and numeracy, lots of patience, and experience of and the ability to build positive relationships with young people who may be lacking in confidence about themselves or the skills they need in order to be successful
What the school offers its staff
- Working in a dedicated, highly motivated team of colleagues. Support staff are valued in our school and turnover is low, colleagues feel supported
- Working within a successful, multi-academy trust with exciting opportunities for career progression
- Competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme, retail and other discounts
Flexible working opportunities
We will be happy to discuss flexible arrangements with the right candidate
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Priory School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1252 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Priory School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
Priory School is a mixed 11-16 School with around 1200 students on roll situated in the heart of Southsea. Our pupils come from a very wide range of backgrounds and our community is truly comprehensive, harmonious and dynamic. Priory School is proud to be part of the Bohunt Education Trust and we have been graded as a good school (Ofsted November 2022).
Arranging a visit to Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@priorysouthsea.org.
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