Lead Autism Support Worker
The Springfields Academy, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0DSThis job expired on 4 June 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
4 June 2020 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 May 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade H £24,313 - £26,317 pro rata
Additional allowances
We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays rising to 31 days after 5 years, great career progression and development opportunities with many other benefits.
Lead Autism Support Worker job summary
The Role: We are looking for a Lead Autism Support Worker to assist in the support and inclusion of children with a wide range of special educational needs and difficulties within the Academy.
The Person: The position of Lead Autism Support Worker is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and compassionate individual to lead lessons, interventions and support our learners with autism,
We are looking for:
• A good knowledge and understanding of autism and social communication needs and appropriate strategies to support pupils with this need e.g. TEACHH
• Knowledge and understanding of social, emotional & mental health needs and cognitive needs, that effect children and young people’s development
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to build strong, trusting relationships
• Resilience and ability to take regular responsibility for agreed learning/activities
• Promotion and support for the inclusion of all pupils in the learning and social skills activities
• Use of positive and personalised anxiety management strategies
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 The Springfields Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 231 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Springfields Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- nwhitcombe@springfields.wilts.sch.uk
The Springfields Academy is a Reach South Academy for young people aged 5-19 with autism. We have 150 pupils attending our Calne site and 40 pupils at our satellite provision in Salisbury. Our goal is to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement.
Springfields is a fantastic, vibrant and caring community that engages pupils and develops positive attitudes to learning. Our autism approach is accessed by all our pupils and is personalised to meet specific needs. All our pupils have an education, health and care plan.
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