Newhaven Outreach-Mentor
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit, London, SE9 6HR9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 24
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,033 to £31,440
Actual salary
- £17,977 to £18,792
Pay scale
- APT&C Scale 5 point 12 to 15
What skills and experience we're looking for
A Higher level teaching assistant is required to join our school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which meets the needs of young people for whom mainstream education has not been effective. Newhaven is a trauma informed school that provides successful education for students who may have been excluded from mainstream school, are struggling with engagement with learning, have severe mental health difficulties, with or without a diagnosis of ASD, or are in hospital.
We are proud of our commitment to equity and diversity and the journey we have been on developing our policy and practice through the work of our active staff resource groups who focus on race, sexuality, sex discrimination and gender reassignment. This drives our aspirations that all our students can fully participate in society as agents of change and can make the world a better place.
Newhaven is committed to continuous professional development with a wide range of opportunities from our extensive TA training programme, our learning focused development cycle, leadership development programme and access to external professional qualifications.
Safeguarding is paramount at Newhaven School are we are committed to working with dedicated professionals with skills in understanding how to keep children safe in a context of autism, mental health and working with a number of other professional agencies.
In our most recent survey staff said that they are proud to work at Newhaven because we are ‘a strong team of people working together to support all students to fulfil their potential’, because of our ‘unwavering commitment and the camaraderie of staff’ and ‘we make a real difference to young people’s lives’.
What the school offers its staff
Working closely with the head of Newhaven Outreach, SENCO, Pastoral Manager, Interventions Manager, Teachers, HLTAs and mentors, a successful candidate would be required to monitor, assess, record and report on students’ engagement, achievements, progress and development.
Working 1-1 with students who are particularly ‘hard to reach’ and disengaged from both education and society, you would support students to engage with Newhaven Outreach, using sport and leisure activities as a platform for generating engagement. Fundamental to the role of the mentor is forging pathways for other professionals to gain access to students/families with a complex presentation of needs, as well as supporting students to develop relationships with both key professionals and identify and develop friendships with safe peers. You will be skilled with supporting students who can use interesting behaviour/behaviour that challenges as a form of communication. You will have proven experience of eliciting student views, teaching self-advocacy skills and supporting students to become ambitious about their future.
We are looking for:
- Specialist skills/training/experience to support students with specific ASD/SEN/SEMH/MH needs
- Commitment to working holistically with others to support students who often present with interesting behaviours/behaviours that challenge
- An excellent communicator who works well both in a team and independently
- Exceptional safeguarding knowledge and experience
- A proven record of good results with students with a range of learning and support needs
- Commitment to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion at Newhaven
Flexible working opportunities
Fixed Term 1 Year, part time – 24 hours per week, Term Time-39 weeks, flexible working hours
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
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About Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 172 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@newhaven.greenwich.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02088593114
Our Vision
Newhaven School works hard to be a caring, trauma informed community where young people are kept safe, supported as individuals, taught the skills they need and challenged to become successful adults with dreams to realise.
A part time teacher is required to join our team in the Royal Borough of Greenwich The Newhaven Outreach team meets the needs of young people in the borough of Greenwich who are unable to attend an in school provision and require support in their homes or local community.
Arranging a visit to Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@newhaven.greenwich.sch.uk.
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