RAIS Manager
Dene Magna School, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, GL17 0DU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, teaching hours, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- UQ1 - UQ4 (£21,731 - £28,914)
What skills and experience we're looking for
MAIN PURPOSE
The Raising Achievement in School (RAIS) Manager is responsible for supporting reintegration back into school life and helping students to feel comfortable and confident returning to school and continuing with their learning in mainstream lessons. During their time in RAIS, the RAIS Manager will work with the young person in addressing the circumstances that may have caused their absence or disengagement from lessons, such as medical issues, anxiety, or trauma. They will support them in dealing with these circumstances in the best possible way and help students develop strategies to help them continue with their studies and eventually thrive in lessons.
Identified students referred to RAIS will access a number of sessions in the RAIS classroom, depending on their individual needs, as part of their timetabled week. This role involves developing and implementing strategic reintegration plans tailored to each pupil’s needs, ensuring a smooth and successful transition back into lessons. The manager will work closely with students, families, educational staff, and external agencies to coordinate support, monitor progress, and adjust plans as needed to promote successful outcomes.
The RAIS Manager will provide effective support to teachers working alongside them and will:
- assist the Headteacher, SENCo and teaching staff in the development and implementation of a programme of work specifically tailored to meet the needs of identified students and to support their reintegration back into mainstream lessons
- establish a stable, caring, and supportive learning environment
- enable students to achieve their full learning potential
- facilitate students’ social, emotional, and moral development
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Liaise with the SENCo and provide support for staff around the needs of individual students
- Liaise with teachers over subject specific work
- Ensure each student within RAIS has access to all the lessons that they have been withdrawn form and adapt these where necessary
- Work with students who have special educational needs, learning difficulty, disability, or who have social and emotional difficulties. This work will be either in small groups or individually
- Plan, implement and deliver support programmes for individuals to work as part of their structured timetable
- Keep written records of student development and progress and share these with the SENCo and Headteacher
- Develop, maintain, and apply knowledge and understanding of students’ learning and social/emotional needs to ensure that support is given at an appropriate level
- Assist in the preparation, organisation and maintenance of the classroom and the equipment
- Attend and contribute to school staff meetings and in-service training events
- Prepare reports on progress and feedback to SENCo, Headteacher and Governors
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
- Uphold and actively support the school’s policies and procedures
- Provide care and supervision of students within the classroom
- Accompany students on educational visits where appropriate
- Under the direction of the SENCo, assist in the development and the review of Profiles/My Plans/My Plan+/EHCPs for students with special educational needs
- Use a variety of interpersonal techniques to establish supportive relationships with students, parents, and carers under the guidance of SENCo
- Have contact with all staff in school to pass on and receive information, advice, guidance, suggestions and ideas
- Contact with parents / carers and other agency staff to provide support for students and give feedback on students’ progress
- Work with local alternative provision settings to ensure that individual needs can be met
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
- Professional, passionate and dedicated teaching and support staff, who are willing and eager to undertake continuous professional development.
- Talented, stimulating and enthusiastic students with a desire to learn.
We believe it is only right that we balance the challenges that we set, with an understanding that gets the best out of someone; which means valuing them and nurturing them. We are fully aware that a passionate, supported and well directed team will go on to achieve great things.
As a Trust we provide:
1.Competitive salary and clarity in the performance management process.
2.The opportunity to take on short or long term roles within the Trust that help us along our journey.
3.The ability to work with teachers and children from other countries as part of Dene Magna's International School offer.
4.Comprehensive new staff induction.
5.Full support for CPD and a career mapping tool to facilitate this.
6.Free onsite parking.
7.On site dining room.
8.Free use of the onsite Gym at Dene Magna.
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 h.tufnell@denemagna.gloucs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Dene Magna School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1022 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dene Magna School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- h.tufnell@denemagna.gloucs.sch.uk
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