School Support Assistant with Personal Care

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours (Monday- Thursday 8.30-4.30pm & Friday 8.30-4.00pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)
• Contract type: Fixed term - November 2024 – 31st August 2025
• Pay scale: Bucks Pay Range 1 ISN 6 £23,297 Pro Rata, Actual Salary £17,472

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic School Support Assistant with Personal Care to work with a visually impaired pupil within our school. You will have specific responsibilities in relation to supporting physical access/navigation of the school site, personal care responsibilities and ensuring safety and inclusion in line with their EHCP provision. You will be calm, patient and passionate about children having a positive experience in education. Working with students with Special Educational Needs is an extremely rewarding environment, if you have the skills, we are looking for please get in touch.

What the school offers its staff

Alfriston School is a Special School for pupils with MLD aged 11-19 years based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Our creative, individualised approach to learning is centred around wellbeing and skills for independence. We work hard to ensure our pupils are well prepared in their pathways for when they leave us to achieve their goals and succeed.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruit@alfristonschool.com

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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About Alfriston School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 159 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Alfriston School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruit@alfristonschool.com
• Phone number: 01494 673740
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school (opens in new tab)

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 155 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.

Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.

We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

Arranging a visit to Alfriston School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruit@alfristonschool.com.

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