Senior Inclusion Support Assistant
Trafalgar School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9RJ9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 per week/40 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31 August 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Band 5 £21,691 - £23,214 pro rata (£24,362 - £26,073 full time equivalent)
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is a very exciting opportunity to join the Inclusion Department at Trafalgar School. You would be working alongside our experienced Heads of Centre, Senior Inclusion Support Assistants, and dedicated team of teachers and support staff.
Trafalgar School is a vibrant learning community where every member of staff understands the difference that they can make to our students’ outcomes. We expect all staff to be actively involved in the personal development of our young people and to show full commitment to their own and the school’s professional development.
Trafalgar School and its Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; and they expect all staff to share this commitment.
Key Purposes:
To perform all duties and accountabilities as described in the Inclusion Support Assistant Job Description.
To provide training and development for staff for their specialist intervention area, working individually or with groups as required.
To work with identified students with social communication needs on 1:1 basis; in small groups within or out of lessons, tutor time, Professional Development Days and in other curriculum experiences as appropriate/planned to deliver specialist interventions.
To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention work, reporting regularly to the Head of Centre.
To attend and contribute to reports and planning or review meetings for students receiving intervention, as appropriate.
To provide advice and guidance to parents and work with outside agencies.
What the school offers its staff
Trafalgar School is a beacon school for Relational Practice in the south which means we put the building, maintaining, and restoring of relationships with all members of our community at the heart of everything we do. It is essential that the post holder shares our school ethos which is firmly rooted in this restorative practice approach. We work restoratively with students, families and with each other to maintain the strong community culture and our very strong inclusive ethos.
Regular CPD sessions
Wellbeing Breakfasts and meetings
Employee Assistance Program
Early finish on Birthdays
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible working opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
SAFEGUARDING
Salterns Academy Trust and Trafalgar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Some forms of employment, occupations and professions are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Working within a School is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@trafalgarschool.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About Trafalgar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1024 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Trafalgar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@trafalgarschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02392 693521
Trafalgar School is a vibrant learning community where every member of staff understands the difference that they can make to our students’ outcomes. We expect all staff to be actively involved in the personal development of our young people and to show full commitment to their own and the school’s professional development.
Trafalgar School and its Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; and they expect all staff to share this commitment.
Our aim is to provide an outstanding all-round educational experience and we are committed to the success and excellence for all our students. In June 2023 we were inspected by OFSTED and judged to be a strongly ‘good’ school with ‘outstanding’ personal development. We are enjoying the next stage of our journey (to become outstanding in all areas!) and continue to receive incredible feedback about our child centred approach; our leaders share our best practice through extensive outreach work across the city and beyond.
Arranging a visit to Trafalgar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@trafalgarschool.org.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Portsmouth and Hampshire