Permanent Contract Salary Grade: H3 – H4
Our client is an OFSTED-rate ‘Outstanding’ special school in Hertfordshire that provides education for 154 children with Severe and Complex Learning Difficulties. All the children who attend the school have an ‘Education and Health Care Plan’ and are under the responsibility of Hertfordshire Education Authority.
Teachers and support staff are well qualified and in the forefront of curriculum delivery for Children with Special Educational Needs in Hertfordshire. Specialist teachers of Music, Science and P.E. make the school highly desirable as a Special School. All teachers work closely with specialist medical staff including Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Paediatric nurses. The school also employs a music therapist whose expertise provides significant support to children and their parents in the exploration of communication and emotional development in a safe, protective environment.
JOB OUTLINE
1a) REASON JOB EXISTS
· To support the education of pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning
1b) DUTIES The jobholder should have the ability to fulfil all or most of the duties.
· Attend to pupils’ personal needs, including social health, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
· Provide clerical/administrative support to the assigned teacher, e.g. photocopying, typing, filing and record keeping
· Assist with the planning and delivery of individual education plans (or other pupil-specific plans)
· Monitor and evaluate pupils’ progress and maintain pupil records
· Use specialist knowledge or experience to support pupils’ learning
· Liaise with parents, carers and professional staff (such as educational psychologists) in order to promote the learning objectives of each pupil
· Use initiative to develop and implement actions that will promote the integration of the pupil with his/hers peers
1c) EQUALITIES
· Be aware of and support difference and ensure that pupils have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop.
1d) HEALTH AND SAFETY
· Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection; and report all concerns to an appropriate person.
1e) CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU · This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks.
1f) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
· The jobholder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school
· All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities, and in performance management and development, as required by the school’s policies and practice
The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.
2. ORGANISATION CHART
Head Teacher
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Senior Management Team
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Teaching staff¬ ® Administrative/Technical staff
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Teaching Assistants
3. SUPERVISION
· The jobholder is managed by a member of the School’s Senior Management Team or by a more senior Teaching Assistant
· The frequency of meetings is determined by the school’s performance management policies and practice
4. JOB CONTEXT
· The Job holder is one of a team of Teachers and Assistants who support the learning of pupils. Flexibility by all staff is important, in order to meet the varied needs of pupils
· The jobholder is managed by the Deputy Head, but may work with several Teachers. The jobholder works under the day to day direction and supervision of the Teacher to whom he/she is assigned
· The principal focus of the job is to support individual pupils who have special educational needs. This requires the jobholder to be able to adapt his/her work to the specific needs of the pupil (or small group of
pupils)
6. CONTACTS
· The jobholder works with Teachers and pupils and is likely to have frequent contact with parents, carets and visiting professional staff, such as Educational Psychologists.
7. KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
· Experience of working with or caring for children of the relevant age
· Good numeracy and literacy skills
· Basic knowledge of first-aid
· Ability to use modern technology, including photocopier, video recorder
and personal computer
· Ability to work in a team
8. PHYSICAL EFFORT
· The job may require lifting children whose mobility is restricted.
Appropriate training will be provided, if necessary.
9. WORKING ENVIRONMENT · The job may include clearing up blood and other bodily fluids of children