Salary: BSM A or B Grade depending on experience
Location: SWINDON
Contract Type: Term Time Only / Upto 34 hours per week / 44.64 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
The ARC team is looking to appoint a flexible, patient, skilled and creative autism worker able to collaborate and support our ARC Programme Lead to deliver a package of EY curriculum based intervention and therapy to a named child affected by autism and social communication difficulty.
While experience and a good understanding of the autistic profile of need is appreciated, above all we want to appoint a worker who is able to put our named child at the heart of all their best efforts and can develop good relationships with all stakeholders; the child, the parents, the school, the ASC service.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL:
• Be calm, resilient, tactful, unflappable and able to manage unpredictable behaviours
• Happy to work as part of a team committed to creative and solution focussed approaches to pupil care
• Willing to become fully informed about the autistic profile and in particular recognising that autism comes in all different shapes and sizes and that no two children are ever the same
• Excellent communicators, able to develop confidence in others to adjust, adapt and accommodate difference to enable access to our taught social curriculum
• Good humoured and flexible, flexible, flexible!
The post will occasionally require lone working and candidates will need to be self-reliant, well organised and comfortable in a range of working environments.
WE OFFER YOU:
• Excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
• Brunel Perks – exclusive discounts on a range of products and retailers;
• Enthusiastic and supportive colleagues, parents & Governors;
• An opportunity to shape the future of the school and the staff and pupils within it.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check, references & medical clearance. We are committed to equal opportunities.
ABOUT ARC:
ARC Services offer schools, settings and other commissioning agencies like Local Authorities and CCG’s the opportunity to access support and therapeutic intervention for CYP affected by ASC /social communication and interaction difference (SCID) particularly where because of high needs, the CYP may be struggling to access their learning environment. ARC support can be offered from our bases operating offsite from schools and settings directly in schools with ARC INREACH programmes.
CLOSE DATE: 28th August 2022
INTERVIEW DATE: TBC
Brunel Academies Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people (CYP) and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check, references and medical clearance. All references will be obtained prior to interview in line with Safer Recruitment and KCSIE, and further references may be sought as deemed necessary.
Brunel Academies Trust is dedicated to the vision of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that reflects diversity from the communities it serves. We value the contributions of all colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds and actively seek to promote an environment which is free from discrimination and harassment; which at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance.
Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010, Brunel Academies Trust welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process that is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, pronouns preference, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy, paternity or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
In order for your application to be formally considered, we require a fully completed application form in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education & Safer Recruitment. This must include your education history, qualifications with dates and an unbroken employment history from leaving full time education to present day (with gaps accounted for). Please make sure all gaps in employment are explained in the box provided.