37 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Term time plus INSET Days (44.80 paid weeks)
Actual Salary £21,981 - £23,056 (FTE £25,584 - £26,835)
We are a Business & Enterprise Academy that aspires to embody our strapline of ‘Bringing Learning to Life & Life to Learning’ for every student every day. We place a large emphasis on the development of character and personality of our students, alongside a relentless drive for improving progress in all of the subjects that they study.
We aim to be GREAT in everything that we do. Our student body are wonderful to work with and visitors to the school regularly comment upon the great learning environment within the school, personified by the excellent relationships between students and staff. We firmly believe in the core BASICS that the students are asked to follow, and we recognise that teaching is made easier when students are engaged with their learning - as ours are.
The purpose of the role is to further develop the support and provision for students at Preston School. This role will involve working with both individual students and small groups outside of their normal lessons, to enhance their ability to access learning and improve their interactions both in and out of the classroom. This work will also help to improve their personal well-being and self-esteem. The vast majority of the students will have an identified Communication and Interaction Special Educational Need or Disability
Leading 1:1 and small group interventions for students of all years, but particularly Key Stage
Interventions that currently run include those listed below. It would be desirable that you should be have knowledge of and be able to offer at least some of the interventions listed below:
- Forest School
- Dog therapy
- Lego therapy
- Life Skills
- Mindfulness
- Archery
- Talk about
- The previous post-holder has also supported and been responsible for off-site interventions such as horse-riding and other trips and visit
- We are very open to exploring new interventions that would support the well-being and learning of our student
- Liaising with SENCO, pastoral staff and the Senior Leadership Team over the progress of students
- Liaising with the families of students on intervention programmes, to update on their progress and barriers
- To liaise with outside agencies who also work with students on intervention programmes
There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.
Preston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
