Administrative Support Assistant - Safeguarding
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- £19,648 (Actual)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 26 August 2019
Job overview
Salary: Scale Point 4 - £19,648 (Actual)
Hours: Full Time – 36 Hours per week
Working Pattern: Term time only + 1 week (40 weeks per year)
Linden Lodge School is a leading provider of education for visually-impaired children and young people aged 2 – 19 years. We are constantly building and growing our provision and an opportunity to join our skilled and highly motivated team supporting the Headteacher as an Administrative Support Assistant - Safeguarding has become available.
This is an exciting time to join the school. In our recent OFSTED of the residential department, Leadership and Management was judged “outstanding” (January 2019) where “leaders’ expert knowledge and steadfast commitment to children have inspired them to continue their own professional journeys”. We have an impressive three acre campus in Wimbledon offering fabulous indoor and outdoor innovative facilities to support teaching and learning.
We are looking for an administrator to assist the Headteacher in providing administrative support for safeguarding processes and procedures. The post holder will provide effective and efficient support for key meetings ensuring that key safeguarding deadlines are met both effectively and accurately. The postholder will need to be able to learn new processes and procedures quickly and effectively.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in the use of key Microsoft Office functions, Excellent organisation and prioritisation and communication skills (both written and verbal). The postholder will also need to have high expectations and a calm approach with a particular awareness for the need for confidentiality around safeguarding matters.
This role would suit a graduate who is looking for their first step on the career path in this line of work.
High levels of confidentiality and resilience in handling emotionally challenging situations are essential.
We can offer you:
• A Supportive Team environment
• The opportunity to engage with CPD opportunities.
• Middle management training and coaching
• A staff wellbeing programme which includes:
o Employee Assistance programme
o Free local gym membership
o End of term staff awards
o Weekly art and Pilates classes
Please note this post is to cover Maternity Leave and will last up to 12 months.
Linden Lodge School is a very special place to work and staff wellbeing and career progression is very important to us. In addition to our Staff wellbeing programme you will be provided with tailored in-house and external training appropriate to your needs and interests.
School Tour: We would like all applicants to visit the school before applying. Please contact the school, to arrange a suitable date and time on 0208 7880107 or head@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk
Completed applications should be emailed to: hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk.
You can also download an application and details from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/.
Closing Date for all applications: 26 August 2019
Shortlisting: W/C 26 August 2019
Interview Date: TBC
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.
Please note, CVs are not accepted.
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About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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