Teaching Assistant
Pathways School
Barking and Dagenham
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2018
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2018
Job overview
Thames View Bridge SEMH School, Barking and Dagenham
- a new special school for pupils with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs
TEACHING ASSISTANTS REQUIRED
Salary: APT&C Scale 4, Point 18-21 (£17,095 Actual Starting Salary)
Hours: 35 hours per week x Term Time
Required: 1 September 2018
A new special school for pupils with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs is opening in Barking and Dagenham in September 2018, initially with 30 pupils, but growing to a maximum of 90, aged 6-19. The school will be based initially on Thames Road on Barking Riverside, in high-quality accommodation.
The new school is supported by:
- an Outstanding partner SEMH special school
- a Trust (Partnership Learning) with successful experience of setting up new provision for children with complex special needs
- local successful special school partners
This is an exciting opportunity for creative, resilient and flexible professionals who wants to be part of a brand new school. The Trust has a strong record of developing potential and promoting from within.
At Thames View Bridge School our model will be based on an understanding that children’s behaviour may reflect unmet need; that we must model, teach and re-teach expected behaviours; and that we must be calm, consistent and kind. We will establish ‘wrap around’ personalised timetables for our pupils using a range of therapies and stimuli to motivate and maximise opportunities for these most vulnerable young people.
- To have significant, successful experience of supporting pupils with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and related challenging behaviour.
- To model appropriate behaviour at all times; to remain professional and not to react emotionally, even under very challenging circumstances.
- Level 4 qualifications with a degree is desirable.
- A related SEN qualification would be preferable.
- Understanding of the relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
- Knowledge and experience of procedures and legal requirements related to Child Protection and Safeguarding..
Further details and an application pack may be obtained from the Partnership Learning website: https://www.partnershiplearning.com
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Monday 25th June 2018
Partnership Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check, will be undertaken on all applicants. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
About Pathways School
Pathways is a new all-through special school for pupils with severe Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties, who, for a variety of reasons find mainstream school challenging to manage. The school is part of the Eko Trust family of schools. As an Eko School there is a focus on innovating practice and inspiring teachers and support staff by collaborating with staff from other schools. Eko Trust is now a group of 6 schools, 2 of which are SEMH settings.
The vision for the Trust is “Every member of our community is empowered to learn, to be ambitious and to be resilient”. Eko Trust Schools collaborate to achieve world class outcomes for our children, young people and families; develop flexible, innovative approaches to learning to build our centres of excellence; invest in high quality support and development across diverse schools and support and challenge each other in an inclusive environment.
The school provides full time places for pupils. The school’s vulnerable families are directed to the school by the Local Authority who believe that Pathways School will be the best in the local area at supporting the needs of the families and pupils. Most pupils have underlying complex special needs including speech, language and communication difficulties and increasing numbers, particularly among the older pupils, have mental health problems. All pupils have or are in the process of being assessed to have Education Health and Care (EHC) plans issued.
The school is dedicated to partnership working, with parents/carers, mainstream schools, other education providers, and a range of other agencies involved with young people with SEMH needs. This commitment to the social inclusion of our pupils aims to address the severe social, emotional and mental health difficulties presented, the challenges their families face and the subsequent attendance issues that manifest themselves.
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