Pastoral and Learning Support Worker

GRADE:                                                           Grade 3 Point 9-22

SALARY – FULL TIME EQUIVALENT:         £25,119 – £31,365 FTE plus SEN Allowance

ACTUAL SALARY (32.5 HOURS TTO):      £19,558 - £24,421 TTO plus SEN Allowance

HOURS OF WORK (TERM TIME ONLY):    32.5hours

Due to an increase in pupil numbers, Lindsworth School is looking to appoint Pastoral and Learning Support Workers both on permanent and one year fixed-term contracts.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward thinking pro-active team who are committed to further improving outcomes for very vulnerable young people. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or religion.

The successful candidates will need to provide evidence of experience and knowledge in the following areas and must be able to:

• Work as part of a team to provide the best possible quality of service to children and pupils with social, emotional, and mental health disabilities.
• Contribute to the development of innovative, positive residential services for pupils.
• Address the complex needs of children with imagination and initiative. 
• Demonstrate a flexible and reflective approach.
• Secure high-quality teaching, effective use of resources and improve standards of learning and achievement for all pupils. 

The successful candidate must also have previous experience in:

• Working with young people with special educational needs ideally with social,   emotional and/or mental health disabilities.
• Working with children and young people on an individual basis in supporting     their personal development.
• Working with small groups of pupils delivering interventions to support     academic, behavioural and/or social progress.
• Promoting the progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or   tutor group.

GCSE qualifications (or equivalent) at Grade C and above in English and Mathematics is a requirement for this post together with a relevant NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent).

As a school we are firmly committed to developing the talents and potential of all our staff and place great emphasis on their wellbeing. We are focused on, and committed to, making rapid progress towards delivering an outstanding provision where success is defined in the terms of the individual learner. We are looking to appoint staff who have high expectations of themselves and pupils.

About Lindsworth School - “One size fits NONE”

Lindsworth School is a provision in which all staff work together to support pupils in developing their academic and social skills whilst encouraging growth in their emotional and mental health wellbeing.

We are a mixed day/residential special school meeting the needs of 140 pupils, and rising, from Year 4 to Year 11 who have been assessed as having social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. Many of the pupils have medical diagnoses including ADHD, ASC, PTSD, PDA, ODD and Attachment Disorder. They have also experienced significant disruption to their education due to multiple school moves, fixed term and permanent exclusions and long periods of part-time or no placement in a school.

This is a school where you can make a real and lasting difference to the young people in our care. We are highly ambitious to provide our pupils with the best education and preparation for a happy and successful life in the adult world.

Further details and application packs are available online at www.lindsworth.co.uk.         

Candidates are expected to make an informal visit prior to applying. We have provisionally allocated two dates:

1. Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 10.00am or
2. Thursday, 23 May 2024 at 2.00pm

Please email Vanessa Wilson at recruitment@lindsworth.bham.sch.uk stating which date and time you would like to attend.

Closing Date: Monday, 3 June 2024 at 12.30pm

Please submit all completed applications to  recruitment@lindsworth.bham.sch.uk

Applicants completing an online application form must also submit a signed copy of their application either at the point of being called for interview or as soon as possible after the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Friday, 14 June 2024. If you have not heard from the school by this date, then please presume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Lindsworth School - Safeguarding Commitment

As part of our safeguarding procedures, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. Any incidents or issues identified from the search will be explored with the applicant at interview.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. 

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

Rehabilitation of offenders: this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. 

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance).

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.