Inclusion Assistant

Due to expansion Two Rivers High School are looking to recruit an Inclusion Assistant on a permanent contract to join our excellent team, either on a 30 or 32.5 hour per week contract, term time only. Required to start as soon as possible. Our school was judged by Ofsted (Jan 2019) to be outstanding.

30hrs/week: Monday-Friday (Term-time only)                                   

Salary range: £23,194 - £25,878 (FTE 37 hours)                                  

£16,175 pa (actual salary)          

32.5hrs/week: Monday-Friday (Term time only)

Salary range: £23,194 - £25,878 (FTE 37 hours)

£17,523 pa (actual salary) 

Flexible working may be considered 

Key Requirements:

NVQ3 or equivalent qualification and experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can provide a range of support strategies to help overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside school
• Work in conjunction with the pastoral team to support the integration of students who have joined school under difficult circumstances or are on a managed move;
• Support student reintegration after fixed term exclusions, or on student return to the classroom after a time of isolation or exclusion;
• Provide academic or pastoral mentoring for specific students in order to raise self-esteem and confidence;
• Liaise with the pastoral team, SENCo, parents and other agencies to provide inclusion strategies for identified students and to ensure needs are fully addressed;
• Can deal with examples of poor behaviour that cannot be contained in the classroom;
• Can develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with identified students needing support to meet deadlines and improve predicted grades;
• Work proactively supervising students who are not attending all lessons for a variety of reasons;
• Liaise with subject teachers of identified students to organise work when necessary;
• Respond to requests from teachers to remove specific students from the classroom and
• Organise, when appropriate, or support extra curricular activities for disaffected students in order to raise their self-esteem and encourage them to co-operate with others.

We can offer:

• A warm, stimulating and supportive environment
• Students who really enjoy the experience offered at the school
• Continuing Professional Development
• A highly professional team who would welcome you on board

We look forward to meeting interested candidates and strongly encourage you to visit the school. To arrange a visit please telephone the school Office on 01827 426124.

Closing Date for application: Monday 17th April 2023 (midday)

Interviews will take place week commencing: 20th April 2023

To apply for this position please download the application form below in the 'Available Documents' section. All completed applications should be returned directly to the Bursar: recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. In addition, for shortlisted candidates an online search (including social media) will be conducted as part of schools’ due diligence in line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).