Habilitation Assistant
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £21,670.02 - £22,861.29 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
Salary: Scale 4, points 7 – 10 (£21,670.02 - £22,861.29)
Hours: 36 Hours per week
Working Pattern: Term Time Only + 1 week - 40 Weeks per year
Start Date: ASAP
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF AN OUTSTANDING AND SUCCESSFUL TEAM?
ARE YOU COMMITTED TO CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?
DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANISATION THAT PROMOTES BEST PRACTICE AND VALUES ITS STAFF?
Two exciting job opportunities have been created within our Habilitation team at Linden Lodge School.
We are looking to appoint two Habilitation Assistants (one for school and one for school/residential) to provide the specialist team with support in the delivery of a comprehensive Habilitation Service for the pupils of Linden Lodge. The aim of this service is to maximise each pupil’s potential for independence.
This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about transforming young peoples’ lives, promoting independence and has a desire to develop their career within Special Educational Needs. You'll be working with a small yet highly experienced team of colleagues committed to providing high quality support to the children and young people across the school.
Please Note: Successful applicants will be required to undertake the mandatory Habilitation Studies Qualification at the Institute of Education; for which support will be provided.
We can offer you:
• Personalised induction programme
• A positive and supportive team
• A staff wellbeing programme
School Tour: We would encourage applicants to visit the school before applying. Please contact Frankie Punzi to arrange a suitable date and time on fpunzi@wandsworthsss.org.uk
Closing Date for all applications: 6th June 2022
Shortlisting: 7th June 2022
Interview Date: 10th June 2022
Linden Lodge School and Wandsworth Sensory Support Service 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.
At Linden Lodge School and Wandsworth Sensory Support Service recognise our people are a great strength, we consider the diverse talents they bring to our workforce and are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in advance of the closing date if there is a good level of response. We recommend applicants submit applications as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
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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