Home School Link Worker, St Dominic’s School

Salary: Grade R6, spine points 35 - 38 FTE: £33,443.00 - £34,825.00 per annum  Actual: £29,662.51 - £30,888.29

Location: St Dominic’s School, Hambledon, Nr Godalming, Surrey GU8 4DX

Working Pattern: 08:30 – 16:30 (one hour (unpaid) lunch), 35 hours per week, Term Time plus 2 weeks

St Dominic’s School is a well-known and highly regarded special school in Surrey and stands in 56 acres of wooded grounds with ample space for recreational activities. The school caters for up to 150 pupils and Sixth Form students between the ages of 7 – 19, who have a range of academic abilities and complex needs. It is owned and run by Orchard Hill College Academy Trust.

We offer access to an extensive range of GCSE subjects pitched at individual students’ levels. Within the Sixth Form, students are able to access external college placements as part of their personalised holistic education and therapy provision.

The School has an in-house team of qualified therapists offering Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration. The range of therapeutic support available to pupils and students enables them to access the curriculum at an appropriate level, maximising each individual’s potential for achievement. Additionally, there are purpose-built medical facilities where nursing cover is provided on a daily basis by qualified staff.

The School has achieved Advanced Autism Accreditation, the prestigious Arts Council ‘Artsmark’ Silver Award and holds the National Healthy Schools status. St Dominic’s School is a rewarding and inspirational place to work where pupils and students enjoy the holistic programmes and educational opportunities offered to them by nurturing staff whose goal is to encourage growth, development and independence in preparation for further education and employment. To find out more about us visit www.stdominicsschool.org.uk.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and strongly motivated individual to join our experienced team as Home School Link Worker. The successful candidate will be working with families, children and the school to provide early intervention, signposting, support and guidance, particularly in times of change and stress. The Home School Link Worker will provide a link between home and school that ensure good, consistent and effective communication between the two. The Home School Link Worker needs to develop strong partnerships with outside agencies and form positive working relationships with families to enable effective support for pupils, students and their families. They will need to develop a good understanding of the complex needs of our learners and their families.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Benefits include: Free car parking, lunch provided on site, and Employee Assistance Programme.

St Dominic’s School is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact our SENCo Nina Clarke via email nclarke@stdominicsschool.org.uk

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact office@stdominicsschool.org.uk.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role. Failure to show evidence will result in your application not being shortlisted for interview.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Closing date: 30th April 2023 at 11:59pm

Interviews: 11-12th May 2023 

We encourage you to apply before the closing date as we reserve the right to arrange interviews and close this advert before the closing date if we receive applications from exceptional candidates.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.