Individual Needs Assistant: Special Educational Needs
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Scale 2 Pro-rata to £10,180 pa
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2019
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dedicated Individual Needs Assistant to join our Learning Support team providing bespoke support for a young person both in and out of the classroom.
You will focus on promoting the learning and personal development of this particular student, within our Key Skills class, to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them.
This post involves working with a specific pupil with severe learning difficulties. Prior experience of working with children with a high level of additional needs is advantageous but not essential as training will be provided.
Liaising with teachers with regard to the planning and differentiation of work for the student will be a key aspect of this role, along with providing direct one-to-one support in the classroom and around the school site. You will also be required to liaise with outside professionals offering support and guidance to the school as well as working alongside classroom teachers to ensure all learning is accessible and engaging in order to maximise achievement and attainment.
Qualifications in Maths/Numeracy or English/Literacy equivalent to at least NVQ Level 2 are essential.
Closing date: 3rd February 2019, however applications will be reviewed as received, so you may hear from us before this time.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community. Homewood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to apply for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
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- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- Ashford Road, Tenterden
- Kent
- TN30 6LT
- United Kingdom
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2,100 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work. We are immensely proud of the achievements of our students and are committed to enabling all to reach for individual excellence.
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