Key Worker

Key Worker - Permanent

To start ASAP

Actual Term Time Salary: (NJC Pay Scale Sc5 -Sc6 Points 12 – 22) £22,023.80 - £26,350.83

Including Outer Fringe Allowance

36 hours per week, term time only for 39 weeks per year including INSET days.

Are you:

Conscientious and innovative

Energetic, enthusiastic and hard working

Passionate about working with pupils who have special needs

Committed to working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Confident in dealing with children who may sometimes display challenging behaviours

Parkwood Hall is a residential and day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties and other complex needs including autism and language difficulties. We are passionate about our Co-operative values of self-help, self- responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.

Parkwood Hall aims to provide an outstanding and supportive learning environment which challenges students to achieve success. The core learning values, which are at the centre of the curriculum, focus upon developing the student’s resilience and ability to make informed life choices.

A Key Worker is required to join the residential education staff group this term. Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy is a Residential School for Students with Special Educational Needs situated in Swanley, Kent.

This is an important role in the residential provision, supporting the waking day educational environment for students. This includes extending their curriculum skills, social skills, life and independent skills and personal development.

You will be a personal tutor to students, contributing to annual reviews and end of year reports. You will be involved in rota duties such as sleeping in.

You will be expected to be able to demonstrate an ability to make a positive contribution to residential education management and organisation.

Applicants will be expected to hold a relevant qualification at NVQ level 3 or be prepared to work towards acquiring one.

The hours for this Acting post are 20 hours over 39 weeks per week in early mornings, afternoons, and evenings of Mondays to Fridays.

The successful candidate will join a supportive school where we invest in our staff and create skilled class teams. This role could lead to the opportunity of further professional development.

In return, we offer a supportive team, employer who invests in training and development, health cash benefit which offers a great range of alternative therapies, discounted gym membership, free hot drinks, a recently refurbished comfortable staff room, LGPS pension scheme, free parking and based at a beautiful Victorian building.

Application forms and further information can be requested from contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk and via the school website on https://www.parkwoodhall.co.uk/53/vacancies Please note that CV’s alone cannot be accepted. All posts are subject to references, enhanced clearance from the DBS and a 6 month probation period.   

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Candidate Privacy notice can be found on our website.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion. This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS Disclosure is required.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 2nd April 2023

Interview date: Tuesday 18th April 2023