Keyworker (Class Based)
Valence School
Westerham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £10.00 per hour
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 November 2019
Job overview
Keyworker - Class Based
Full Time - Term Time Only - Permanent
Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.30pm - 37.5 hours per week
£16,658 p.a. (£10.00 p.h.) for 39 weeks (including 5.5 weeks paid holiday) plus generous pension, retail discount benefits, free parking, social events and wellbeing sessions
Make a difference!
Our class based Keyworkers support are responsible for, and work to promote, all aspects of personal development and individual progress for a group of key students within a pathway class. You will enable students to learn, promote their independence and help them to achieve. You will also be involved with physical management and personal care.
Have you got what it takes?
You will need to be a confident advocate, recognising the potential of your individual key students and championing their needs. You will need to be able to keep comprehensive records along with a good level of numeracy and literacy. GCSE (or equivalent) A*-C in English & Maths is required and experience of complex physical and medical needs is desirable along with a Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning in Schools (or support is given to achieve this.)
Closing date for applications: Sunday 10th November 2019
For further information please contact the Human Resources team on vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk or call 01959 567841.
Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please see our Mission Statement.
References will be taken up before interview and the successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.
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About Valence School
We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 200 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.
Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.
We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust, a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools. In 2008 Valence became a specialist Sports College and this status plays a significant role in raising students’ achievements and their participation in high quality physical education and sport.
The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.
The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student
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