Personal Support Worker
OneSchool Global UK Plymouth Campus
Newton Abbot
- £21,500 - £24,000 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Dependent upon experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2023
- Apply by:
- 30 March 2023
Job overview
The position would start and finish each day at Newton Abbot
OneSchool Global UK is part of the OneSchool Global network, one of the most extensive and progressive networks of schools and educational support services in the world with 126 campuses across 20 countries.
We have a fantastic opportunity at our Plymouth Campus for an experienced and interactive Personal Assistant on a full time (52 weeks per year), permanent basis.
This role is to support a child with profound difficulties and cognitive delay, who has medical and therapeutic needs. The student will need support to and from school and so the role will start and finish each day at Newton Abbot. Transportation to and from Plymouth Campus will be via school transport accompanying the student. The work carried out on a daily basis will include in the classroom at Plymouth Campus, outside the main teaching area, offsite with the other students or in the child's home.
Key responsibilities:
- Assist in promoting the learning and personal development of the pupil to whom you are assigned
- Enable him /her to make the best use of the educational opportunities available to them
- To support a 24-hour postural management programme (during work hours)
- Work towards pupil individualised targets as set out out within the EHCP (Education and Health Care Plan)
- Delivery specific time limited interventions in small groups or 1:1
- Monitor pupils' progress and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils' achievement, progress and development
- Work alongside specialist external professionals and integrate therapy where appropriate in the curriculum
- To provide learning support within the context of our Self-Directed Learning Philosophy
- Work alongside a Healthcare Assistant when supporting the pupil and provide support for all activities of daily living including eating, drinking, personal care, intimate care, ongoing medical needs such as Tracheostomy and ventilator care etc
You will:
- Have experience working with children with complex learning needs (or willing to be trained and work as a team member)
- Have working knowledge and experience of implementing national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes and strategies
- Have an understanding of SEND (Special Educational Needs) procedures
- Experience in the following would be useful:
- Moving and handling experience
- Experience of using a hoist
- Care for trach vent
- Catheter care
- Have GCSE Grade C or above / equivalent In English and Maths
- Uphold and promulgate the OneSchool Global UK ethos within all areas of responsibility
We offer:
- Supportive staff and an involved community who are committed to school improvement, who will work with you to achieve your goals
- Students who are enthusiastic and highly motivated with a love of learning
- Excellent premises and well-equipped classrooms providing a modern and technologically advanced learning environment for students
- The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our students
- A competitive salary, company pension and staff referral scheme
- Professional support rom OneSchool Global UK to continually progress and develop your career
If you would like to arrange a visit to the campus or an informal conversation regarding the role please email Kirsty Matthews, Campus Principal kirsty.matthews@uk.oneschoolglobal.com or ring Campus 01752 363290
For further information relating to the Campus, or for more information about OneSchool Global UK please visit: http://www.oneschoolglobal.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 30th March 2023
Interviews will be held week commencing: 17th April 2023
OneSchool Global UK is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 and The Education Act 2002, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About OneSchool Global UK Plymouth Campus
- OneSchool Global UK Plymouth Campus
- Foulston Avenue, Plymouth
- Devon
- PL5 1HL
- United Kingdom
OneSchool Global UK Plymouth Campus is part of the global OneSchool network. Our vision of ‘learning to learn’ and ‘life-ready students’ is at the forefront of everything we do. We provide a broad curriculum for students from Years 3-13, always looking at the best way to keep our students at the cutting edge of education.
Our aspiration is to achieve outstanding in our next inspection and we are on the journey towards this. The bar has been set for the forthcoming GCSE and A-Level examinations, and both students and staff are going ‘above and beyond’ to make the achievement of this possible.
Why should I work at OneSchool Global UK Plymouth Campus?
- Small class sizes
- Keen students who are eager to learn
- Forward-looking educational initiatives, with the use of digital learning
- We are developing a journey of self-direction for our students
- 6th Form students take a leadership role
- Teachers are encouraged to develop their own learning journey via CPD at the unique Teacher Academy Head Office at Warwick
Focus Learning Trust was established as a registered charity in 2003 for the advancement of education, primarily providing leadership and support to its network of 23 UK, non-selective, independent schools which are registered as schools with a religious character, following the national curriculum.
We are part of the OneSchool Global network – one of the most extensive and progressive networks of schools and educational support services in the world. With schools in 20 countries worldwide, our 9000 students are benefiting from the amazing results of global collaboration and cutting-edge educational methods.
In April 2019, the entire OneSchool entity rebranded globally, hence our new look and our name change from Focus School to OneSchool Global UK. This better reflects our teaching and learning strategy and makes us truly one global school.
Campus Principal : Mrs Kirsty Matthews
Number of Campus Staff: 16
Number of Students: 83
Vision & Values:
“A global education ecosystem that develops life-ready students who learn how to learn.”
In coming to this school each student, parent and staff member shall uphold the values of the School:
- Integrity - uprightness and honesty;
- Care and Compassion – kindness, consideration and generosity to the whole community;
- Respect – for all people, property, opinions and those in authority;
- Responsibility – for our actions, progress and the environment;
- Commitment – to self-discipline and the pursuit of excellence.
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