Special Needs Teaching Assistant Creative Explorers role

The Governors of Swanwick School & Sports College are looking to recruit an excellent candidate who will run our new Creative Explorers provision delivering effective, pupil centred and evidence-based outdoor learning opportunities for the pupils at SSSC.

The Creative Explorer role will encourage independence, responsibility, collaboration, appreciation and respect for nature. At SSSC we want our pupils to face new challenges, overcome obstacles and celebrate who we are as individuals through a creative and bespoke curriculum that might include elements of Forest Schools.

The successful candidate will deliver a range of exciting experiences that not only support our curriculum but also support the holistic development of our pupils in an outdoor setting appropriate to their developmental stage within a special school setting.                     

The successful candidate will work under the guidance of teacher / senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed schemes of work with individuals/groups and may also include, assisting with the general care, mobility and personal hygiene needs of pupils. 

The successful candidate may also be required to support in the school during short-term absence of other staff managing behaviour and assisting pupils to undertake set activities. 

Having been graded as Outstanding by Ofsted we need applicants who are able to add to our provision and demonstrate and support our school vision of Enjoy, Achieve, Exceed.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Miss Dove the School Business Manager on: - 01773 602198 to arrange an appointment.

Closing Date Sunday 24th September 2023

Swanwick School and Sports College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment; we fully support the principles and practice of the publication “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

Please note The DBS clause is compulsory and will automatically be added to your advert. The Single Status clause will automatically be included on any support staff vacancy unless the post is in an aided school, foundation school or an academy.