Wellbeing Co-ordinator (Maternity Cover)

Strathmore College, Bellringer Road, Trentham Lakes South, Stoke on Trent, ST4 8LJ

Hours: 40 hours per week - between 8am and 5pm.

Strathmore College is a residential and day college in Stoke on Trent.  The college provides for learners aged 16-25 years who have learning difficulties, emotional, social and behavioural difficulties/disability. 

Aspris Children’s Services (an independent company which was formally Priory Education and Children’s Services) is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of specialist care and education for a reason. We recruit some of the most committed staff in the sector.

The cohort of learners’ needs include mild to severe learning difficulty/disability, Downs Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Conditions, speech and language difficulties coupled with other health related, mental or physical difficulties.  The learner’s needs are increasingly more complex, with a number of learners who were NEET and those who were finding engaging in education and learning challenging. The College uses meaningful, practical learning activities to engage and motivate learners.

The role:

• In conjunction with the learner, their families, Behavioural and Emotional Support Assistant and the wider Multidisciplinary team (MDT), responsible for devising, implementing and evaluating the support and safety plans and risk assessments to ensure that the learner’s needs are continually met in order to make progress and achieve their aspirations. (The Wellbeing Co-ordinator will work within a designated team, providing the Transition Team Lead with a 6 weekly concise update).
• Responsible for the prompt review and update of risk assessments for learners as their needs and situations change.
• Make direct observations of target behaviours in a variety of settings, obtaining information about the purposes (functions) the behaviour serves for a person, contributing to the MDT formulation and assessment.
• With guidance and support from the tutors and team leads, deliver quality support and facilitate learning in accordance with the learner’s individual learning plan.  
• Contribute to the compilation of case studies to provide qualitative data to demonstrate positive outcomes.
• Organise reviews of the learner’s Education Health Care plan with stakeholders by contributing to the compilation and presentation of relevant information.
• Attend the learner’s progress meetings, working collaboratively with colleagues from education and support, to showcase the learner’s progress and achievement 
• Ensure that the learner’s voice is captured throughout the process and is supported to share their views where meaningful to others.
• Demonstrate and model quality support and interventions which focus on enabling the learner’s to engage in meaningful activity and relationships within their peer groups and wider community.
• Promote innovation through development of creative ideas, especially for the most challenging of situations.
• Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for learners, working closely with the “Prevent Lead” to ensure that allocated learners needs are met in order to keep them safe from radicalisation and extremist views.
• Work within a framework which allows learning from each incident of challenging behaviour and provides a post incident support system to staff.
• Safeguard all learners.

What do you get in return?

• A generous salary
• Being part of a company that invests in you and your team for personal and professional development
• Reward and discount schemes
• Pension
• Enhanced DBS fee paid
• Access to a holiday package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing support.

At Aspris, we are dedicated to enhancing the life opportunities of the children and young people within our homes, and always celebrate uniqueness and diversity.

Our homes are part of a large children’s group with a national footprint offering significant development, support and progression opportunities. We also operate a fostering service and a number of high quality specialist schools in both the UK and the Middle East. 

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service

References

For all roles we require a minimum of two references.  References provided must cover the last 3 years, for all of our services we will need to request all references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our schools.

About us

Our UK specialist schools, colleges, children’s homes and fostering agency provide the highest standards of support to children with a range of needs. This includes autism, learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties and supporting some of society’s most vulnerable children. With a large national footprint, as well as education services in the Middle East, this also offers significant and exciting development and progression opportunities for our staff.

Disclosure

Aspris Education & Children's Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and disclosures with the relevant body at an enhanced level. We are an equal opportunities employer. Aspris Education and Children's services will cover the cost of a DBS.