Job Description
To provide a service that increases the prospects and development of young people at risk of moving on to a negative destination.
Working with young people with challenging behaviours and at risk of exclusion, you will deliver a programme within the school as an alternative to or to prevent exclusion by engaging with pupils individually and in groups. Group work will also take place with pupils identified as requiring additional support but who have not been excluded from school. You will work with school staff to improve the chances of disengaged young people achieving a postive destination.
You will introduce pupils to a range of techniques and coping strategies to enable them to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner and identify the best ways for them to deal with conflict situations. You will also deliver activities addressing issues affecting young people, dealing with any personal, social and educational barriers. You will be part of the school’s wider support team and work in close partnership with pastoral and mainstream teaching staff. You are required to be a motivated self starter who will operate the programme on your own, supported by school staff.
Responsibilities
Actively promote effective group working, problem solving, decision making and develop productive working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and partner organisations.
Contribute to the development of local initiatives and continuous improvement. Be an active participant in school and other multi-agency meetings. Be open to change and encourage innovation. Record information and communicate effectively.
Research, prepare and effectively report information. Use appropriate systems for communicating, storing and retrieving information.
The Individual
- To have worked with vulnerable young people
- To have delivered to groups of individuals
- Experience of working within a young persons' environment
- Can demonstrate examples of building relationships with young people to achieve a positive outcome
- Evidence of examples of partnership working
- Educated to HNC Education & Childcare or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Effective communication skills, oral and written
- Person centred
- Ability to facilitate and co-ordinate activities
- Objective and non-judgemental
- Adaptable to working conditions and needs of young people
- Professional at all times
- Outline clear boundaries
- Consistent, fair and assertive
- Can work on own initiative with minimal supervision
- Confident to deliver group work
- Effective organisational & time management skills
- Collation and provision of management information
- Feedback to young people, professionals and external partners regularly and accurately
- Self-confident and self-motivated
- Ability to work as a member of a team contributing to service development
- Knowledge of: Child Protection Policies / Children’s Services (Local and National) / Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) / Curriculum For Excellence
- Understanding of issues affecting young people and how to engage positively with them
- Willing to travel
- You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van.
- Willing to learn new skills
- Passionate and motivated to work with young people
- To be able to develop and create interactive and innovative service content
- To be able to engage positively with young people
- The ability to diffuse potentially difficult situations
- Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality in line with policies and procedures
- Accept direction/delegation
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service which may include occasional unsociable hours of work
- The capacity to handle stressful situations
- Flexible in approach
Temporary appointment until 27 June 2025
Closing Date: 22 November 2024
Starting Salary: £30,405.05(pro rata)
£16.13 per hour
15 hours per week (term time only)
For further information contact: St Peter's RC Primary School, telephone 01542 831339, email admin.stpetersp@moray-edunet.gov.uk
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