Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Oakfield Short Stay School (South), Belle Vue Road, Earl Shilton, LE9 7PA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £23.898 -£24.300 Pro Rota
Working Hours: 25 Hours per week either AM or Pm - 5 hours per day Term time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 22nd November 2024
Interview Date(s): W/c 2nd December 2024
About the Role
- To escort pupils in the minibuses to and from school, with due regard for their safety and secure travel at all times in accordance with the relevant policies, procedures and good practice whilst maintaining compliance with all relevant legislation
- To promote inclusion
- To provide support for the pupils in the classroom and ensuring that the pupil is fully included in learning
- To support the pupil across the curriculum, under the direction of the class-teacher and SENCO
- To prepare resources for teaching as directed by the class teacher
- To support the pupils in the playground, being mindful of their health and safety in relation to their Special Educational Needs and encouraging safe interactive play.
- Provide positive reinforcements, praise and rewards.
- To ready pupils for reintegration back in mainstream school.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
- GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language
- Experience within a primary school
- Experience of working with the general public within a service provision environment
- Experience of working with vulnerable groups
- The ability to apply up to date legislation and practice in supporting inclusion for young people with social, emotional and mental health needs
- The ability to work collaboratively with senior management, other staff, other agencies, and gain their confidence
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Craig Collins Interim Headteacher or Rachel Fisher Interim Deputy Headteacher
Telephone: 0116 275 9150
Email: craig.collins@leics.gov.uk or rachel.fisher@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
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About Disability Confident
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