Activity Support Officer - Southgate School
Southgate School
Kirklees
- £5,508 - £5,600 per year
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- 2 hours per day (11.30am - 1,30pm)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2024
Job overview
Are you looking for a part time role that allows you to make a difference whilst fitting into your busy schedule? We have the perfect opportunity for you.
Following the recent internal promotion of some of our Activity Support Officers we have opportunities for new people to come and join Southgate School to provide support to our classes during the lunchtime period.
Making a difference
In your role of Activity Support Worker, you will have the chance to make a positive impact on our pupils by providing a range of activities both indoors and outdoors. You will be part of a positive staff team who support each other and you will help to ensure staffing levels remain consistent during the lunchtime period.
Ongoing training and Development
We believe in investing in our people and we provide comprehensive training with opportunities to develop new skills. We offer a supportive environment that encourages personal and professional development and we promote internal development and succession planning. Please note that some of our training takes place outside of your normal working hours.
Flexible Hours
This role is designed to fit around your life. You will be in school between 11.30am to 1.30pm allowing you flexibility to manage your work life balance. This is an ideal role for people wanting to work part time or who are looking to gain experience in a school setting. Working at Southgate means you can will benefit from working during term time, giving you extended breaks and more flexibility throughout the year.
How you will make a difference
- Encouraging and developing pupil’s social skills
- Encouraging and taking part in activities and games both indoors and outdoors with pupils
- Using informal discussion and play situations with pupils to encourage good relationships
- Supporting pupils to develop their life skills around food and eating
- Assisting with the personal care and necessary minor medical treatments of pupils, i.e. toileting and intimate care issues (as per school guidance and direction).
Southgate is a nurture school for pupils with complex needs where we celebrate difference, take great joy in our young people, and seek to discover and develop their unique potential. We create happy and secure learning environments, helping pupils to acquire knowledge, skills, confidence and emotional self-regulation. Our aim is to enable our pupils to lead as full and independent lives as possible.
Apply today and start making a difference whilst enjoying flexibility and growth
How to apply for this role
- Use the application form on TES and ensure you complete all the necessary information including listing all previous employment and any gaps in employment.
- Please ensure you complete the Shortlisting Questionnaire and return this with your application form and email it to recruitment@southgateschool.co.uk. This form is used to help identity your skills and abilities and is used as part of our shortlisting process.
- We will shortlist week commencing 7 October and interviews will take place week commencing 14 October
- Remember the interview panel do not know you so use this as an opportunity to sell yourself.
Attached documents
About Southgate School
- Southgate School
- Southfield Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD5 8TG
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Southgate School
Southgate is a special school for pupils with complex needs and an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP). We are a safe nurturing school where individuals are celebrated and our pupils are supported to develop their unique potential and are given a fresh start every day.
Our Aims
To focus on giving our pupils their best possible futures, enabling them to lead happy, safe and purposeful lives
To uphold and remain true to our vision and values, embedding the Nurture Principles to always put our pupils and their wellbeing first
To provide highly specialised SEND learning environments with skilled, dedicated, and motivated staff, ensuring all pupils make strong and sustained progress in all areas
To promote a strong sense of inclusion which encourages respect and tolerance, an enjoyment of diversity and difference, and a sense of community and mutual support that extends beyond the school gate
To actively recognise all forms of communication, including behaviour, to inform everything we do, working closely with all stakeholders, especially pupils, parents and carers
The Core Values of our School Community
Relationships - Relationships really matter for the wellbeing of everyone at Southgate
Our pupils will lead happier lives when they learn the skills required to form positive, reasonable and meaningful relationships with others
We give each and every pupil unconditional positive regard and a fresh start at every opportunity
We always model positive relationships, remaining calm, and treating each other with warmth and respect
Independence - We focus on making each pupil a little more independent every day
Becoming lifelong learners will enable our pupils to continue to develop their skills, knowledge and independence throughout their lives
Increased independence is the key to our pupils being well prepared for adulthood
We are committed to working with families and external services to support pupils with developing life skills and independence
Opportunity - We are all aspirational and make the most of opportunity; pupils are provided with challenge and enrichment
We are ambitious, and encourage our pupils to always try their best; we celebrate success
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all school users, regardless of their background or characteristics; we celebrate diversity
Every moment of the school day is a learning opportunity
Communication - Developing communication is fundamental for our pupils to both learn and develop positive emotional wellbeing
We always promote and value pupil voice, ensuring that we listen to all methods of communication
We are committed to building positive communications with families and the community
Communication and relationships here are based on honesty, transparency and trust
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