School Support Assistant with Personal Care
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- £17,472 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £23,297 Pro Rata, Actual Salary £17,472
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
Role: School Support Assistant with Personal Care
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 1 ISN 6 £23,297 Pro Rata, Actual Salary £17,472
Hours: 37 Hours (Monday- Thursday 8.30-4.30pm & Friday 8.30-4.00pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)
Contract Dates: November 2024 – 31st August 2025
Alfriston School is a Special School for pupils with MLD aged 11-19 years based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Our creative, individualised approach to learning is centred around wellbeing and skills for independence. We work hard to ensure our pupils are well prepared in their pathways for when they leave us to achieve their goals and succeed.
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic School Support Assistant with Personal Care to work with a visually impaired pupil within our school. You will have specific responsibilities in relation to supporting physical access/navigation of the school site, personal care responsibilities and ensuring safety and inclusion in line with their EHCP provision. You will be calm, patient and passionate about children having a positive experience in education. Working with students with Special Educational Needs is an extremely rewarding environment, if you have the skills, we are looking for please get in touch.
To Apply: Please visit our website www.alfristonschool.com to download and complete the non-teaching application form, please send a supporting cover letter with your application. All applications are to be sent via email to recruit@alfristonschool.com for the attention of Mrs Ellie Davison.
If you would like to make an informal visit please also contact Mrs Ellie Davison who will be delighted to arrange this for you.
Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 21st November 2024 @ 9:00am
Interview Date: W/C Monday 25th November 2024
About Alfriston School
- Alfriston School
- Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield
- Buckinghamshire
- HP9 2TS
- United Kingdom
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties based in Beaconsfield. We currently have 156 girls on roll, pupils attend from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We are also a residential school and have provision for 20 pupils to board with us on a weekly basis. All our pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support.
Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities. We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
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