Specialist 1:1 Key Adult

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit. 

Job Title: Specialist 1:1 Key Adult

Location: Inspiring Talents, Newton Abbott

Salary: £20,484.37 - £22,000 Depending on experience 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 08:30am - 4:30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does offer sponsorship. 

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist 1:1 Key Adult to join our close-knit team at Inspiring Talents School located in Newton Abbott. 

About the role

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a special school to build on your previous experience working in the classroom? 

School for Inspiring Talents is an independent therapeutic day school operating across two sites in the South West supporting vulnerable students aged 5-16 who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or trauma. We are passionate about providing the appropriate support, care, nurture, and educational strategies to allow our inspiring young people to truly flourish. Working closely with families, we support every student to fulfil their social, emotional, and educational potential.

We are keen to appoint a passionate, resilient and highly specialist Learning Support Assistant to work 1:1 as a Key Adult in our Outreach team. This post will be supporting our students who require high levels of support to feel safe and who can display complex and challenging behaviours at times. You will need to have previous experience of working in a school setting or similar and be adept at dealing with high anxiety and complex behaviour daily. You will work alongside our Outreach Lead, who is a qualified teacher to help support and guide you within your role.

Most importantly, you will need to be compassionate, understanding, nurturing and above all highly supportive of meeting students’ individual needs. 

Our students’ individual needs and education is of paramount importance to us and applicants will need their own resilience to support our students daily. We work closely with parents and carers as well as other support agencies to ensure that this support is delivered in the most appropriate manner. As an organisation we place a strong emphasis on wellbeing and there is a an excellent employee wellbeing and benefit scheme. You will also benefit from ongoing clinical supervision, support and exciting CPD opportunities and will be part of a friendly and hardworking team of staff

To view the job description, please click here - Specialist 1:1 Key Adult JD

About us 

School for Inspiring Talents (SfIT) is an independent day school, supporting the most vulnerable young people in society aged 5-16; those children who do not find it easy to fit into existing educational provision. This can be for many reasons, including a range of behavioural, emotional and educational challenges, exacerbated by being on the autistic spectrum. Other difficulties such as sensory processing disorders, attachment disorders or those having faced trauma in their lives.

It is our intention that every student will achieve their full potential in both academic and personal development. As a day school, we provide an alternative to residential education which supports our students to develop independence and social skills whilst living in their home environment.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, which enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Equal Opportunities