Learning Support Assistant - Woodfield School
- Employer
- Coventry City Council
- Location
- Hawthorn Lane Tile Hill Coventry
- Salary
- Grade 4 £18,672 to £21,693 pro rata, dependent on hours and weeks worked
- Closing date
- 31 Jan 2022
- Reference
- coventrycc/TP/191/3579
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Schools / Academies - Support staff roles, Teaching assistant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Term time
- Hours
- Part-Time
Job Details
Grade 4 £18,672 to £21,693 pro rata, dependent on hours and weeks worked
35 hours per week
Permanent, Term Time Only
An opportunity to join the Woodfield team has arisen for dedicated and motivated individuals with a passion for supporting young people with special educational needs. Woodfield provides specialist SEMH education across Coventry between early years to the end of KS4. Woodfield currently comprises a Primary and Secondary provision on split sites.
You would be joining the school at a very exciting time as the school looks forward to joining Sidney Stringer MAT and moving to one site provision on the Woodlands School site in September 2023. At this point the school will be one of the biggest providers of SEMH provision in the country, with the goal to the very best provision in the country and recognised as such nationally.
You will be part of a motivated and supportive learning support team who work closely with individual teachers and pupils to provide targeted personalised support . You will be expected to support our highly successful pastoral team in addition to classroom based work. The successful candidate needs to be flexible, versatile, nurturing and able to work effectively with whole classes and 1:1.
An understanding of the ‘Thrive’ approach which underpins all of our work is beneficial along an empathetic nature and a desire to understand what drives and triggers certain behaviours.
You will be expected to work independently with small groups and plan and prepare for this. You will need to have patience as well as good behaviour management skills, or the ability to develop them. You will also need a passion for working with young people and supporting those with barriers to their learning. All of the young people we serve have EHCPs with the majority of primary needs revolving around SEMH, a large percentage of our cohort have
diagnosis of ASD and ADHD.
We are committed to staff professional learning and this role could provide a stepping stone towards either qualified teacher status or HLTA providing recognised pathways for career progression at all levels.
If you are resilient and passionate about the social, emotional and mental well being of young people then we need to hear from you!
Closing Date: Monday 31st January 12pm
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Applications packs are available to download below and are returnable direct to the school at - shands@woodfield.coventry.sch.uk
Key Requirements
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Coventry City Council
At Coventry City Council we never want to hear the words – ‘but that’s the way we’ve always done it!” We are a Council that’s looking for new ways of working to tackle new – and old – challenges. We have had great success already and made great strides in changing the way we deliver services and in the way we work with colleagues. We have brought in a new flexible approach to working – giving staff the power, skills and tools to work from the best place at the best time to get the job done. We have a new Customer Service Centre, more online services for residents, a new Council office building, and a city that is changing to meet a new age of driverless cars and superfast broadband. There’s never been a more exciting time to be a part of Coventry.
The City
Coventry is a city that is changing fast – and we are looking for candidates with the right skills and personality to join our team and help take us into a bright new future. We are a city that is going places - with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead. We are UK City of Culture 2021; home to award-winning universities, top level sport and concerts and famous brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Severn Trent. We are a part of the ‘Midlands-Engine’, the home of the UK motor industry and a proud multicultural city. Major developments are taking shape around the city, including a new-look shopping centre, a water park, new business quarter, restaurants and a modernised rail station. More and more firms and families are relocating to our city as they see what we have to offer. Coventry is a great place to live and work, and it’s getting even better!
The Council
Our city is changing – and the Council is changing too. Headed by Chief Executive, Martin Reeves – who has assisted in bringing in the new WMCA - the Council is committed to improving the quality of life for residents – and its workforce. The Council is bringing in new, streamlined ways of working and making more use of technology to deliver services in new ways – helping residents to do more for themselves online and to do business with us when and how they want.
Coventry City Council is a modern council for a new age, embracing technology and flexible working to continue to rise to new challenges. It’s a council that’s not afraid to try something new!
- Website
- http://www.coventry.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 02476 97 5500
- Location
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One Friargate, Coventry
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 2GN
United Kingdom
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