Student Support Worker

NICHOLAS CHAMBERLAINE SCHOOL
POST TITLE: Student Support Worker
Band K – Points 23-27 (Fte: £32,076 - £35,745)
32.5 hours per week (£24,126 - £26,885 pro rata)
TTO + 5 Teacher Training Days

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Inspirational adults come in all shapes and sizes and from every kind of background. There is
no template and no recipe. Applicants for this post must:
● Have a minimum GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grades A-C
● Educated to degree/NVQ 4 or HNC level
● Be highly articulate in speech and writing
● Have excellent interpersonal skills
● Be committed to developing the horizons of students through providing extracurricular activities
● Be highly emotionally intelligent
● Understand how to contribute effectively to a team
● Understand the needs of young people
● Believe that all children can achieve regardless of their ability or background
● Exercise initiative and independent action

JOB DESCRIPTION
The post holder will support students who have received/are receiving support from external professionals, such as social care and/or students who have previously been in care by:
● applying multi-disciplinary skills in their work with students and their families removing barriers to students successfully engaging with their learning
● having a caseload of students requiring an individual plan of support to be planned, implemented and reviewed for impact
● working together with school colleagues and other external professionals to implement practical and emotional support
● delivering direct work with children through their plans of support to ensure our focus is the voice of the child.
● robustly managing the plan of work with the family, reviewing this in a timely manner.

Improving attendance, achievement and progress:
● Identify current barriers to learning and use your knowledge, in conjunction with colleagues, to initiate a plan to remove these barriers
● Use specialist knowledge, expertise, training to provide appropriate and differentiated support to the whole range of students
● Demonstrate and articulate high expectations
● Able to identify gaps and weaknesses in knowledge and understanding
● Able to track achievement and produce regular progress reports
● Attend departmental / Hub meetings
● Attend our pastoral Team Around the Child meetings to contribute to individual intervention planning and delivering for students
● Support with departmental administrative duties
● Contribute to annual reviews, PEPs, review meetings of individual students
● Model good practice and contribute to planning and delivery of INSET to others who support students
● To deliver evidence based interventions on an individual and group basis
● Participate in the collaborative learning culture within the department and school and actively engage with other TAs to build effective learning communities

Improving student behaviour, enjoyment, participation and safety:
● Actively promote the school’s vision for wider horizons
● Support children and families through home visiting
● Work in a restorative way, developing strong relationships to support students and their families to help themselves, empowering them to make their own decisions and actively engage in their plan of support
● Organise and lead activities for parents and/or children
● Take an active part in leading, developing and evaluating extra-curricular activities
● Implement strategies which secure high standards of behaviour and engagement in learning
● Maintain an effective partnership with parents and carers to support and improve students’ achievement
● To act as a positive role model for students in a range of contexts including groups
● Celebrate the achievements of students
● Any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post

To apply for this post, please forward a letter of application which should be no longer than 2 sides of A4, stating the reasons why you would like to be considered for the role and detailing your skills and abilities together with your CV and a completed Griffin Schools Trust application form.

Further details are available from Tina Pettitt on 02476 312308 ext. 241 or by email - recruitment@nicholaschamberlaine.co.uk.
 

The deadline for applications is Friday 24 November 2023 by 9am, although interviews may take place immediately on receipt of successful applications.