• Can you inspire our pupils and young adults to reach for the stars?
• Can you make a difference to the lives of our Special Needs/Complex Needs pupils and young adults?

The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader for Learning Support staff. They will assist the teacher with an agreed system of supervision, implement work programmes with individuals and groups as well as produce resources under the guidance of the teacher. You must have a proven background of successfully working with children. You must be able to form good working relationships with students, be an excellent role model and have excellent skills in responding to and resolving complex behaviours. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and ICT skills and a passion and desire to work with pupils from a variety of backgrounds. They must be dynamic individuals who are able to respond to the changing demands of daily school life.

 The school caters for 199 pupils aged 7 -19 years with a wide range of special Educational Needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Development Delay and Moderate to Severe Learning Disabilities.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS clearance and a Childcare Disqualification Declaration is required for this role.  For more information about the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, please visit www.thewestminsterschool.co.uk/policies.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Application forms are available below and should be returned to SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd Floor Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8GS or via email
at hr@sipseducation.co.uk

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail. 

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. If you do not receive such an email, please conclude that you have not been short-listed.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (Term time only + INSET Days) Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8.40am to 3.15pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) Tues – 8.40am to 5.00pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) (Plus 20 minutes contingency time)

Location: The Westminster School, Curral Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands B65 9AN

Salary:  Band C (£18,795 - £19,945) per annum, pro rata.  This is the full time salary and will be reduced according to weeks/hours worked.

Closing Date: Monday 29 April 2019 at 9am

Visit Date: Wednesday 1 May 2019 at 10am

Interview Date: Friday 3 May 2019