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Residential Support Worker, Shenstone Lodge School

Employer
Shenstone Lodge School
Location
Shenstone Lodge School, Birmingham Road, Shenstone, Staff WS14 0LB
Salary
Grade 6 pts 9 - 15 £20903 - £23541 . Actual pro-rata salary is £17,979 - £20,248
Closing date
26 Apr 2021
Reference
SHE013

Job Details

Are you looking to make a difference to the life chances of students that struggle with their social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)?

Do you want to work in a dynamic, forward thinking school?

Shenstone Lodge is a successful split site provision for students experiencing SEMH needs.  The Shenstone site is situated in 4½ acres of beautiful, rural grounds and currently educates students from Y2-Y7 on a residential and day basis.  The post advertised is based in the residential provision at Shenstone, which supports between 4 and 8 students an evening from Monday to Thursday.

You will need to be a dedicated and enthusiastic team player who can support the pastoral needs of our residential children.  Under the line management of the Head of Care, the post holder will plan and lead a range of engaging and purposeful activities for groups and individual children. You will also have key worker responsibilities for specific children be able to complete necessary documentation.

You will be calm under pressure and ideally have experience of successfully managing and supporting children who can exhibit behaviours that challenge.  

You will be expected to work in the evening and undertake regular sleep in duties for which an additional payment will be made. You will also work with children across the whole school as required.

You will be expected to transport young people in and out of borough as necessary.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) clearance is required for this role.

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’

This post requires a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

Interested candidates are encouraged  to visit the school for an informal discussion. Please contact denise.hart@shenstonelodge.co.uk.

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to: SIPS Education Limited via email at hr@sips.co.uk or by telephone on 0121 296 3000. You can also visit the school website at www.shenstonelodge.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. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox incase any correspondence has been delivered there.

Hours: 37 hours, term time + 5 days per annum

Grade: Grade 6  pts 9 - 15 (£20,903 - £23,541 pro-rata per annum) Actual salary is £17,979 - £20,248

Location: Shenstone Lodge School, Birmingham Road, Shenstone, Staff WS14 0LB

Closing Date: Monday 26th April 2021

Interview Date: Friday 30th April 2021 (face to face with necessary measures in place)

Company

Shenstone Lodge is a 'split-site', part residential school supporting and educating students who present with Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health needs.  It has recently joined The Manor Hall Academy Trust.

The school secured a ‘GOOD’ rating in its last educational Ofsted inspection in May 2017.

The residential provision is inspected by Ofsted annually and received ‘OUTSTANDING’ in February 2020.

The Shenstone Lodge site is based just outside of Shenstone village, near Lichfield in Staffordshire and currently supports students from Y1 toY7.

There is a residential provision on this site which accommodates up to 12 students overnight between Monday and Thursday during term time.

The Brades Lodge site is a day school situated in Tividale, Oldbury and supports students from Y7 to Y11.

The school is funded across the two sites for a total of 95 students.

Students at both Shenstone Lodge School sites have access to:

A curriculum with a strong focus on developing core academic skills, using a range of interventions to improve reading, writing and maths.

A supportive and knowledgeable staff group

A wide range of enrichment opportunities to develop self-management skills, build self-esteem and promote aspiration.  

Additional Special Educational Need Support

As a special school all students benefit from small class sizes, high levels of support and well resourced subjects.
 

Additional Information


Both sites offer a range of curriculum enrichment opportunities both during and after school and run rewards systems which recognise and celebrate students' achievement.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01543 480369
Location
Birmingham Road
Shenstone
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 0LB
GB

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