Linwood School - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

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Description

Organisation

External
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Reference

REC/23/0142

Occupational group
School Support Staff
Salary details
BCP Spine Points 6

Job term

Part time, Term time only
Appointment type
Permanent
Contact
Claire Tapscott
Closing Date
11 June 2023

Teaching Assistants

BCP Spine Points - 6

Salary Range £14,862 - £15,133 per annum

30 hours per week pay

39 weeks per year (term time only)

Linwood School is an 'Outstanding' (Ofsted January 2018) multi-campus, day special school for children and young people aged We welcome them from a wide geographical area and support a comprehensive range of special educational needs including moderate (MLD), severe (SLD) and profound (PMLD) and complex learning difficulties (CLDD) as well as those on the Autism spectrum.

As a school we employ c. 180 Teaching Assistants.

We are now seeking to appoint highly motivated, committed Teaching Assistants to join our expanding team on a permanent basis.

Due to the special educational needs of our students this role can be challenging and sometimes physically demanding, however the work is also very rewarding.

Resilience is a key personal quality for the role as is the ability to communicate effectively using a range of tools.

Some of our Teaching Assistants work with students with PMLD who require high levels of care.

Teaching Assistants working with them need to have the ability to:

Follow each individual young person's care and medical plans, which may include epilepsy and manual handling, and carry out necessary procedures following appropriate training.
Administer medicines according to school policy, including via specialist techniques following appropriate training.
Assist with intimate and personal care e.g. personal and/or feminine hygiene and bathing, ensuring the highest standards are met.
Assist where necessary with eating and drinking in line with care plans.
Enable and encourage as high a level of independence as possible.
Under the direction of the class teacher, support students to engage in activities to their full potential, using appropriate total communication techniques.

Positions are for 30 hours per week initially to be worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday 8.45 a.m p.m., 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days).

Consideration will be given to lesser hours per week but we ask that applicants commit to a minimum 2 full days (12 hours).

Linwood School offers career progression opportunities for Teaching Assistants wishing to enhance their skills further in an education setting, leading to Specialist Provision Teaching Assistant followed by Higher Level Teaching Assistant status.

Some of our Teaching Assistants have progressed to Teacher level.

In addition to the benefits provided by BCP Council, Linwood School also provides:

An Employee Assistance Programme to support staff wellbeing
Accessible Corporate Eyecare Scheme
Paid afterschool training sessions to support staff development
Career development
Long Service Awards

Linwood School are working in partnership with the mental health charity Mind and we proud to have been awarded a Silver Award for the work we are doing in school to promote positive emotional wellbeing, support staff and reduce stigma in this area.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

If the role is exempt, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed, and if they are disclosed, we cannot take them into account.

All Linwood School staff are expected to adhere to our policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding and child protection, including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Guidance for adults working with children and young people in an education setting.