Key Worker - Swanley, United Kingdom - Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
School Name:
Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley
Job Title:
Key Worker
Reports To:
Residential Cluster Leads/ Team Leaders for the designated
group/area
Hours 20 hours a week, over 39 weeks a year.
Parkwood Hall is a residential and day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe
learning difficulties and other complex needs including autism and language difficulties. We are
passionate about creating a culture of wellbeing where all staff and pupils are valued and supported
so that we can all 'grow, learn and flourish.'
Parkwood Hall aims to provide an outstanding and supportive learning environment which
challenges students to achieve success. The core learning values, which are at the centre of the
curriculum, focus upon developing the student's resilience and ability to make informed life choices.
Job purpose
- To support and develop the waking day educational environment for students, to include extending
- To provide a safe environment, emotionally and physically, for the students within the guidelines
Key responsibilities
- To foster a sound multidisciplinary approach through good communication both internally and
- To facilitate and support the students' health and medical needs to include dietary requirements.
- To maintain a caseload and to act as a personal tutor: formulating, implementing and evaluating
- To have a sound knowledge of Parkwood Hall's safeguarding policy and procedure. To be aware
- To be a good role model setting an example to the students.
- To provide a safe environment: emotionally and physically which will require the need to monitor
- To promote those activities that meet the needs of the young people at Parkwood Hall.
- To take a full part in supervision sessions and performance management reviews.
- To facilitate and support the students' health and medical needs to include dietary requirements.
- To work with colleagues on the development of the physical resources in the residential education
- To be involved in rota duties, e.g. sleeping in and school visits as required by the Principal, Deputy
- To actively encourage, support and develop students' individual social, life and independence skills
- To maintain effective records for the students within your care.
General responsibilities
- To ensure that items of concern relating to Health and Safety are reported as per the current
- To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of Parkwood Hall School. The nature of the working
constitute gross misconduct.
- To cooperate with all Parkwood Hall School staff in maintaining good relationships with outside
- To perform any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the position as requested
Cluster Leads.
- This job description reflects the current requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities
- To line manage support assistants within the residential team.
Competencies
- To have a sound knowledge of children's rights and to be able to advocate for the students if
- To have an understanding of, and the ability to foster, positive relationships with children with
- To be able to work as a member of a team and have a good understanding of the role of a Key
flexibility, enthusiasm and a positive caring attitude.
- To work within and maintain an antidiscriminatory framework.
- To make a positive contribution to residential education practice.
- To have a knowledge and understanding of whole school policies, procedures and standards and
- To demonstrate, or show an ability to develop effective communication skills in written or oral form.
- To competently carry out instructions and procedures as directed by Residential Cluster Leads and
- To have the ability to initiate
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