Inclusion Assistant - Kent, United Kingdom - Sports Connect

Sports Connect

Verified Company

Kent, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Inclusion Officer

Responsible to:
Inclusion Manager

Place of Work:
Multi-Site

Hours of Work:30 hours per week

Pay Scale:
£18,000-20,000 depending on qualifications and experiences.

Applications Close:
Wednesday 29th March 2023

Interview Dates:
WC- 3rd April 2023

Job Purpose Statement:

The role of the Inclusion Officer is to work closely with children and their families, supporting learners within the provision with their learning and behaviour needs, supporting families and working with external agencies.

By working closely with line manager, tutors and relevant members of the senior lead team, the Inclusion Officer will deal with a range of issues using the companies Behavioural Policy, Safeguarding Policy and sensitivity.

The Inclusion Officer role forms an integral part of our inclusion team, working with children and families who may be receiving support from both inside the provision and from external agencies including Social Services.

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

Family Support:

Take on responsibility as key worker for specific families in the provision
Where relevant, meet with parents and outside agencies under the direction of the Inclusion Manager
Keep a detailed record of all work done with students
Work with hard to reach families encouraging them to engage and liaise with the provision.
Carry out home visits when and where it is felt necessary.
Source help for needy families and help families to access support provided by charities/agencies.

Student Attendance:

Monitor the day to day attendance of all students at the provision and raise concerns where necessary.
Support the improvement of attendance and punctuality by working with students and parents to identify why children are late or not achieving full attendance.

Student Behaviour:

Support children who are having difficulties in class or in the playground and mentor these students to promote good behaviour.
Deal with incidents of behaviour using the Behaviour Policy and support children who need to be withdrawn from lessons for short periods
Identify children who would benefit from specific interventions such as protective behaviours and work with these children on a regular basis.
Build good relationships with students and ensure time is spent praising and acknowledging good behaviour

Safeguarding:

Be a designated Child Protection Officer at the provision
Play a proactive role in safeguarding across the provision and attend Inclusion team meetings
Make referrals where appropriate
Lead on Early Help for specified families by opening cases, arranging meetings and gaining information from parents and students.
Where appropriate, represent the company at all child protection conferences.
Provide written documentation in relation to specified families for both internal and external purposes
Maintain excellent relationships with appropriate outside agencies and other provisions to ensure high quality external support where possible/appropriate.

General:

Maintain confidentiality at all times.
To support admin duties in relation to child welfare
Responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children at the provision.
Maintain excellent relationships with appropriate outside agencies, to ensure we can access high quality external support where possible and appropriate.
Play an active part in promoting teamwork and good communication throughout the provision
Sports Connect has a commitment to be inclusive in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, social background and academic ability and expects all staff to share this responsibility.
In the interests of effective working, the major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing needs and circumstances.
Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional development by attending related courses, workshops or seminars.
Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and comply with policies and procedures relating to health and safety within Sports Connect.
To carry out other relevant duties as may be reasonably requested by the Inclusion Manager.

Safeguarding:

1974.

Person Specification:

Qualifications Essential Desirable

Relevant qualifications e.g., Level 2 classroom support qualification or willingness X to work towards.
Level 3 classroom support qualification X
5 GCSEs including passes in English and maths. X

Experience

Experience of supporting young adults with a range of learning difficulties and/or X disabilities or a willingness to undertake training.

Experience of Microsoft Office Applications X

Skills

The ability to work in a manner to support the changing needs of students X ensuring differentiation is implemented within the classroom.

Additional skills/experience e.g., sign language, dyslexia support etc. X
Good verbal and written Engli