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SalaryClosing date:30/08/2024 at 12:00
Contract/Hours:Permanent , Full-time
Salary Type:Support Staff
Salary Details:£24,294 - £25,979 Depending on experience
Hours of Work:42.5 hours per week. 39 weeks
Location of Role:Basingstoke - Pack Lane
The post holder will play an active role in managing the behaviour of SECID students (Social, Emotional, Communication and Interaction Difficulties) on a day to day basis. The post holder will support the Team Leader in implementing ongoing behavioural interventions and ensuring effective communication is maintained throughout the school.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Communication/Relationship Skills
- To promote all methods of communication effectively
- Skills to communicate complex information to staff, pupils and family members / carers regarding personal, psycho-social problems in an empathic and supportive way. This will involve using inter-personal and de-escalation skills in situations which can be highly emotional / emotive, sometimes antagonistic and require a satisfactory outcome, e.g. highly agitated pupil
- To provide care, support, guidance, discipline and encouragement to the students in our care.
- To sponsor and care for all youngsters: offering them fairness, boundaries, compassion and being a positive role model
- To do so in a safe and cared for environment
- To work successfully alongside parents, stakeholders and outside agencies in fulfilling responsibilities.
- To interact appropriately, sensitively and effectively with all members of the school community and its stakeholders.
- To adopt and implement the values and principles of the school policy on Physical Restraint alongside the school’s stated policies on safety, care and control and behaviour management.
- To be proactive in maintaining the school environment: taking appropriate action where necessary
Personal, Professional Development
- High standards of personal presentation, punctuality and courtesy
- Maintaining a comfortable, orderly and stimulating environment
- Placing a high value on the students
- Having the highest expectations of students
- Take an active role in management of student behaviour and performance
- Setting meaningful goals for themselves, classes and individual students
- Seeking and exploiting opportunities for success and relationship building
- A willingness to consistently apply sanctions and discipline in an assertive, measured and fair way, promoting and rewarding pupils when applicable
- A desire to improve, develop and progress as a practitioner
- A determination to succeed and thrive in the face of at times deeply unsettling, challenging and even upsetting behaviour
- A willingness to give freely of time and commit wholly and fully to the post
- A willingness to commit fully to the whole of school life
- A recognition of the precious opportunities for relationship building that can then enhance learning in the classroom
- The necessary resilience and determination to manage challenging behaviour bringing enthusiasm, fun and warmth to the activities offered to the youngsters
Analysis & Problem Solving
- An ability to deal with difficult situations, using complex problem solving skills to interpret, analyse and resolve /diffuse the situation to a satisfactory outcome, e.g. restorative intervention when two pupils fighting/arguing
- The post holder will have to advise on complex challenging and high risk behavioural situations to ensure safety of pupils, staff within school and at times the general public or external stakeholders. This may also inform and contribute to the legal, professional framework appropriate to the pupil e.g. LAC reviews, Annual Review Process, etc.
Personal Attributes
- Have knowledge of the theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of behavioural interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the specialist area e.g. positive & negative reinforcement
- Ability to be a positive part of a successful team
- A calm but positive attitude to all aspects of school life
- A caring and sensitive attitude towards pupils
- Ability to foster a feeling of mutual respect in both pupils and adults
- Ability to engender a feeling of control and security within the classroom
- A commitment to the whole of school life
Andrew Hatherley, Head of Campus -Basingstoke
Phone: 01256 336601
Email: ahatherley@chilternway.org & lpierce@chilternway.org
www.chilternway.org
Safer Recruitment
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
