Support Worker - Arc

Note: Candidates will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.
The Opportunity
Brunel Academies Trust are a proud, growing educational community with a vision to be an exceptional creative education family opening doors, opening minds and changing lives. We strive to significantly improve the life chances and outcomes for our children and young people (CYP) whether they are within our SEND provisions or mainstream schools.Having gone through a substantial development period in recent months, now is an exciting time to join Brunel Autism Support & Inclusion Service (BASIS) in Headlands Industrial Estate, Swindon. Autism Resource Centre (ARC) offers an enhanced programme of social communication and therapeutic learning activities for children and young people aged 4 to 19 and is largely delivered on sites away from the child’s school. We are looking to appoint a dedicated Support Worker who is passionate about delivering bespoke programmes of intervention and therapy to our CYP. With a flair for celebrating the smallest but most impacting successes of our CYP, retaining a patience in the knowledge this role comes with good days and challenging ones, we at ARC will strive to build independence and confidence through a range of therapeutic learning activities. Your Role
The attached job description will detail your role in full. But at a glance, some of the key fields you will be responsible for include (but are not limited to):Support the ARC Service Manager and the wider team to support the unique needs of the ASC learner and/or other learners with ASC or identified social communication and interaction difficulty to access intervention/therapy programmesContribute to record keeping and reportingTransport CYP to and from the ARC and school/settingPromote the inclusion of all CYP with SEND ensuring they have equal opportunities to learn and developYour Experience
Our person specification attached will contain the full areas of skills and experience, but it is really important to us that you feel comfortable and confident in your role, so although you may not have everything desirable, there are some essential features our appointee will need to have and these include:Experience of working with children and young peopleBasic ICT skillsHave some knowledge of Autism or SCID (social communication and interaction difficulty)Have good organisational and time management skillsAn effective English communicator both written and verbalAble to work independently and as part of a teamHave a full clean UK drivers licenceInterview Date: Shortly after shortlisting candidates.Training: It is important to us to ensure you feel valued and supported in this exciting, rewarding and important role that you undertake therefore, relative training will be provided to the appointed applicant upon starting. Benefits
Brunel Academies Trust is a rapidly developing Multi Academy Trust. We value our colleagues and the effort they put into our children and young people day in and out. Whether through continuous professional development (CPD) to feed your ambitions, personal and impartial support through challenging days or exciting and easy to use discounts to enjoy with friends and family, we have a package of excellent benefits which are available to all employees including:Support on continuous professional development (CPD) opportunitiesBrunel Perks – exclusive discounts on a range of products and retailers from cinema tickets, food shopping and holidaysDiscounts with Swindon Designer Outlet VillageCarefirst – impartial counselling service in person, by video call or phone as well as a citizen’s advice function for advice and support on personal or professional queriesExcellent pension schemeFree on-site parkingAnnual pay progression opportunitiesContinuous Service Date honouredMost importantly, we can promise that you will achieve a high level of job satisfaction through the professional family community our colleagues represent; and the positive impact your role will have on supporting and developing our children and young people’s futures. Your role matters. Potential talent for this exciting opportunity are warmly invited and encouraged to visit BASIS to explore how unique and inspirational our children and team really are. Please call Mark Wiseman (Deputy Head of Service) on 07918-497095 to arrange a visit to tour the site or/and have an informal conversation. To learn more about our Trust and our mission, please do visit our website at www. brunel.org.uk or for more information on this exciting opportunity please write to resourcing @brunel.org.uk