Engagement Support Assistant

Location

Bushey, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Are you a calm, confident, reliable person with a ‘can-do’ attitude?

Can you work as part of a dedicated team to support students who struggle to attend school? 

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join our specialist SEN department as an Engagement Support Assistant. This is an exciting new role and we are looking for a suitably experienced person to lead targeted intervention sessions for students with an EHCP. An important part of the role will also be to coordinate plans for individual students with an EHCP who are struggling to attend school. Bushey Meads School provides education for the full ability range of students and we strive to ensure that individual student needs, interests and abilities are recognised and met and encourage all to be independent, resilient and able to make positive life choices.

What we are looking for:

• Someone with a confident understanding of working with young people
• A positive team player who can also work well on their own and manage their workload
• An individual with the ability to work calmly with identified students and to improve lesson attendance
• Experience of working with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) students within SEN would be an advantage

Why choose our school?

• We offer excellent opportunities for professional development and a bespoke programme of support and training based on individual needs
• Transport links are excellent with the M1, M25, A1 and A41 being close by 
• Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery 
• Free gym membership to all employees across the Bushey St James Trust
• Employee Assistance Programme for support and guidance on health, legal and personal matters
• Eye Care Voucher scheme 

The post is for 37 hours per week , term-time + 1 week to include 5 INSET days. The salary is APT&C point 7 – 9 plus Fringe, paid pro-rata and based on experience. Full time figures are £24,294pa - £25,119pa + £988pa fringe , and the actual pro-rata salary is £20,778pa - £21,484pa + £845pa fringe.

Full details of the vacancy can be found on our website along with further information about the school. Alternatively, please contact the HR team on 020 8955 8833.

To apply for this full-time post please send in a completed application form along with a covering letter, addressed to Mr J Turner, Executive Principal. Your completed application form and letter should be returned to the school by post or by email to: [email protected] by the deadline. Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted and you must have the right to work in the UK .

Closing Date for applications: Thursday 14th March 2024 (9am)

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are advised.

Bushey St James Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to a number of pe-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory written references, occupational health check and a successful Enhanced DBS check.

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