The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise, which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
Summerhouse Behaviour Support Service - Primary Teaching Assistant (outreach & in house)
Summerhouse is a Behaviour Support Provision for Southwark primary aged children presenting social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, who are at risk of exclusion from their mainstream school.
We are seeking to appoint an inhouse and outreach Teaching Assistant to join our dynamic experienced team. We offer a supportive environment in which colleagues excel in sharing their specialist knowledge and skills to new staff and our mainstream stakeholders. You will offer emotional literacy support pupils who attend Summerhouse part-time. In addition to supporting children in our child centred therapeutic environment you will also, after an induction period, provide outreach support to pupils in Southwark mainstream schools.
About you:
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Holds a relevant qualification in the fields of either education/social care/child care including but not limited to - a degree/diploma/NNEB/BTEC/QTS/Dip SW/NVQ3 or evidence of working towards a relevant qualification
- Successful experience of working with primary aged children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
- Is able to work as an integral part of a team
- Models exemplary positive behaviour management skills to pupils, parents and colleagues
- Is able to work directly with referred pupils on re-integration programmes in their mainstream schools and in Summerhouse
- Is able to support staff in mainstream schools who are working with children with identified emotional, social and behavioural needs
- Is open to learning to identify the emotions beneath the outward behaviours our children present and supporting them on their journey to better emotional literacy
In return we offer you:
- The opportunity to make a positive difference to children’s lives
- The opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise
- The opportunity to work in a supportive and friendly environment
- The opportunity for professional development
- The opportunity to undertake an immensely rewarding challenge
If you are interested please make an appointment to visit by telephoning the Head Teacher on 02086932592.
Additional salary details
Additional Information:
Please note this role requires an Enhanced level DBS check.
Hours of work: Full-time Term time only
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and- more/
Recruitment timetable
Advert Closing Date: 11.59pm on 21st May 2023
Interviews: Tuesday 6th June 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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