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The main responsibilities for the post are to:
• Support students with their socio-emotional engagement with learning and promote independence in a safe environment.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes for each student.
• Promote the inclusion of all students, so that all have equal opportunities to feel included and to contribute to school life.
• Support class teachers to create a supportive and relaxed working environment that make students feel happy and secure.
• Implement the positive behaviour approaches set out by the school, including Restorative Practice and Zones of Regulation.
A good understanding of behaviour as communication, attachment theory, SEMH needs in the classroom, and theory underlying nurture provision are ideal for any professional working in our school.
All support, guidance and great future career prospects will be available to the successful candidate.
Previous school experience is not essential and applications are encouraged from those with transferrable skills from similar sectors such as early years or adult social care.
For the post advertised, you must:
- Be able to meet key accountabilities set out in Job Description
Have experience and/or transferrable skills in this area
- Be able to use ICT effectively
- Have good organisational skills
- Have good communication skills
- Good levels of literacy and numeracy (Level 2 Maths and English or equivalent essential)
To obtain the information about the post, please visit our website:
Please note to be considered for this post, you must download an application form from our website www.abbotsleaschool.co.uk/vacanies and submit this by email.
Positions are subject to Safer Recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Abbot’s Lea School is a large and highly successful special school educating over 270 students aged 3-19, who, due to their Autism and associated learning differences, require significant specialist support to succeed academically and achieve their full potential.
The school’s mission statement is to be the International Centre of Excellence for Autism.
We ensure outstanding outcomes for all of our students through our unique Philosophy of Education – The ASD Model © which underpins our promotion of:
A – academic progress
S – specialist support
D – development of life skills
We are at an exciting stage of our development and the following opportunity as arisen.
