About the Company
Cavendish View School provides a nurturing and stimulating education for pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (A.S.C) and special education needs (S.E.N) from the ages of 5 to 11 years. We provide every child with an exceptional educational experience which is enjoyable, stimulating and supportive, enabling them to reach their full potential. We are a small school with big ideas and do not set limits on what our children can aspire to and achieve. Our goal is to give the children at Cavendish View School a window on the wider world.
Pupils benefit from a multi-disciplinary team consisting of teachers, a family liaison officer, teaching assistants, a speech and language therapist, an occupational therapist and a mental health practitioner.
About the Role
Job Responsibilities:
* Day to day management of a caseload of students with complex communication needs in order to support their access to the curriculum. This would include assessment, delivery of therapy, provision of recommendations, monitoring and reporting against progress.
* Contribute to the college intake assessment and transition processes, to ensure effective communication support for students at all stages of their placement.
* Contribute to the delivery of generic and student‑specific communication training.
* Influence a best‑practice culture relating to communication by participating in the process of collaborative differentiation of the curriculum and evaluating the communication environment to identify training needs.
* Adhere to professional standards and continuing professional development requirements including maintaining records in accordance with professional guidelines, maintaining CPD, participation in supervision and appraisal, attendance at regular team and Community of Practice meetings.
* Work seamlessly across department or team boundaries in a collaborative and constructive manner to implement the organisation’s strategic direction.
* Demonstrate a commitment to customer service excellence and deliver against the requirements of the quality framework.
* Work within the organisation’s policies and procedures.
* Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably determined by the Principal.
This job description is not all encompassing, and the post holder will be expected to undertake any other responsibilities appropriate to the post as identified by the organisation.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have some experience of supporting people with complex physical, learning and sensory needs, and have an interest in autism, social and emotional learning needs, AAC and/or developing early communication skills. Dysphagia experience is therefore not essential, but the role is primarily communication based with opportunities to develop skills in dysphagia within the field of adult learning disabilities.
Benefits
Employee assistance, mental health resources, wellness support and flexible pay. The position also includes pre‑employment checks such as DBS and overseas criminal record checks.
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