Northumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government's ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That's why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate. For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
The Service
* Kyloe House is a secure children's home based near Morpeth in Northumberland.
* Kyloe House is a welfare home designed to support young people placed under Section 25 of the Children's Act.
* The home has beds for 14 young people and is licensed by Ofsted with staff employed by Northumberland County Council.
* Young people stay in Kyloe House for differing periods of time ranging from days to several months.
* We have an on-site school at Kyloe House with four classrooms, a music room, sports hall, cardio gym, catering and carpentry rooms. The education team deliver bespoke packages for the young people in line with a trauma informed approach.
* Class sizes have a maximum of four young people supported by a teacher and a higher level teaching assistant.
* The school day consists of seven lessons lasting forty minutes each. This runs from 0915-1600.
* We run in line with Northumberland County Council's term times with the exception that we work the two middle weeks of the summer holidays and then take the two weeks' leave at set intervals throughout the year.
The role As we strengthen our core support team we are looking to appoint a dedicated and caring behaviour support assistant. We are looking for an individuals who can advance young people's learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individual pupils or groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present. In liaison with the class teacher, activities will involve planning, preparing and supporting in lessons as well as monitoring pupils, assessing, recording and reporting on pupils' achievement, progress and development.
You will need to be highly motivated to the care and outcomes for young people and have experience of working with young people to support their learning.
* A starting salary of £28,598 (full time salary quoted)
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (or other pension scheme)
* A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision
* An inclusive school where we collaborate share and support each other to make sure all young people achieve their very best.
* Happy, enthusiastic learners who will make you proud to work in education.
* A school with exciting and attractive learning environments.
* A leadership team who welcome fresh ideas, traditional values and a sense of fun.
* Well supported teachers and care staff team who are committed to driving high standards.
Essential criteria
* Emotional resilience to work with young people in a secure children's home.
* Able to meet requirements of CALM
For further information, please contact Cathryn Hill 01670785900 for an informal discussion. More details can be found in the attached job description and person specification
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Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format
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