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Teaching Vacancies; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing support

Gym membership discounts

Professional development

Job summary

Clevedon School, part of Futura Learning Partnership, seeks a compassionate Literacy and Behaviour Support Worker to assist the Student Support Department (Horizons) in planning and delivering targeted interventions for behaviour and literacy in SEND students.

You will collaborate with families, teachers, and specialists to promote progress and inclusion, across a supportive, value-driven multi-academy trust environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting children/young people in a work place or voluntary capacity.
• Ability to motivate and build rapport with learners whilst encouraging independance.
• Has evidence of relevant professional development and qualifications e.g. Teaching Qualification.
• Recent experience of working in a school as a Learning Support Assistant or similar relevant child-focused role.

Responsibilities

• Act as a support worker planning and delivering intervention strategies for behaviour and literacy.
• Work in partnership with students, families, school staff and other professionals.
• Support SEND students to access, achieve and enjoy education and school life.

Skills

Motivate learners

Build rapport with learners

Child-focused engagement

SEND awareness

Education

Secondary Education

Teaching Qualification

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Has experience of supporting children/young people in a work place or voluntary capacity
• Can motivate and build rapport with learners whilst encouraging independance
• Has a sound level of Secondary Education and evidence of relevant professional development and qualifications e.g. Teaching Qualification
• Has recent experience of working in a school as a Learning Support Assistant or similar relevant child-focused role
• Shares our belief that every child deserves thevery bestopportunities

What the school offers its staff

We want Futura to be a place where people feel valued, supported, and able to develop. Collaboration and shared learning are part of how we work, with opportunities to connect with colleagues across our schools, develop professionally, and contribute to the wider partnership.

Eligible colleagues can access a range of benefits designed to support health, well being and development. These include a fully funded Health Cash Plan, providing up to £500 each year towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy appointments, as well as confidential counselling and wellbeing support, Cycle to Work Scheme, gym membership discounts and opportunities for professional and career development.

Find out more about what it’s like to work with us at: https://www.futuralearning.co.uk/careers

Further details about the role

Clevedon School is seeking a compassionate and committed Literacy and Behaviour Support Worker to join the Student Support Department (Horizons), which supports students with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to access, achieve and enjoy education and school life. The main responsibility is to act as a support worker planning and delivering intervention strategies that support individual progress in behaviour and literacy for students with SEND by working in partnership with the student, their parents, school staff and other professionals.

About Clevedon School

Clevedon School is a highly regarded secondary school on the North Somerset coast, with a culture of excellence and ambition. It offers a broad and balanced curriculum alongside a wealth of enrichment opportunities, empowering students to achieve their best and contribute positively to society.

Clevedon School is part of Futura Learning Partnership, giving colleagues the opportunity to work within their own distinctive school community while benefiting from the collaboration, shared expertise and professional connections of a wider trust.

About Futura Learning Partnership

Futura Learning Partnership is a growing, values-led multi-academy trust of 26 schools, serving more than 12,000 children and young people across five local authority areas in the South West of England. Our schools span education from nursery and primary through to secondary and post-16, supported by more than 1,700 colleagues.

Each of our schools has its own distinctive identity and deep roots in its local community, but no school works alone. Collaboration sits at the heart of Futura: schools share expertise, learn from one another and take collective responsibility for giving children and young people the best possible opportunities.

Together, we are building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish. Our commitments to inclusion, community and growth guide how we work, the decisions we make, and the experience we want to create for pupils and colleagues.

Commitment to safeguarding

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce.