SEND Playworker

Grampian Primary Academy; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

Professional development

Financial benefits

Job summary

Grampian Primary Academy, part of Anthem, is seeking two supportive staff to work under the SENDCO with pupils aged 3–11. The positions are 30 hours per week and 32.5 hours per week, within a nurturing, inclusive environment designed to help every child thrive.

Role involves helping pupils with emotional and social development, understanding behaviour, and reinforcing a whole-school nurturing ethos, with safeguarding and DBS checks in place.

Qualifications

• Under guidance from the SENDCO, provide a safe, calm and nurturing environment, alongside activities structured to emotional, social and intellectual needs of each pupil.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, calm and nurturing environment, alongside a programme of activities structured to the emotional, social and intellectual needs of each pupil, while keeping them in close contact with their base class.
• Support pupils to understand their behaviour and that behaviours generally have a consequence and to develop strategies to self-regulate emotions and anxieties.
• Support the development of a whole-school nurturing ethos focused on inclusion.

Job description

Grampian Primary Academy

Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.

Grampian Primary Academy caters for approximately 240 pupils aged 3 to 11 and is set in spacious grounds, with a strong commitment to providing a high-quality curriculum for every child. Grampian Primary Academy nurtures successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens through exciting and relevant learning experiences, promoting a positive environment where children feel happy, safe and valued, and where they are inspired to be the best they can be.

2 roles available

1 x 30 hours per week

1 x 32.5 hours per week

We understand the importance of holistic development and offer nurturing and enriching experiences to enable the development of the whole child.

Under guidance from the SENDCO, will:

• Provide a safe, calm and nurturing environment, alongside a programme of activities structured to the emotional, social and intellectual needs of each pupil, while keeping them in close contact with their base class.
• Support pupils to understand their behaviour and that behaviours generally have a consequence and to develop strategies to self-regulate emotions and anxieties.
• Support the development of a whole-school nurturing ethos focused on inclusion.

Benefits

As part of Anthem Schools Trust, staff benefit from a supportive working environment and access to a range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support, professional development opportunities and financial benefits.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, suitable references and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection are trained in safer recruitment, and all staff and volunteers undertake child protection training.