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THRIVE Practitioner

Location:Aurora Eccles School, Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZSalary: £14.77 - £16.13 per hour (£26,391.02 - £28,821.07 actual salary per year) Dependant on experience and qualificationsHours: 40 hours per week, Term time only

Aurora Eccles School

We’re currently looking for a THRIVE Practitioner to join our school. Your purpose is to support the THRIVE lead / coordinator (and relevant staff) in the day to day running of a THRIVE provision to support the development, social, emotional and behavioural needs of pupils improving their active engagement in their social and academic environments and access to learning.

Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles School in Quidenham, Norwichprovides day placements for students aged 11 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.

With small classes, a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.

To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour

Key Duties

• Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT.
• Use specialist skills, training, or experience to support pupils’ emotional development and behaviour needs.
• To support the day to day running of a Thrive provision ensuring that pupils are effectively supervised, implementing timetables, planning, strategies and activities to meet the individual needs of pupils
• Establish positive relationships and partnerships with young people, acting as a role model and responding to the needs of each individual student.
• Provide play and arts-based enjoyable experiences that give young people the opportunity to learn through experience rather than through cognitively based learning.
• Deliver 1:1, small groups and class group sessions (Primary and / or Secondary)
• Establish constructive relationships and partnerships with parents and families and participate in feedback sessions as directed.
• Actively promote inclusive practice across the school to ensure acceptance of all pupils.
• Raise the profile of positive solutions to working with learners at risk.
• Support teaching staff to carry out assessments and implement action plans, both whole class and individual
• Provide the teacher and teaching staff with accurate and objective feedback on pupil progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of supporting evidence.
• To work alongside the lead to actively assess pupil’s progress and create up to date action plans through regular Thrive assessments
• Ensure pupils and parents are provided feedback in relation to developmental, social and emotional progress.
• Keep Multi-disciplinary team and relevant staff informed of behaviour and developmental progress.
• Keep statistical data as requested by THRIVE lead / coordinator
• Supervise and support other staff, who work with children’s emotional and behavioural development
• Supervise pupils at breaks and lunchtimes ensuring that appropriate provision is in place.
• Contribute to the Annual Review process as required
• Support and contribute to the delivering of staff training in order to implement and embed the Thrive Approach model across the school.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Eccles school when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description – THRIVE Practitioner

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English Language qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
• Up to date training relevant to post
• Desirable: THRIVE training or willingness to undertake practitioner training
• Desirable: Norfolk Steps or Team Teach trained or willingness to undertake training

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
• Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN, SLD/PMLD, ADHD and ASD
• Knowledge of children’s social and emotional development/attachment theory
• Working with children and young people with challenging behaviour
• Experience of working with children in an educational setting
• Experience of working within a multi-cultural, inclusive setting
• Experience of supervising groups of pupils
• Good understanding of the principles of child development and the learning process
• Desirable: Experience of running nurture groups/social skills groups

Due to the rural location of the school, candidates are strongly advised to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Free lunch when working
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme and Bike to work scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
• Family Swim

How to Apply:

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at Liz.hudson@theauroragroup.co.uk

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.