Special needs

Horticulture Outdoor Learning Co-ordinator

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing Solutions Recruitment to get an application form and to receive a full job description

This special needs school is part of a UK wide group of 28 Special Needs Schools.

They have an amazing benefits and will pay for all your training.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

  • Experience of working with children or young people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition and SEMH
  • Experience or knowledge of delivering provision through the EHCP process
  • Horticultural, gardening or permaculture design experience, with a focus on organic and sustainable growing methods.
  • Ability to create outdoor learning sessions around seasonal planning,
  • Plan, resource and deliver outdoor learning sessions with differentiated learning
  • Understanding of links between PSHE and outdoor learning
  • Ability to document and evaluate sessions
  • Previous experience of working with or teaching pupils in KS2 to KS5
  • Previous experience of working in an outdoor Learning context

Benefits:

  • Full training and continued support
  • Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
  • Free lunch during your working day
  • Perkbox subscription
  • Life assurance and pension
  • Car lease scheme
  • Bike to work scheme 
  • Free parking 
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Key duties:

  • Developing and planning a dynamic, engaging and holistic outdoor learning curriculum that can be differentiated according to the age, stage and the specific needs of our students.
  • Creating schemes of work that integrate horticulture, crop planning and organic growing, forest gardening, sustainable construction and infrastructure development, practical sustainability and other relevant outdoor learning activities.
  • Collaborating with teachers and other support staff to identify and create cross-curricular opportunities for outdoor learning.
  • Take lead on the School’s Eco-Schools Award group and accreditation.
  • Deliver Land-based units and relevant vocational qualifications as part of the schools BTEC vocational Award qualification.
  • Implementing and facilitating outdoor learning experiences that promote independence, creativity, and social interaction.
  • Providing guidance and support to teachers in incorporating outdoor learning opportunities and Eco-Schools links into their planning
  • Assessing and monitoring student progress in outdoor learning, providing feedback and adapting teaching strategies as needed.

School Staffing Solutions Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

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 we are 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.

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

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

Outdoor Learning Co-ordinator

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing Solutions Recruitment to get an application form and to receive a full job description

This special needs school is part of a UK wide group of 28 Special Needs Schools.

They have an amazing benefits and will pay for all your training.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

  • Experience of working with children or young people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition and SEMH
  • Experience or knowledge of delivering provision through the EHCP process
  • Horticultural, gardening or permaculture design experience, with a focus on organic and sustainable growing methods.
  • Ability to create outdoor learning sessions around seasonal planning,
  • Plan, resource and deliver outdoor learning sessions with differentiated learning
  • Understanding of links between PSHE and outdoor learning
  • Ability to document and evaluate sessions
  • Previous experience of working with or teaching pupils in KS2 to KS5
  • Previous experience of working in an outdoor Learning context

Benefits:

  • Full training and continued support
  • Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
  • Free lunch during your working day
  • Perkbox subscription
  • Life assurance and pension
  • Car lease scheme
  • Bike to work scheme 
  • Free parking 
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Key duties:

  • Developing and planning a dynamic, engaging and holistic outdoor learning curriculum that can be differentiated according to the age, stage and the specific needs of our students.
  • Creating schemes of work that integrate horticulture, crop planning and organic growing, forest gardening, sustainable construction and infrastructure development, practical sustainability and other relevant outdoor learning activities.
  • Collaborating with teachers and other support staff to identify and create cross-curricular opportunities for outdoor learning.
  • Take lead on the School’s Eco-Schools Award group and accreditation.
  • Deliver Land-based units and relevant vocational qualifications as part of the schools BTEC vocational Award qualification.
  • Implementing and facilitating outdoor learning experiences that promote independence, creativity, and social interaction.
  • Providing guidance and support to teachers in incorporating outdoor learning opportunities and Eco-Schools links into their planning
  • Assessing and monitoring student progress in outdoor learning, providing feedback and adapting teaching strategies as needed.

School Staffing Solutions Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

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 we are 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.

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

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

Teaching Assistant

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing Solutions Recruitment to get an application form and to receive a full job description

This school is part of a UK wide group of 28 Special Needs Schools.

They have an amazing benefits and will pay for all your training.

Position: Teaching Assistant

Location: Smallfield, Surrey

Hourly Rate: £12.31 – £13.16 per hour

Salary: Actual salary £21,995.67 – £23,514.45 dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *

Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am-4.30pm, flexibility within these hours is essential and you are required to work till 5pm one day a week for staff training and meetings. Term time only.

Skills & Qualifications:

  • GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
  • Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential)
  • Experience of working in a special school environment is highly desirable.
  • Team TEACH Training- desirable

Benefits:

  • Life assurance and Pension
  • * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments – 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
  • Perkbox – offering high street discounts
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Car lease scheme
  • Fully funded training and qualifications
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Key Duties:

  • To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
  • To promote and encourage independence and personal development
  • Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
  • To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided.
  • To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.

Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

School Staffing Solutions Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

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 we are 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.

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

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing Solutions Recruitment to get an application form and to receive a full job description

This school is part of a UK wide group of 28 Special Needs Schools.

They have an amazing benefits and will pay for all your training.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant – SEN

Location: Effingham/Leatherhead, Surrey

Hourly Rate: £14.70 – £16.04 per hour (£26,265.95 – £28,660.26 actual salary dependant on experience and qualifications) Plus £2000 Welcome bonus For HLTA with SEN Experience*

Hours: 40 hours per week. Term time only.

Your Skills & Qualifications:

  • GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
  • The Higher Level Teaching Assistant Diploma or equivalent Level 4 qualification or demonstrate equivalent skill level.

Benefits:

  • Life assurance and Pension
  • * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments – 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
  • Perkbox – offering high street discounts.
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Car lease scheme
  • Fully funded training and qualifications
  • Bike to work scheme.
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Key Duties:

Pupil Welfare and Safeguarding

  • Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT.
  • Provide meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour, relationships and attitudes.
  • Monitor pupils conduct and behaviour throughout the learning process and intervene to resolve highly complex, difficult or very challenging issues and to keep records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary.

Supporting Teaching and Learning

  • To lead in the absence of any Class Teachers across the school.
  • Assist the Class Teacher with carrying out the professional duties of a teacher as outlined in the Professional Standards for Teachers.
  • Know and understand the Class Teacher’s curriculum planning and to plan, prepare and deliver assigned programmes of teaching and learning activities to individual, small groups and/or classes modifying and adapting activities as necessary within agreed systems of supervision.
  • To provide high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through teaching a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
  • Develop and implement individual plans for pupils (such as the educational elements in an EHCP), including attendance at, and contribution to, reviews if requested.

Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

School Staffing Solutions Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

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 we are 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.

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

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.