Faculty Learning Support

Position Details

Location:

Basingstoke, Hampshire
Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours:

Term Time
Salary: £19,357 - £20,043 (FTE £24,734 - £25,610)

• Opportunities to access fully funded accredited courses alongside working hours to further enhance knowledge and skills with working with students with SEN.
• Opportunity to earn an additional two weeks pay spread over the year with the possibility of remote working.
• Ambitious commitment to full and specialist CPD.
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with like-minded colleagues and teachers.
• Opportunity to develop areas of interest within the role and remit of SEND.
• Access to a newly developed staff room and modern workspace.
• Free access to the school gym to support wellbeing.
• Opportunities to work across the whole school with a range of colleagues.
• Allocated quality time to prepare interventions and resources.
• Opportunity to be involved in extra-curricular and school trips.

• To support SEND students in the classroom/faculty they are allocated to, to access and support learning and make expected progress.
• To complement and support the professional work of the teachers in their faculty to support task learning activities.
• To support the progress of SEND students within the faculty and provide best practice resources and share ideas.
• To liaise with teachers within the allocated faculty regarding curriculum and be prepared to support tasks and activities, including pre-learning and responsive support in the classroom and additional interventions.
• The role includes dealing with individual pupils and/or groups with complex learning needs.

• Ability to establish positive and effective working relationships with students and colleagues.
• Capacity to develop an in-depth understanding of students’ needs in order to support them with effective approaches to learning and development.
• Commitment to participate fully in all areas of school life.
• Commitment to undertake additional training to support student needs.
• Willingness and engagement with educational research.
• Ability to adapt practice and contribute towards the extensive SEND vision.

• Experience of working within an educational setting; practice of leading small group and 1:1 intervention sessions.
• Experience as a Teaching Assistant.
• Passion for the Arts or Technology based subjects, especially within Expressive and Performance Arts, Creative Industries and Digi Tech faculties.

• Monday 8:15am – 3:30pm
• Tuesday 8:15am – 3:00pm
• Wednesday 8:15am – 4:00pm
• Thursday 8:15am – 3:00pm
• Friday 8:15am – 3:00pm
• 32.75 hours per week (half days will be considered).

BHCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks in line with Government safer recruitment guidelines.

The successful candidate will be subject to DBS Disclosure and other employment checks.