Trauma Informed Practitioner - Canolfan Bro Tywi

Salary: £33,344 - £37,817

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Vacancy : 2671

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Permanent Term Time Only

Location: Carmarthen

Grade: Grade G +4%

Hourly Rate: £17.28 - £19.60

Contract

Hours:

32hrs 30 mins

We are seeking to employ a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, educating primary aged pupils who demonstrate social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, heightened anxiety and emotional based school avoidance. The person will provide emotional wellbeing support in the form of universal and targeted interventions addressing the primary need of pupils who require particular help to overcome barriers to learning. As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant the post will also involve group and 1:1 work with complex and diverse pupils both on site and within the community.

For an informal discussion, please contact Donna Thomas

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An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk.

Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

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• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations:

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If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email:  or contact and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

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