Job Introduction
Dove House is an Outstanding Academy and is one of academies within Solent Academies Trust. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, confident, and highly motivated higher level teaching assistant with responsibility for Careers and Work Experience to join our fantastic support team on a permanent basis
Dove House is a popular, successful, and highly regarded school in Basingstoke, for students with severe and moderate learning difficulties and autism, aged between 11-19.
In this key position you will support whole academy Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance under the direction of the Careers Lead. You will be responsible for ensuring students have meaningful work placements during Year 11 and Post 16 education.
You must be able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, tact and resilience when dealing with challenging circumstances, as well as being able to use your initiative and manage your own time well.
You will have experience of CEIAG and Job Coaching and/or be willing to train in these areas.
Experience of working with primary or secondary pupils with complex special needs would be advantageous
Training will be given to the successful candidate.
By joining the Dove House Academy team, we offer you:
- Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
- The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking Trust
- A happy, committed, and supportive community
- Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
- 17.9% employer pension contribution
- Increase in paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
- SEN Allowance with an increase after 3 and 5 years of service
- Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
- Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
- Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
- Free onsite parking
- Access to our on-site Fitness Suite
- CPD opportunities to support Career development
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Salary Extras Employee Benefit Platform
The working hours for this role are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8:30am – 3pm, Wednesday 8:30am – 4:30pm and Friday 8:30am – 1pm. You will work for 39 weeks of the year; however, you will be paid for 45.1 weeks. Your salary will be paid over 12 months of the year.
If you want to make a positive difference and enrich the lives of our pupils, then this could be the school for you!
Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form. For more details, please visit our website http://solent-trust.net
For any questions or to submit your application, please email our recruitment team recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info
Closing date for applications is Thursday 11th September, 9am
Interviews will be held week commencing 22nd September.
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Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
