Arc School Ansley has a fantastic opening for a Transitions Coorindator (Securing Education in Schools) with responsibility for supporting pupils with autism spectrum condition and associated social emotional and mental health needs, who may struggle to access and engage with education in school.
Reporting into the SENCo and Pastoral Lead, your role will see you working both off and on the school site to support pupils to develop strategies to encourage and sustain a return to and engagement with education in school.
Arc School Ansley is part of the Kedleston Group and opened in 2014. We are an independent special day school in Ansley a lovely small village, for children and young people aged between 11 and 16. Our experienced team supports children and young people with various complex educational, social and emotional needs, mostly associated with autism. The school supports young people with various co-existing needs, some of which are associated with the challenges of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attachment disorder, SEMH, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
You will work on and off the school site with clear timed plans with pupils, communicating with transparency to all stakeholders during term time plus agreed dates during holidays to support the transition of new pupils. The curriculum will be a social and academic programme and all pupils will have a clear expectation of a return to full time education on the school site. The key purpose of the role is:
- To improve behaviour and attendance across the school by leading and implementing effective policies and practices that encourage engagement with education.
- To provide guidance and support to relevant staff on student support/inclusion matters, including learning mentoring, behavioural and pastoral support, and/or welfare support.
- To take a role in developing and implementing policy, practice and procedures in relation to student support/social inclusion, and to monitor, evaluate and review the effectiveness of this plan.
- To liaise with support services inside and outside of the school, ensuring pupils have access to a range of agencies, activities, and organisations, etc.
- To identify appropriate resources for Student Support/Social Inclusion services, including internal/external funding opportunities, and to ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively.
- To participate in identifying pupils in need of support and creating appropriate learning/behaviour support plans.
- To work as the Antibullying Coordinator for the school
- To develop, organise and/or participate in a variety of student support initiatives and events, e.g. anti-bullying campaign, study support club, etc.
- To strive to achieve active family involvement in pupils’ progress in the school
Essential requirements:
- Minimum 2:2 degree, preferably in psychology
- Experience of supporting pupils in an education setting
- Experience of working with children with Autism needs
Key tasks of the role
- Attend routine multi-agency meetings where required.
- To liaise with appropriate staff to plan in-class support for appropriate pupils.
- Provide advice, support, information, activities and mentoring to pupils; acts as a mediator in sensitive situations/disputes; provides support for pastoral staff for complex cases.
- Ensure regular contact with families/carers of pupils keeping them informed of student progress.
- Monitor and evaluate exclusion and attendance data, in consultations with the Pastoral Lead.
- Work closely with staff within the school and the Local Authority to gather evidence to ensure student needs are met; disseminates information about individual pupils to relevant managers in the School and Local Authority.
- Take a role in managing student behaviour within the School; participate in developing and implementing behavioural expectations/reward and sanction structures.
- Liaise with other agencies e.g. police, LA, Youth Offending Team, and Education Welfare, etc. regarding pupils who experience difficulties with attendance and behaviour.
- Act as one of the Designated Safeguarding People for the school; responsible for safeguarding pupils, and making child protection referrals.
In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits, ongoing opportunities for continued professional development and training, a friendly, passionate and committed team of colleagues and access to employee perks.
We would love to hear from you if you feel that you meet the requirements for the role and share our passion and commitment to developing confident and capable young people by meeting their educational, health and social care needs in structured, nurturing school and home provisions.
Kedleston Group Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to act in the best interests of our pupils at all times. Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.