Intervention Support Assistant (Level 3)

Hollinwood Academy

Commencing as soon as possible

Job Ref: NB/OL-91714

Hollinwood Academy is part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust. Hollinwood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and speech, language, and communication needs their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being, and physical development.

We invite applications for the post of Intervention Support Assistant to join our team at Hollinwood Academy. The Intervention Support Assistant will work under the guidance of the Specialist Support Lead within an agreed system of supervision, to organise, plan, deliver, track and evidence bespoke 1:1 and group intervention programmes.

The Intervention Support Assistant will also liaise with parents/carers, class teams and pastoral teams to ensure that students receive consistent and effective support during intervention; that strategies developed during intervention are implemented in the wider environment; and new skills are generalised following intervention.

The successful candidate will be based in our secondary provision but will also support some of our primary students until another member of the team returns from maternity leave.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate how they meet the following essential criteria:

• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification
• Training in relevant areas e.g., sensory integration and sensory processing, trauma and attachment, speech and language
• Experience of planning and delivering interventions to support social, emotional, and behavioural needs to a range of students
• Organisation and self-management skills to effectively organise, plan, deliver, track and evidence a range of intervention programmes
• Organisation and self-management skills to efficiently undertake a high level of data collection and record keeping
• Interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships with students, colleagues and stakeholders
• Communication skills and professionalism to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers
• Knowledge of relevant learning programmes/strategies.

Please refer to person specification for full criteria.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. 

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

Salary: NJC Points 12-17:  £26,421 - £28,770 per annum (full time/full year)

Actual salary pro rata: £19,771 - £21,529 per annum

Contracted hours: 32 hours 55 minutes per week, term time only (190 days) 

SEN Allowance: £1,455 per annum

Status: Permanent

Based: Hollinwood Academy, Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham

Closing Date: Monday 6th May 2024 at 9am

Shortlisting: Week beginning Monday 6th May 2024

School information: Rebecca Knott: rknott@newbridgegroup.org

Completed application forms via email to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org   

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