Lunchtime Support Assistant

Part-time : Term Time only : Permanent

£11.79 per hour : 39 working weeks plus 6.4 weeks paid holiday

15 hours per week : Monday to Friday : 11.30am to 2.30pm : £8,030 gross p.a.

Benefits include a generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, well-being sessions, subsidised meals, free on-site parking

As a Lunchtime Support Assistant you will support our students, who have complex needs, with feeding and drinking during the lunch period.  You will also support and enable our students learning during lunchtime activities.

No experience is necessary as full training will be given, however a genuine desire to support our students is essential.

We offer a supportive, friendly working environment in a country school setting and the chance to support a team that make a real and positive impact on the lives of students with SEND.

Application Closing Date: 1 December 2024

Interview Date: w/c 9 December 2024

Senior Teaching Assistant (Class Coordinator)

Part-time : Term Time Only : Permanent

32.5 hours per week : Monday to Friday : 8.30am to 3.30pm 

£19,245 actual gross p.a (£13.04 per hour) for 39 working weeks plus 6.4 weeks paid holiday

Benefits include a generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, training opportunities, well-being sessions, subsidised meals, free on site parking

As a Class Coordinator you will coordinate, inform and advise support staff deployed in lessons to enable them to effectively support students' learning within an identified pathway class.  You will provide high quality support for teaching and learning and deliver particular strategies and programmes for students in a variety of settings.

In addition you will ensure effective communication with, and between, staff and students and contribute to securing efficiency and high standards of care and personal development for students.  You will also lead on general support duties including providing physical management and personal care.

You will have a good general education, including GCSE English & Maths (grade 5 or above or equivalent).

Student Support Assistant (One-to-One)

Part time : Term Time Only : Permanent

32.5 hours per week : Monday to Friday : 8.30am to 3.30pm

£17,400 actual gross p.a. (£11.79 per hour) for 39 working weeks plus 6.4 week paid holiday

Benefits include a generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, training opportunities, well-being sessions, subsidised meals, free on site parking

You will provide individualised needs for a student for which full training will be provided.  You will be responsible for enabling the student’s learning, promoting their independence and helping them achieve.  You will need to be a confident advocate, recognising the potential of the individual and championing their needs along with possessing exceptional communication skills and patience.

We offer a supportive, friendly working environment in a country school setting and the chance to make a real and positive impact on the lives of Valence students.  The role will include a substantial amount of moving and handling and personal care.  Although experience of complex physical and medical needs is not essential, as we provide comprehensive training, an aspiration to enable students to learn and achieve meaningful independence is.

Care Support Assistant

Part-time : Term Time only : Permanent

£11.79 per hour : 39 working weeks plus 6.4 weeks paid holiday

25 hours per week : Monday to Friday : 9.45am to 2.45pm : £13,384 gross p.a.

Benefits include a generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, well-being sessions, subsidised meals, free on-site parking

As a Care Support Assistant you will be supporting the care needs of our students with physical disabilities and complex needs.  No experience is necessary as full training will be given, however a genuine desire to support our students with their eating and drinking and personal care is essential.

We offer a supportive, friendly working environment in a country school setting and the chance to make a real and positive impact on the lives of our students in class.

You can make a difference! You will be responsible for enabling our students to learn, promote their independence and help them to achieve.

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Valence School is a KCC Foundation residential and day Special School for children and young people with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning and communication difficulties.  The school is set on a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Westerham and is part of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KsENT).

Please see the application pack to complete the online application form.

You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this role.

If you have any questions please contact the HR team : vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates.  The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).