Fair Ways Education
Post:Therapeutic Learning Practitioner
Location:Fairways School sites in Totton
Salary:Band F
Hours:As per academic timetable
Responsible to:Fair Ways Head of School
Leave:As per academic school calendar
PERSON SPECIFICATION: -
- To actively contribute towards the maintenance of a positive culture within all Fair Ways services, in which teamwork thrives. Guarding against transference of negative views, being solution focused, and promoting positive attitude.
- Ability to proactively engage with young people, staff, managers and members of the public ensuring professional boundaries are maintained.
- To be highly organised, methodical and able toprioritise, set deadlines and keep to them.
- To be able to recognise the effects of stress on self and others
- Ability to time manage own workload effectively and work as part of a team, promoting a positive culture.
- Have a flexible approach to the task and resilience under pressure.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, verbal , non-verbal and written
- Be reliable, enthusiastic, creative and honest
- To be able to engage challenging young people within an education setting delivering a good quality of learning
- Have the ability to advocate for students and enabling them to advocate for themselves.
- Have the knowledge and experience of child protection procedures and being confident on reporting, recording and information sharing
- Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice
- To challenge attitudes and practices that can be perceived as discriminatory
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:
- To take on the role of a Therapeutic Learning Practitioner in the school undertaking the necessary roles that this entails, ensuring a high standard of lesson planning, delivery of lessons, marking of work and behaviour management of the pupils.
- To participate in the completion and monitoring of all student assessments throughout the school, and monitor and record such progress.
- To participate in the implementation and delivery of each students Individual Education Plan (IEP), Personal Education Plan (PEP) and Behaviour management plans (BMP) and SEAL.
- To write a report if required for any student you have supported, by the required deadline in order to complete their end of term reports.
- To positively and effectively contribute to the school’s planning and decision making process during team meetings.
- To assist any Support Workers, to carry out their duties effectively.
- To promote and safeguard the welfare of the students in the school.
- To work in partnership with families and carers of the students, achieving the aims and objectives of Personal Educational Plans, and Individual Care Plans including work within the community as required.
- To recognise and accept the possible need to intervene using positive handling strategies in order to make incidents safe, and to work as part of a consistent team.
- To observe, assess and monitor young peoples’ health, development and emotional wellbeing and interpret verbal and non-verbal signs, initiating proactive responses and interaction.
- To assist the Head of School in developing resources to meet identified needs of young people.
- To maintain records accurately and methodically as instructed by the Head of School or laid down in the schools policies and procedures.
- To demonstrate and uphold the Company values at all times (Make a difference; never give up; value every individual; listen to each other, develop each other, reach our potential; quality and passion in what we do).
- To demonstrate a commitment to Fair Ways’ culture by playing your P.A.R.T. This involves being Professional (doing what you say you’ll do); Accepting (inclusive, open minded and respectful), Reflective (focus on learning, not blaming) and being Transparent(open, honest, having integrity).
- Any other duties as may be required by the Head of School or a company Director through the Head of School.
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