An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint someone, who possesses a variety of special skills which can be used when working with children, young people and their families: eg: therapeutic mentoring; mental health first aid; safeguarding; managing challenging behaviour; academic support in the classroom. As well the administration of the induction process working with our stakeholders.

You will be part of a passionate and dedicated team making a real difference to children and young people's lives. As an Induction Support Worker, your primary role will be to support new students as they transition into the academy, helping them to settle, engage, and develop the skills to succeed.

What skills / experience are required

The role requires skills in: coaching, mentoring, mediation and leading/supporting learning; in either group based or 1:1 situations as well as good organisational and administrative skills

You will have personal resilience, an empathetic approach and be happy working flexibly and under pressure. Your desire to learn new skills and contribute to the wider development of the College will be welcomed

What we can offer / about our school

This exciting and varied role will provide you with a wide range of experiences, including:

developing your skills in working with children with SEMH/ASD/Mental Health difficulties
supporting learning both in and out of the classroom
co-planning and supporting a variety of creative activities

Meadowbrook College is a welcoming, nurturing and stimulating environment for both students and staff, we are always looking for creative and innovative ways forward. We believe in a staff team ethos and in providing an environment for our children/young people and staff to be successful and thrive.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR 'WHY?' is that children and young people 'only get one go' in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible 'go' for our pupils.

OUR 'HOW?' is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our " Working in RLT " guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Jacqui West, about the role, prior to application, then please email office@meadowbrookcollege.org.uk or telephone 01865 253198.

The River Learning Trust and Meadowbrook College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates . Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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