Specialist Inclusion Support Worker
- Durham County Council
- Full Time
- Spennymoor
Job Description
37 hours per week (term time only + 1 week)
The Emotional Wellbeing & Effective Learning Team are looking for a creative and enthusiastic individual with good interpersonal and communication skills to join the team. You would be joining a highly valued team that provides a wide range of support, development and intervention programmes within schools, working closely with our colleagues in the SEND and Inclusion Service.
We are based at the Education Development Centre in Spennymoor.
You will need to be an experienced teaching assistant and have considerable experience of working in schools or other settings with children who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The role will involve delivering support and intervention to children within their own school settings or at one of our small offsite placements, either one to one or in small groups as well as supporting the development of school-based TAs and project work within the team.
We offer an induction package and supervision as well as peer support and we are committed to providing opportunities for professional development.
This is a fantastic role where you will make a real difference in supporting the inclusion of children and young people, and where you will be part of a large and supportive team.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
This is a key post within the Emotional Wellbeing and Effective Learning (EWEL) Team, which is part of the Educational Psychology Service. The role of this multi-disciplinary team is to improve the wellbeing, achievement and resilience of socially and emotionally vulnerable young people; and to support schools to develop their capacity to effectively meet the needs of vulnerable learners.
The team provide:
- Assessment, screening and consultation in relation to the social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs of children within school contexts
- Advice and consultation in relation to how SEMH needs impact on learning and inclusion
- Intervention at individual, group and whole class levels; and school development support
- NNEB
- Cache Level 3
- NVQ Level 3 (Social Care),
- NVQ/BTEC (Youth and Social Care) or equivalent
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
