Salary: Band 4 £20,614 - £21,692 pro rata (£23,152 - £24,362 fte.)
Hours: 37 hours per week/ 40 weeks per year (term time only plus 1 week)
Contract: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Closing date: Friday 24th January 2025
Interviews held: ASAP after closing date

Do you believe that students deserve the very best education? Do you want to work with enthusiastic, dedicated colleagues who are committed to our students? This role is for those who like a challenge, working with young people and enjoy doing something different every day.

‘The role is very rewarding and fulfilling. Every day is different, and you will constantly learn and be challenged.’ Deborah De Caen

If this challenge appeals to you, please visit our website to find out more about the role.

Admiral Lord Nelson has a proven track record for providing a route into teaching for those with suitable skills and qualifications. We are fully committed to training and developing successful candidates and welcome applications from those with or without prior experience.

Key Purposes:

• To support the learning and care of students across all areas of the curriculum through appropriate interventions that empower students to be able to raise their own achievement and academic progress.
• To provide Emotional Literacy interventions for individual students or small groups.
• To cover the Medical Room and Inclusion Room in the absence of the Inclusion Room Manager or Medical Safeguarding Support Worker, including covering their daily 30 minute breaks.
• To deliver cover lessons in the absence of the teacher.

Accountabilities:

• To have at least a basic level of skill in the teaching of:
  • Reading
  • Numeracy techniques
  • Literacy techniques
  • Behaviour modification techniques (emotional literacy)
• To have at least a basic level of understanding of how to support learning for students with sensory impairment and specific physical needs.
• To promote restorative practice at every opportunity, in meetings and communications, with parents, students and colleagues, to maintain the strong, inclusive ethos of the school.
• To be willing to work, providing intervention support, across all curriculum areas and in all classrooms and learning environments, on and off site, including Broadside Alternative Provision.
• To be committed towards having a Level 2 standard of education in English and Mathematics, being skilled at using this knowledge to support students in the application of these core skills across the curriculum.
• To ensure appropriate resources and equipment are accessible and available for students, as required.
• To maintain and take care of stock and equipment, including periodic visual and physical safety checks, as required.
• To be trained and able to use Evac chair as required and to support the safe evacuation of students with physical impairment.
• To take responsibility for the welfare and hygiene of the students, including assisting in toileting, changing and cleaning, where necessary.
• To provide physical assistance to those students with physical needs, including the carrying of equipment as required.
• To provide specific supervision of some students with SEND during breaktimes as directed by the Assistant Head: Inclusivity or the SENCO before and after school; being prepared to offer flexibility at the start and end of the school day to meet the specific physical or medical support issues of the current cohort of students.
• To develop, by working in close partnership with teachers and Lead Teaching Assistants, expertise in supporting the teaching of all students in lessons in their specialist subject areas.
• To provide professional learning opportunities for all staff (especially apprentices), actively sharing their intervention expertise.
• Assist in planning, organising and managing structured learning in their specialist subject areas (either English and Humanities or Mathematics and Science).
• Supervise students, delivering learning activities to small groups of students, adjusting activities within the scope of lesson plans and learning outcomes in response to students’ learning.
• Create a structured positive learning environment within the subject area being taught.
• Provide cover for absent teachers in their specialist subject areas, leading lessons for which work has been set by the subject teacher.
• To provide cover for Inclusion Room and Medical Room and for the Specialist Teaching Assistants in their absence (including breaks).
• To support holiday provision for those students identified as in need of support
• To communicate effectively and regularly with all staff, parents, outside agencies as required to ensure their awareness of your specialist provision for individual students so that the positive impact of their progress can be maximised.
• To work in partnership with the class teacher to support the teaching and learning of all students in the class.
• To provide unobtrusive guidance and support in lessons to enable students to find answers to questions and tasks etc, using knowledge of each student’s differing levels of development and attainment to ensure progress and continuity.
• To attend, as required, morning team briefings and afternoon briefings.
• To contribute to the devising of plans (IEPs) as required.

Whole School Responsibilities:

• To promote restorative practice at every opportunity, in meetings and communications, with parents, students and colleagues, to maintain the strong, inclusive ethos of the school.
• To participate in professional learning (including INSET and twilight INSET sessions) and own appraisal meetings, contributing to the identification of own professional development needs and attend relevant meetings.
• To participate professionally in own line management meetings, appraisal review meetings and team meetings.
• To actively use Restorative Approaches to maintain and build relationships with staff, students and parents.
• To participate in the Personal Development curriculum for our students, leading and support events as required.
• To be a co-tutor
• To invigilate public and internal examinations or provide support for students with exam access arrangements when necessary.
• To promote students wellbeing by undertaking supervision of students during breaktimes as timetabled.
• To support in the supervision of student transitions, between lessons, during the school day under the direction of Line Manager/Senior Leader.
• To establish and maintain positive, professional relationships with students, staff and parents.
• To take responsibility for your own wellbeing.
• At the discretion of the Headteacher, to undertake other activities from time to time agreed to be consistent with the nature of the role.

Download job specification here (.docx)

Salary: Band 4 £23,152-£24,362 full time (plus 17% shift allowance £27,088 - £28,504)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Monday – Friday, 52 weeks per year on a rota basis
Week 1: 6am – 2pm
Week 2: 2pm – 10pm
Contract: Permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Friday 31st January 2025
Interviews held: As soon as possible after closing date

We require an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to work as part of the Premises Team on a permanent basis, to ensure that the school environment is safe and clean for all its users and maintained to a high standard. 

Duties to include:

• Unlock / lock the school each day undertaking security and safety checks and locking.
• Keep records relating to maintenance and security.
• Perform duties in line with health and safety and COSHH regulations, taking action where hazards are identified and reporting serious hazards to line manager immediately.
• Undertake general portage duties including moving furniture and equipment within the school as required.
• Undertake minor repairs and maintenance of the buildings and site.
• Operate heating and alarm systems.
• Keep the school premises clean and in good order, with additional cleaning as required.
• Take monthly water temperatures re legionella prevention.
• Keep the school grounds in good order.

As key holder you may be contacted to provide access to the school in the event of an emergency.

You will be responsible for maintenance, operation of fire systems and provide key holder responsibilities. Security and facilities management services on the school's site and premises. Responsible for ensuring a clean and hygienic school, general maintenance, painting, ensuring tidiness of the school grounds, general DIY. Carrying out Health and Safety inspections and Risk Assessments and any general repairs.

Health and Safety:

• Ensure that all duties undertaken are carried out in accordance with Health & Safety Legislation, requirements and best practice.
• Ensure statutory checks are undertaken and logbooks are completed, notifying the Building and Community Manager of any concerns.
• Adhere to all School Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain documentary records of all work requests in support of regulatory requirements.
• Attend and satisfactorily complete all training as identified to be relevant to the role, whether organisational or of a statutory nature.
• To carry out duties in a manner which minimises the incidents and accidents within the Department, particularly promoting a safe working environment.

General Maintenance of the Building, Services and Equipment:

• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of premises, including buildings, fixtures, fittings and furniture especially in order to eliminate potential hazards.
• Delivery of the Schools’ internal and external painting and decorating as required.
• Escort, assist, monitor and work with (as required) contractors working for the schools.
• The operation of the heating plant on a daily basis so that the required temperatures are maintained in the school premises and an adequate supply of hot water is available.
• All areas of the schools are free from litter.
• All litter bins outside the school buildings are emptied frequently.
• Paths and driveways, car parks and play areas to be swept and kept clean and tidy.
• Undertake all other duties as required by the Building and Community Manager or other senior member of staff.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Knowledge of site maintenance and good practices in building services (heating, plumbing, carpentry and mechanical and electrical awareness).
• Ability to plan and prioritise duties.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to acquire further appropriate training and skills.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Be computer literate and have a good understanding of MS Office software.
• Full UK Driving Licence – Be able to drive school minibus – training provided

The Salterns Academy Trust is a learning community where every member of staff understands the difference they can make to our students’ outcomes. It was formed when Admiral Lord Nelson School (ALNS) became a converter academy in April 2014 as a means of developing ever closer working relationships with our primary and secondary partner schools.

The Salterns Academy Trust and Admiral Lord Nelson School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

**Please note an online search will be conducted at the shortlisting stage**

Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

To apply please complete the application form that can be found on the website www.alns.co.uk and return it together with your letter of application to [email protected] by midday Friday 31st January 2025. Alternatively, please contact Mr S Johnson [email protected] for more information including a full job description.

All applications will be acknowledged, and unsuccessful candidates will be notified by post.

Facilities-Assistant-Jan-2025(.pdf)