Job Description
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Roles and responsibilities
General
- Act as an advocate of the school's Promoting Positive Behaviour Policy, always maintaining a positive and well-managed learning environment.
- Continuously promote and facilitate independent learning working 1:1 with pupils when in escalation and be a named key worker for specific pupils.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers and other staff within the school.
- Have an understanding of pupil behaviour and a variety of behavioural management strategies.
- Take the necessary steps to effectively manage pupil behaviour using the Essex Steps ethos.
- Facilitate achieving school objectives and improvement initiatives related to pupil behaviour and attendance.
- Undertake training, attend INSET days, and carry out relevant CPD to further develop understanding of pupils' social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs and resulting behavioural difficulties.
- Participate in performance management arrangements.
- Undertake necessary administrative work, ensuring all records of behaviour management within the school are kept up to date.
- Must be have full driving licence with business insurance and access to a vehicle.
Full Person Specification attached
Information about the School
Established in 2020 and having achieved successful status as an Independent Special School for Social, Emotional, Mental Health and Autism Spectrum Disorder, and rated as 'Good' by Ofsted in 2023, Omnia Foundation offers a unique experience for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), for 12–16-year-old boys.
We believe in investing in people. As professionals in the teaching and training professions, we strive to provide a better future for the children, young people and home settings we work with. Success for us means unleashing the potential of each individual so they can grow, develop and reach the potential of which they are capable. Our values are grounded in our determination to be the change we want to see in the world, through passion, commitment and integrity. We strive to plant a seed of kindness and compassion in a generation that will produce resilience and hope and enable them to aspire and achieve productive and fulfilled lives. Our success is measured in the lives we changed.
At the Omnia Foundation, we create a secure and safe environment that encourages communication, self-belief, mutual respect and success. We provide a rich and balanced curriculum that develops every child, allowing them to achieve their true potential. We have high expectations of our students and build a secure and happy atmosphere in which students can learn effectively.
Based in Rayleigh, Essex with close transport links to London, our current location is set within a sports and social club.
Successful candidates will be expected to embrace the OMNIA FOUNDATION VALUES FRAMEWORK:
OPEN-MINDED, MOTIVATED, NOBLE, INDEPENDENT, ACHIEVERS
BENEFITS PACKAGE - To demonstrate our commitment to you, we have developed a total rewards package:
- Group pension plan
- Access to internal wellbeing support
- Competitive annual leave entitlement
- Healthcare Cash Plan, including discounted gym memberships and retail discounts
- Life Assurance
- Continuous Professional Development incl. formal qualifications and paid professional membership
We support, develop and invest in our people, together creating a culture where people love to work.
Statement of Child Protection - Note to applicants
Visits to the school are strongly advised. For an informal discussion about the post, and to arrange a visit please contact People@omniafoundation.co.uk
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our students and expect all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts within the company. Please note that a conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
Please be aware that as part of our Safer Recruitment process we will be conducting online searches on all applicants invited for interview. This is not part of the shortlisting process itself, but any causes for concern will be explored further at interview stage.
It is an offence to apply for a role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please see our website for our policies on Child Protection and Safeguarding.
Applications may be considered as we receive them and we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitably qualified candidate prior to the closing date.
Omnia Foundation will not share your data with third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. Omnia Foundation will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you, and the Disclosure and Barring Service to obtain necessary criminal record checks.