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CLACTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

POST 16 INCLUSION SUPPORT WORKER

Pay Range: Local Government Scale 3 (Point 4-5)

Actual salary from: £16,441

Start Date: September 2022

Fixed Term until 31st August 2023

The Role

An opportunity has arisen at Clacton County High School's sixth form college based in Tendring. The Sigma Sixth College is seeking an inclusion support worker to work specifically with our Post-16 SEND students to help to support them both academically and as a mentor to help overcome any barriers to learning and to raise aspirations.

As a college, we are determined never to stand still and as a result of this commitment, we are seeking an enthusiastic member of staff to become part of our sixth form team. A motivated person to work alongside colleagues both teaching and non-teaching, to be a role model for all our students, but with a particular focus on supporting those who require assistance to access the full requirements of their selected key stage 5 courses in order to achieve their potential.

The sixth form team is committed to our guiding principles of 'Higher Expectations, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives'. The role of the Inclusion Support Worker is to promote and instil these ideals, encouraging all students within their care to access their courses and engage with their learning and to build positive, respectful and lasting relationships with others to become successful and valued citizens. Being an Inclusion Support Worker is more than just supporting a student with their learning in a classroom setting, it is also about really understanding the needs of the individual student to ensure they feel happy and safe in college and to prepare them for life beyond Clacton County High School's sixth form; Sigma Sixth, Tendring.

We would be delighted to welcome your application if you feel inspired to be part of the Sigma Sixth experience, and have a commitment to understanding who we are, what we value and the culture we are creating. We want to recruit the best staff and invest in them believing this will lead to the best education for our students, our commitment is to both our staff and students.

If you have:

• Exceptional organisational and communication skills.

• A shared passion for the ethos of making a real difference to young people with the ability to motivate, inspire and have high expectations of students.

• A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.

If you are:

• A dynamic person looking for an opportunity to work within the education sector.

• Enthusiastic and committed, adaptable and positive.

• Excited to be part of a committed and caring sixth form team supporting students to realise their potential.

…. then Sigma Sixth, Tendring is the next step in your career.

Full details can be found in the attached job outline and person specification, please complete an application form to become part of the CCHS/Sigma Sixth experience.

Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide particular and skilled 1-1 support to students as directed by Head of College and guided by the SENDCo.

• To encourage the inclusion of students with SEND in a mainstream setting.

• Understand specific learning needs and styles and provide differentiated support to students individually and within a group in partnership with the teacher.

• Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students' responses as appropriate.

• Establish positive relationships with students.

Why work for The Sigma Trust, Clacton County High School?

We can offer you:

· A Competitive Salary

· Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish

· Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

· Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms

· Free tea and coffee available in all team rooms and communal staff room.

· Sociable and friendly staff.

· Staff weekly wellbeing opportunities.

· Staff social events.

This post is 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term Time, plus Non-pupil days).

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please apply via the link provided.

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l5969cnbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybS58NDF8MjkwOTgxfDF8fEZhbHNlfDIxMjJ8MTU1NTA1OXww?i=u29UA4yoEGU%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 7th July 2022.

Interviewing will take place week commencing 11th July 2022.

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

CCHS is a large, popular and inclusive 11-19 comprehensive school that sits in the heart of our community. We operate across two sites, with colleagues teaching both at Walton Road (11-16) and our sixth form college (16-19), Sigma Sixth, based at the Tendring Education Centre.

As a school we have very high expectations of our students in terms of their academic and personal development. We strive to raise the aspirations of all our students to believe that, with hard work and commitment, there should be no barriers as to what can be achieved. We want our students to think big, dream big and become the very best version of themselves. A CCHS education transforms lives and we are very proud of our students and our community.

Our PROUD ideals permeate the school. At CCHS students are encouraged never to give up. They are expected to take responsibility for their actions whilst embracing the opportunities on offer. We believe that together we are stronger, developing a sense of community; school, local and global. We teach our students the importance of community whilst accepting and respecting our differences and being open to the views and ideas of others.

Our school rules are simple, we expect every student to be: Ready, Respectful, Safe. Our behaviour policy was devised by staff and students to ensure that it supports students to make good choices and become the best version of themselves.

The curriculum at CCHS is thoughtfully considered and sequenced to ensure that all students are supported with the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. We aim to ensure that all students are prepared for their next steps and have a deep understanding of themselves so that when they leave us they have the academic and life skills plus the confidence to move onto highly aspirational careers and destinations.

Many of our students continue their post-16 studies at Sigma Sixth, our college. The college has around 400 enrollments and is large enough to have a genuine college feel but small enough to ensure that every student is known as an individual. There are over 30 subjects on offer to cater for the interests and aspirations of all students alongside a great enrichment programme. The Sigma Sixth experience is designed to allow our students to self-discover where they want to go and what they want to be, they are the architects of their own futures. The Sigma Sixth tagline of 'Discover Yourself, Define Your Future' reflects the entire ethos of our commitment to our students. Every year we continue to be amazed and inspired by the careers and University destinations of our college students.

At both CCHS and Sigma Sixth, we believe that our staff are the most important resource we have to deliver a holistic education. Our CPD programme is designed to nourish staff and to enable them to develop professionally and personally. Quite simply we believe that the more skilled and expert our staff are, the more effectively they can educate our students. Safeguarding

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

Higher Expectation, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives