Special Support Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

Fordwater is a great special school supporting children age 2-19 years with a range of special educational and complex learning needs including PMLD, SLD, and ASC. The school has been on an exciting, successful journey of development and are looking to expand our enthusiastic, committed and experienced team.

We are looking for

Special Support Assistants who

• are caring and understanding of children’s needs
• have high expectations of children’s behaviour and attainment
• are very well organised & efficient
• are able to work as part of a team
• has experience of directly working with children with SEN

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you

• a happy, positive, vibrant working environment
• an inclusive school with a wide and diverse community
• talented, enthusiastic and supportive colleagues who are committed to continuous improvement
• A highly specialist teaching and learning environment
• Excellent opportunities for CPD
• A warm positive working environment where everyone is valued

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

As a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including

• a competitive salary
• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of between 25 and 31 days, depending on job title and length of service
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
• a range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
• salary finance schemes
• working for a veteran-friendly employer.

Further details about the role

Application forms to be emailed to Aneka Jeffs - operations@fordwatersch.co.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.