Job Description

Cape Cornwall School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed individual to join their Learning Support Team. The post will involve working closely with students who have a range of barriers that mean they require support that is in addition to/different from the mainstream offer.

The successful applicant will have a patient and caring nature, as well as an inherent desire to help students with additional needs thrive academically and socially. A full induction programme and training in a range of SEN needs and proven strategies will be given to support the successful candidate as they take up the role.

We are looking to employ someone for 3 days a week: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8.30am - 3.00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. 18 hours per week (excluding 30-minute unpaid lunchbreaks), 39 weeks per year (term time) plus Inset Days.

Cape Cornwall School is located in St Just, in West Penwith, Cornwall. We are the most westerly school on mainland UK - and also one of the smallest secondary schools in the UK. There are sea views across our school fields and we are surrounded by beautiful countryside. Our catchment is broad: we serve St Just as well as surrounding villages. Many of our students bus in from local villages like Pendeen, Sennen, St Buryan and St Levan. Some of our students travel from Penzance each day in the school minibuses.

Our size is our strength - there are very strong relationships between staff and between students and their families. We all share the desire to achieve the very best for our students, many of whom face significant challenges. We are proud of our school community and the school is a big part of St Just. We participate regularly in community events, and support the wider community, for example with fundraising and participation in local events like the Lafrowda Festival and St Piran's Day.

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust have been at the forefront of innovative practice through the 'Advantage Project'. Students use iPads to support their learning and staff receive significant ongoing training as part of our 'Digital Transformation'. Our work is delivered using 'Showbie' as a workflow tool; pedagogy is supported and underpinned using a range of apps; we also use 'Jamf Teacher' as a classroom management system. We have a designated Digital Transformation Lead who has recently qualified as an Apple Learning Coach, and supports our growing confidence in the use of technology.

Our school is also home to our 'Kites' Area Resource Base. This is a bespoke provision for children with a range of special educational needs. There are 20 children roll at Kites and we are proud of the interface between 'Kites' and the mainstream school. Many of the students registered to 'Kites' follow a mainstream academic pathway whilst others have a bespoke curriculum, well-suited to their needs.

Our Headteacher is Headteacher of St Just Primary School as well as Cape Cornwall School. This has created a fabulous opportunity for the two schools to work together to create one educational journey for the children in St Just from Early Years to 16.

About You:

You will be someone who wants to make a difference to the lives of children; many of whom face significant barriers to their learning. You will need to support our students but also foster and encourage a sense of independence. You will be patient but tenacious; resilient and positive. Your work may be in the classroom setting or delivering bespoke sessions to smaller groups to support the development of numeracy or literacy, especially reading. You will need to receive direction for your work but also be ready to work independently as part of the role is to work with individuals on the school's 'Record of Need' in a mentoring capacity. This will be a particularly rewarding part of your role. The main thing to remember is that no two days will be the same and on every day there will be highs and also challenges!

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 8,882.00 per year

Expected hours: 18 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Work Location: In person