Administration Assistant - Part-time - Special Needs Position

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Start Date: Immediate

Pay: KR3

We are seeking an organised, proactive, problem solver to join our team in the Phoenix Centre, based at Cage Green Primary School.

We have an admin role for two days per week (days to be agreed), between 9am and 3pm with a half hour lunch break.

The successful candidate will be someone who is able to support the centre manager and teachers with all administration tasks associated with the centre, this will involve activities such as organising schedules for meetings, liaising with parents and professionals, collating and organising paperwork, taking minutes and preparing resources.

The Phoenix Centre is a Specialist Resource Provision for 31 primary aged children with Education, Health and Care plans and a diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition, some children also have additional needs.

There are three classes with approximately 10 children per class. The centre provides an adapted National Curriculum offering to our children, taking into account their communication, social, physical and sensory needs. While the role is an admin one, interaction with the children in the centre is vital. Therefore some understanding of, or willingness to learn about, the needs of children with autism is essential.

The centre is staffed by a team of experts who work within the provision itself but is part of Cage Green Primary School.

This role will be paid on KR3 ££18,039 (to be pro rata’d for 11 hours per week, 38 weeks per year)

For further information, please contact Jo Dove, Centre Manager on 01732 354325.

We welcome early applications and will close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Closing Date: 06/07/2021 at 10:00

Interviews: TBC

Information about the school

Cage Green Primary School is a happy primary school in north Tonbridge with 290 pupils from Reception to Year Six, including a resourced provision for 31 children with autistic spectrum disorder.

It is an exciting time to join Cage Green as we became part of Connect Schools Academy Trust in July 2019. If you come to join us, you will be part of a dynamic period of development and progress to ensure that our children receive the very best learning experiences they can.

Cage Green is an inclusive school and we place great importance on the need to ensure that all our pupils are included equally in opportunities for learning. The school’s ethos and the values we practice and promote aim to secure equal opportunities for all the pupils at Cage Green whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, attainment and background. As a learning community all the staff work hard and are fully committed to securing the best provision for our pupils and the different groups that they may represent. Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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