Wellbeing and Engagement Lead in Tadley

Aspris Education and Children’s Services is a leading company in the UK offering independent behavioural care for commissioners across the UK. With over 100 high quality schools, colleges and homes, we focus on making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support. Tadley Court School are recruiting for a Wellbeing and Engagement Lead to join our Education team! We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed people, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. Our school is set in a beautiful semi-rural location with four acres of well maintained grounds. We are a day school with six associated Children’s Homes specialising in the education and care of children and young people between the age of 4 and 19 years who are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum with associated learning difficulties. Our children and young people may also exhibit challenging behaviour as a result of their communication difficulties and lack of social understanding.

Benefits:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light discount card
• Free parking
• Free lunches
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

Main Duties:

• Work collaboratively to uphold and embed the school’s vision of raising aspirations and fulfilling potential of our young people.
• Champion an environment that is safe and emotionally secure, demonstrating empathy, adaptability and resilience in meeting and supporting the emotional needs of our young people.
• Act as an advocate of the school’s policies, particularly those relating to safeguarding and behaviour, taking a supportive and versatile approach, using a variety of techniques to support positive emotional regulation, to maintain a positive learning environment.
• Ensure that Aspris policies and procedures are followed, in particular, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of recording activity related to the young person.
• Promote independent learning, self-esteem, and emotional regulation among students.
• Demonstrate a commitment to regular training, both mandatory and CPD in order to enhance understanding of additional needs and behavioural challenges and ensure that we can provide an individual approach to support for each young person, that leverages a range of adaptable, proven techniques.
• Support our young people in managing their additional needs, enabling them to effectively access education and develop their personal emotional resilience.
• Provide emotional guidance during crises, employing de-escalation strategies, ensuring that we invest in both preventative and early intervention strategies, based on our knowledge of each young person and Aspris commitment to an individual approach to their needs.
• Deliver intervention sessions as directed by the Pastoral Manager.
• Assist young people in identifying and managing their emotions to develop self-help strategies.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of students, acting as a source of advice on safety and safeguarding.
• Work collaboratively with all colleagues, in particular teaching colleagues, in managing incidents, offering advice on effective behaviour management and de-escalation techniques.
• Assist in implementing individual pupil plans, including pastoral support plans and behaviour contracts.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of staff CPD sessions focused on behaviour for learning, SEND and strategies relating to the Aspris modalities.

Parental and External Liaison:

• Foster strong relationships with parents, carers and external agencies, in order to build a robust understanding of young person needs, promoting confidence in our school commitment and delivery and build a collaborative approach to outcomes.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents to support home-school communication and facilitate attendance, holding meetings where appropriate.

For more information, please email robynhill@aspris.com. Please note that this advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress! Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most. If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there. Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.