Under the direction of the Senior Inclusion Leaders, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to contribute to, lead, manage and implement social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) and well-being initiatives.  The post-holder will work with children/young people with social, emotional and associated difficulties in a range of settings, and will work to ensure that our most vulnerable student have access to a mainstream curriculum.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Contribute to, design and deliver SEMH initiatives alongside academic programmes to facilitate positive access to a mainstream curriculum in a range of settings

• Work alongside the teaching and inclusion teams to develop good quality SEMH CPD for teaching and support staff

• Work with families, students and wider stakeholders to facilitate access and engagement to learning 

• Coordinate inter-agency working under the direction of Senior Inclusion Leaders, making referrals as required in line with a graduated response

• Maintain up to date records including the writing of reports, analysis of data and regularly evaluating and reviewing the impact of specific programmes  

• Contribute to observations around students/SEMH in class and report back to Senior Inclusion Leaders

• Undertake risk assessments as appropriate 

• Always follow the academy’s safeguarding procedures

• You will be expected to work strategically across SEND and Inclusion in order to meet the needs of all learners

The role is for 37 hours per week term time only. (Term time includes working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise).

You will be based at Aston Academy, however the role may, on occasion, involve working at other academies within the trust.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children.  This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act.  Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared.  Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.  Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process.  We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.