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STEPS Outreach Worker

Employer
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Location
Greenwich, London (Greater)
Salary
£27,978 - £28,992 per annum
Closing date
25 Oct 2020

Job Details

STEPS OUTREACH WORKER SCALE 6 term time only

Children’s Services - Salary: £27,978 - £28,992 per annum pro-rata Term Time Only (TTO)

Contract type Permanent (TTO)  Hours per week: 32.5 

SEND Outreach Services, Kings Park Campus, Eltham, London, SE9 5LX

Closing date: Sunday 25th October 2020            Interview date: 17th November 2020

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN GREENWICH?

The SEND Outreach Services consist of four established and highly regarded teams that cover early years, autistic spectrum disorder, primary and secondary school support and sensory impairment.

At STEPS we support and promote the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream settings and we are looking for an experienced individual to join our hardworking and supportive team.

You will be supporting staff in school settings to support children with learning needs, with a focus on the development of literacy and maths skills. You will work alongside teachers and other specialist staff in the STEPS team and the wider SEND Outreach Services.

The post holder would be responsible for a caseload of children with special educational needs across a range of settings through direct work, consultation and collaborative planning with the child’s parents/carers, school staff and other professionals. 

This post also requires working alongside team members to deliver SEN training through the Special Needs training programme.

You would be travelling across the Borough but based in Eltham and it would be an advantage to be a car user.

If you would like to discuss this post in more detail please contact: Hetal Patel Acting Team Leader: STEPS Hetal.Patel@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974)

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

This opportunity has recently been advertised as an opportunity for current RBG employees (internal only advertising). Applications received during the internal advertising period have been considered and processed. If you were interviewed for this position via an application to this job advertisement during the internal advertising period, any further application will not be shortlisted.

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application. If you have a disability and are unable to meet some of the job requirements specifically because of your disability, please address this in your application. If you meet all the other criteria, you will be shortlisted and we will explore jointly with you if there are ways in which the job can be changed to enable you to meet the requirements.

Company

Why work for the Royal Borough of Greenwich?

The Royal Borough Of Greenwich supports equality and diversity in the workplace. The borough has a clear commitment to the LGBT community, mental health issues, race equality and disability.

Greenwich offers a diverse range of roles, from junior to senior positions, spanning service sectors from children’s services to engineering.

With the main council offices based in the heart of Woolwich, employees also benefit from an excellent transport links, while central London is just 20 minutes away.

Excellent benefits

  • Up to 31 days leave per year.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Developing opportunities to maximise employee’s potential.
  • Annual season ticket loan.
  • Greenwich One Card which entitles employees to discounts at local businesses.

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