INTERNAL JOB - This vacancy is only available to Newport City Council employees and Agency Workers currently engaged with the Council
To apply you must have an Employee Self Service (ESS) account. If you do not have one please contact trent.helpdesk@newport.gov.uk with your employee reference, name and job title.
Post No. EDUSN70007.5
The Education Department are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced SEN Inclusion Officer to join the existing SEN Team on a secondment basis for a period of 12 months.
The SEN Team manage a caseload of over 1300 pupils with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). This is a Statutory, public-facing team who cater for the educational needs of the City’s most vulnerable pupils as well as resolving a range of complex issues on a daily basis, alongside Local Authority (LA), School-based staff and wider stakeholders. This includes pupil specific queries, exclusions, existing and new school placements, delivering of training, provision mapping and development and financial reconciliation.
The SEN Team is an extremely busy and pressurised one with a statutory responsibility to individual pupils, their families and Schools. The work undertaken is of high risk to the Council. The successful candidate will have experience of working within a pressurised Additional Learning Needs (ALN) / Special Educational Needs (SEN) environment with working knowledge of Education Law and regulations. The post-holder will be required to manage a large individual caseload as well as share line management of the Assistant SEN Inclusion Officers, who individually manage clusters of schools, and the Inclusion Support Officer. The applicant will be required to undertake monitoring of SEN budgets and ensure value for money in relation to individual educational placements, assessing their impact and outcomes for pupils placed. The post-holder will ensure robust monitoring of the team’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and contribute to the on-going provision development and capacity building of ALN provision across the City. In addition, the post-holder will undertake Quality Assurance visits to setting, focussing on contractual terms and conditions as well as reviewing all aspects of educational provision provided to students as per their Statement of SEN. The successful applicant will receive direct line management from the SEN Manager.
If you would like to discuss the post or require further information, please contact Nathan Kethro, SEN Manager at nathan.kethro@newport.gov.uk
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
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We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from the minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Our values – Courageous, Positive and Responsible
Ein gwerthoedd – Dewr, Cadarnhaol, Cyfrifol
Post No. POSN000455
21 hrs per week Three days per week (Mon, Tues, Wed), Term-time only
(39 weeks per year - holidays must be taken during school closure periods)
Applicants are invited to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the team at High Cross Primary School in Newport.
High Cross Primary School is in the Bassaleg area just north of Newport. It is a maintained primary school with currently 266 pupils aged 3 to 11 years on roll. There are nine classes in total, this includes a morning and afternoon Nursery.
The Executive Headteacher and Governing Body are committed to promoting a community school with a strong, inclusive ethos, where a culture of ambition, curiosity and respect prevails and where excellence is standard.
We are looking to appoint a School Support Officer who supports this vision and who will thrive on the opportunity to work in a busy school environment.
The successful candidate will take up the post on 1st January 2021 and be responsible for establishing the office environment and undertaking administrative, financial and organisational processes within the school. A positive and cheery disposition will be vital as you will be the first point of contact for all visitors to the school site. The ability to work under pressure is essential and to be able to meet key deadlines throughout the year. Experience of school based electronic systems would be beneficial including iTrent, FMS and Sims.
The Governing Body and Local Authority are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The appointment process will involve a range of tasks and an interview with the Headteacher and members of the Local Authority.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th November 2020
Shortlisting: Friday 6th November 2020
Interview and Assessment Date: Friday 13th November 2020
Start Date: 1st January 2021
Post No. POSN000409
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of Newport MyST, a multidisciplinary service, providing therapeutic intervention and support to children/young people, their carers and families by directly delivering interventions.
MyST is a child and adolescent mental health service commissioned by the Gwent Partnership Board and funded by Social Care, Health and Education. The service works with children looked after with complex mental health needs who would otherwise be cared for in residential children’s homes, secure units or mental health inpatient units. Young people are placed in their communities, either with MyST therapeutic Foster Carers, Local Authority Foster Carers, Independent Agency Foster Carers or placement with Parents or other family members. Our clinical practice is led by our Clinical Psychologist (employed by ABUHB) and we use a wide range of evidence based psychological approaches.
The role of the Young Person Practitioner is to work directly with children and young people, often to build emotional regulation & distress tolerance skills, to build relationship skills, to develop a coherent life story and positive sense of self, to process traumatic experiences.
You will be part of a highly supportive and challenging team who will provide:
The successful candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and driven to work as part of a team to obtain a responsive, high quality, customer and outcome focused service to children/young people, their families and partner agencies across Newport.
Applicants must possess relevant Level 2 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW), for example NVQ2 in Care.
The post holder is required to travel to visit and support children and families and also transport young people therefore a full UK Category B (Cars) Driving License and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business use is essential.
Should you require any further information regarding this post, please contact: Jennie Welham / Dr Jael Hill Tel: 01495 764680
SAFEGUARDING:
Safeguarding and Child and Adult Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and adults at risk to be as safe as they can and to fulfil their potential. All Council employees and volunteers are responsible for playing their part in the well-being, safety and protection of children and adults at risk. All employees and volunteers will be trained to the appropriate level of safeguarding and have a duty to fulfil their personal responsibilities for safeguarding
The role of the Lead Therapeutic Practitioner is to provide a high level of professional therapeutic practice using appropriate interventions that are outcome focused and evidence based. This will be achieved through undertaking complex assessments and formulations and recommending appropriate interventions, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with systems/wider partners and participating in an On Call rota to provide therapeutic support and intervention outside office hours to ensure outcome focused achievements for children, young people and their families. The role will also include working with the Local Authority’s in house residential provisions to develop an integrated approach to supporting children and young people with complex mental health needs.
The successful candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and driven to work as part of a team to obtain a responsive, high quality, customer and outcome focused service to children/young people, their families and partner agencies across Newport
Applicants must possess relevant Level 6 (Degree) qualification, for example health, Social Care, youth and community work, teaching or a recognised therapy qualification, including appropriate professional registration relevant to qualification.
Safeguarding and Child and Adult Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and adults at risk to be as safe as they can and to fulfil their potential. All Council employees and volunteers are responsible for playing their part in the well-being, safety and protection of children and adults at risk. All employees and volunteers will be trained to the appropriate level of safeguarding and have a duty to fulfil their personal responsibilities for safeguarding.
Post No. POSN000413 - Casual Caretaker - The John Frost School
The John Frost School is a thriving secondary school in Newport with excellent sports facilities including a swimming pool, 3G pitch, indoor sports centre and dance studio. These facilities are open to community groups and other users outside the school day and at weekends.
The school employs staff in the roles of Caretaker but we require additional ‘casual’ staff to cover during periods of planned or unexpected absence.
The Caretaker duties will involve responsibility for the security and maintenance of the school site and assisting with various improvement projects around the school site.
Candidates should be aware that these posts are casual.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS).
Our values – Courageous, Positive and ResponsibleEin gwerthoedd – Dewr, Cadarnhaol, Cyfrifol
Post No. POSN000412 - Teaching Assistant - Level 2 - St David's RC Primary School
Fixed Term from December 2020 - August 2021
30 Hours Per Week (6 hrs per day), Term Time Only
The Governors at St David’s RC Primary School are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant (Level 2) to work in our school.
The role will involve supporting a child on a 1:1 basis. This post is initially for one year, however if the child leaves school before this time the post will cease to exist. This post will be reviewed annually.
You will require some experience of working with children in a school setting with the ability to support children both 1:1 and in small groups.
Your duties will include:
- working in conjunction with the management team and teaching staff to ensure the child’s medical needs are fully met- providing support for the pupil in class, under the guidance of the teacher- supervision at break and lunchtimes will be required daily- undertake training as required- liaise with outside agencies to support the child
The post is offered on a part time basis (9am – 3.30pm) Monday-Friday term time only. You will not be expected to work Training Days. Holidays must be taken during school holiday periods.
Evidence of professional development, along with experience of work undertaken with children having additional medical needs is essential.
THIS POST REQUIRES YOU TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE EWC.
Applicants will be required to complete the Catholic Application form which is available at www.catholiceducation.org.uk and not the Local Authority form. Completed applications should be emailed to stdavids.primary@newport.gov.uk
Closing date: by Noon on Friday 6th November 2020 Interviews: 16th November 2020
Post No. POSN000414 - Casual Sports Centre Supervisor - The John Frost School
The school employs staff in the roles of Sports Centre Supervisor and Caretaker but we require additional ‘casual’ staff to cover during periods of planned or unexpected absence.
The duties within the Sports Centre Supervisor role require applicants to have a keen interest and enthusiasm for leisure pursuits and display a strong customer-focused work ethic. You will often have sole responsibility for the site facilities and will need to show initiative dealing with a range of issues across various facilities.
Post No. PE026 - Environmental Health Officer (Food Safety)
Fixed term contract until 31 March 2021
We are pleased to offer a fixed term contract opportunity for an Environmental Health Officer within our Food Safety team: an opportunity to enjoy the challenge of delivering a key front line service in a diverse range of food businesses.
You will hold a relevant degree or diploma, EHORB registration, and have some experience of inspecting high risk category food premises. You will hold the broad range of skills needed to meet the requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice (Wales). You will have experience of dealing with and investigating infectious and communicable diseases. The post requires you to demonstrate effective communication and negotiation skills; be able to use tact and diplomacy when dealing with people and be confident in all areas of regulatory enforcement. You will be capable of organising and prioritising your own work to meet challenging deadlines and you will operate in a self-sufficient manner.
The main focus of the team is to deliver statutory public health interventions across a wide variety of food businesses throughout the City. The team has developed commercial services including paid for advice and food hygiene training, and maintains a number of high profile Primary Authority relationships. There will be opportunity to assist with other areas of work such as port health, health & safety and communicable disease and you can expect to play a meaningful role in the Council’s response to the Covid-19. This post offers a wide range of experience, challenges and personal and professional development to the successful applicant.
For an informal discussion on this fixed term contract, please contact Rhys Thomas on 01633 210 873
Please note – although this advert is for a Food Safety EHO, due to current priorities, the Covid-19 and infectious disease response will feature heavily in the day-to-day work of the successful candidate.
Applications close on by 26th October 2020
Interviews will be undertaken in the Week Commencing Monday 2nd November 2020
Post No. EST0143.3.2 - Teacher of Maths - St Julian's School
Fixed Term Until 31 August 2021 - 60% Contract
An excellent opportunity to join the Maths Department at St Julian's School as a Teacher of Maths on a fixed term basis (4 January 2021 - 31 August 2021), 60% contract.
St Julian’s is a thriving, oversubscribed comprehensive school within easy access of the M4. We are a large secondary school with around 1,500 students currently on roll.
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced and committed Maths Teacher to join St Julian's School.
We are looking for the successful candidate to start on Monday 4 January 2021 until 31 August 2021.
You will be an excellent teacher who can lead by example and develop enthusiastic, inquisitive and independent learners. In addition, you will be equally as enthusiastic about driving up standards.
Please refer to the Person Spec for a complete list of the Essential and Desirable requirements.
If you are passionate about young people and their learning and are committed to inclusive education, we would love to hear from you!
Please return a completed application form, together with a maximum 2 page supporting information. We are particularly interested to read about your experiences and achievements which have prepared you for the post. Please demonstrate on your application form how you meet the criteria and why you would like the position.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 30 October 2020. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 9th November 2020.
THIS POST REQUIRES YOU TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE EWC
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS).
Post No. POSN000411 - School Support Officer - L3 (Student Engagement Officer) - The John Frost School
35 Hours Per Week, 39 Weeks Per Year - Term Time Only
Fixed Term Until 31 August 2021
We are a successful school for students aged 11-18 with a long-standing reputation for being a supportive and caring environment and have seen significant developments in recent years resulting in achieving excellent results for our students.
In our Estyn inspection of March 2020, they stated: ‘The John Frost School is a caring community that provides a calm and purposeful learning environment for pupils and staff alike. Pupils are welcoming and friendly, and convey a strong sense of pride in their school. They behave well in lessons and around the school, and the majority make secure progress in their learning.’ It is our aim to guide our students to become successful, well-rounded and confident individuals with the ability to achieve their personal best.
We are now looking to appoint a new member of staff to work within our Pastoral Team. The successful candidate will provide support to individual students who need help in overcoming barriers to their learning.
What you will need to succeed:
- Good standard of English with excellent written, oral communication skills and numeracy skills- Experience of working with young people at secondary school level- Adaptable, organised and able to work with minimum supervision- Commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all students- Well organised and possessing excellent communication and time management skills. These are required to enable you to build a friendly and professional relationship with staff, students and external links- Able to work well within a team and have a flexible approach to working
What you need to do now:
If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of colleagues across our school then please apply today.