Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Education Keyworker - Harbour School

Education Keyworkers The Lighthouse Campus and Primary at The Bay The Harbour School Portsmouth (New roles due to increased funding)

Salary: 31688-35939 per annum pro rata toper annum for 37 hours per week term time plus 1 week. Plus generous sick pay and pension scheme

Note: Must have a full clean driving licence and be willing to use your vehicle for school business as well as have the flexibility to travel

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people who face significant barriers to education

We are looking for experienced passionate Education Keyworkers who are creative and motivated to build strong relationships with both highly vulnerable and challenging students who are unable to access mainstream education.

Youll be part educator part mentor and part everything in between! Someone who can help reignite a love for learning build confidence be that trusted adult our students need and help our students believe in themselves one small step at a time.

Youll be:

• Supporting students in breaking down barriers and delivering structured interventions to support academic social and emotional development.
• Developing delivering and evaluating a dynamic program of creative and accredited learning opportunities including the development of Individual Learning Plans and Educational Health Care Plans.
• Assessing and monitoring student progress.
• Bringing patience creativity and a sense of humour to the everyday challenges of alternative education
• Building positive trusting relationships to help students overcome challenges.
• Delivering support adapting learning to meet individual needs by creating a welcoming safe and stimulating learning environment.
• Encouraging confidence resilience and self-esteem in young people helping students see their potential even when they cant see it themselves.
• Using trauma-informed and restorative approaches to help students feel safe valued and understood.
• Translating a Im not doing it into a Alright Ill give it a go

Were looking for:

• Experience working with children with SEMH needs exclusions or additional barriers to learning.
• A problem solver who sees challenges as opportunities.
• A team player who thrives in a supportive passionate environment working collaboratively with staff parents and external agencies.
• A relationship-builder who understands that connection comes before correction and trust before teaching.
• An NVQ Level 4 or equivalent with solid literacy and numeracy skills.
• Someone whos adaptable & resilient every day is different and challenges require creative solutions.
• Passionate about inclusive education and committed to helping young people succeed.
• The ability to celebrate small wins (because sometimes showing up is a big deal)

Why join us

• Be a part of a school that truly believes in educational equity for all learners.
• A supportive team that genuinely cares about the students and each other.
• Training CPD opportunities and the chance to grow in your role.
• The opportunity to transform the educational journey of vulnerable young people.
• A rewarding role where no two days are the same (predictability is overrated anyway!) seeing students succeed against the odds.

About us:

The Harbour School is a multi-site organisation and these roles are based at The Lighthouse Campus or Primary at The Bay. The Lighthouse Campus is a full-time educational provision for vulnerable students with complex social emotional and mental health learning needs for whom all other educational provision has broken down. Students demonstrate a range of highly challenging behaviours and at times pose significant risk to themselves and others.

Primary at The Bay campus is a full-time educational provision for students in school Years 5 and 6. It is both a specialist provision and an Alternative Provision. Primary at The Bay provides highly specialised provision for children and young people with complex SEMH needs who have an Education Health and Care Plan or for children who for a variety of reasons are unable to attend a mainstream school. This includes social emotional and mental health difficulties permanent exclusion from a mainstream school and where looked after children are between placements.

This is more than just a job; its a chance to ignite passion inspire growth and make a lasting impact on the lives of those who need it most.

If this sounds like the challenge (and reward) youve been looking for wed love to hear from you!

Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt

To become part of our journey please complete our Support Staff Application Formand return it to if you would like to apply. See our Education Keyworker JD April 25and THS Safeguarding-Child-Protection-Policyfor further details.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your name education and employment to demonstrate due diligence following Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.