Lunch Provision and Activities Co-ordinator

4 weeks ago

Colchester, United Kingdom Autism Anglia Full time

Job Introduction
Autism Anglia and Doucecroft School, based in Colchester, are seeking a Lunch Provision and Clubs Co-ordinator. The successful applicant will promote and safeguard the welfare of pupils. To ensure the security, safety, and well-being of the pupils, through coordinating a variety of activities that will promote pupil social, emotional, and physical development during the lunchtime period and after school clubs.

Additional hours are used to plan the delivery of lunch and after-school activities, ensure activities are accessible, and manage a small team and budget. The person will ensure consistency in approach and timely interventions, where appropriate are in place.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established charity. Autism Anglia and Doucecroft School provide ongoing specialist training including autism-specific, curriculum and therapeutic training opportunities, supervision, and continuing professional development and support. A thorough and structured induction is also on offer at the commencement of employment.
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Location**: Doucecroft School, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
- ** Hours**: 27 hours per week
- ** Salary**: £22,120 FTE

**The school**:
Doucecroft School is a vibrant, dynamic, and highly supportive specialist co-educational school for autistic individuals, some with additional complex needs, aged 3 -19 years. Doucecroft has a "Good" Ofsted rating, where we provide a nurturing environment where students can thrive and grow in independence and self-esteem.

We offer bespoke, individualised education with a proven track record of dramatically raising the outcomes for the students who have completed their education with us. Our approach ensures that through our curriculum and delivery, we focus on delivering quality-of-life outcomes, with specialist therapists and professionals providing expertise in addition to the highly skilled education team.

All staff within the school are committed to striving towards outstanding, led by an enthusiastic and dynamic senior leadership team.

**The Role**
- Providing a range of activities and opportunities for pupils at lunch and after school clubs
- Engaging and building positive relationships with pupils and staff.
- Effective communication using a range of augmented communication systems with pupils
- Effective verbal and written communication with staff, parents and external professionals.
- Coordinating a small team
- Supervision of less experienced Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy assistants and therapy students.
- Experience of working with children at lunchtimes in school setting
- GCSE or Equivalent, in Maths and English at level C or above
- Working with or caring for pupils of relevant age
- Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practise and awareness of relevant legislation
- Basic understanding of child development and learning
- Good communications skills
- Ability to relate well to pupils and adults
- Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people

**Working for us gives you access to a range of perks and benefits**:

- Extensive Induction and Learning & Development programmes, with nationally recognised qualifications
- Free onsite parking
- Casual dress
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Access to Spectrum Life Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Tools, including counselling services & the Benefits Hub, which will give you access to lots of shopping and entertainment discounts, instant discounted gift cards and cashback
- Support & encouragement to progress and reach full potential within your chosen career
- Pension scheme

By its nature, Doucecroft School offers an excellent work/life balance reflected by the school’s ethos, small class sizes, and a senior leadership team who are committed to reducing the administrative tasks of its teachers, to allow teaching staff to focus heavily on direct outcomes for the students.

**To apply**:

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