Referrals Assistant

Referrals AssistantWilds Lodge School - Rutland
£24,746 per annum
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm
To start January 2025

Job role
We are excited to offer the opportunity to join our wonderful school and work with our exceptional students. We are currently recruiting for a referrals assistant to work in a friendly and supportive environment where your input will be key in achieving positive outcomes for our young people.

The main purpose of this role is to support the admissions and referral process at Wilds Lodge School, a specialist therapeutic setting, through effective communication and administrative excellence. The role contributes to the school's continued success by embodying its values and creating strong relationships within the school community and beyond.

What you'll need to succeed
We are seeking people who thrive on working in a challenging but immensely rewarding environment, who are passionate about supporting the development of social, life and independence skills and who truly want to make a difference in the lives of young people. Experience of working with people with autism is not necessary, but a commitment to learning is.

About Wilds Lodge:
Wilds Lodge School is an independent 38 week specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day students only) for students aged between 5 and 19 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, set in Empingham, Rutland. All the students at the school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
It was established in 2007 and aims to place an equal emphasis on the educational, social and psychological development of our students.
The key to the success of the school is a strong ethos, developed by a highly experienced and capable staff, and the strength of the relationships between the staff and the students.
We are a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom. We pride ourselves in ensuring all members of staff including our support staff have access to regular training.
All our members of staff attend regular training on child protection; mental health and multi-agency working. All staff access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD.

Desirable experience/qualifications

● Strong organisational and time-management skills with high attention to detail.
● Ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism and adherence to GDPR.
● Confident in written and verbal communication, with skills in proofreading and report preparation.
● Proficiency with Google Suite and database systems, such as SchoolPod.

Benefits include:

● Free onsite parking
● Free refreshments
● Free meals whilst on duty
● Access to an employee assistance programme
● Company events
● Excellent CPD packages, paid induction training and opportunities for part funding of further training including HLTA, Master Degrees and Teacher Training
● Excellent promotion and career progression
● Christmas vouchers
● Sick pay
● 3 days off paid for dependants sickness

Our students are incredibly important to us; if you have a caring nature, you're interested in making a real difference and impacting positively on the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply:

For more information and a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin on the below details:

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Closing date for applications: ASAP and by 9.00am Friday 29 November

Strong applications may be considered upon receipt
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The following is expected of all staff:
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check

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