Alternative Provision Trainee

About us

Oak Activities is a leading Alternative Provision education provider based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, supporting young people through a holistic and blended learning approach. With 8 sites and over 100 staff, Oak is making a tangible difference in the lives of children and young adults in our communities.

Oak Activities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children. We abide by our Safer Recruitment policy strictly including right to work checks, identification checks, referencing checks and DBS checks.

Role Overview

The purpose of this role is to plan and deliver 1:1 and small group sessions to pupils who struggle to access mainstream education because of SEN, SEMH or medical needs, or are awaiting a specialist school setting.

This role is based at our Eyrescroft site, in Peterborough.

This a full-time, term-time only role, working from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

The salary for this position is £20,000.

Core Responsibilities

• Establish effective and positive relationships with students based on mutual respect, recognition of the individuality of each student and affirming their cultural identity.
• To work in close partnership with schools, parents/carers/multi agency teams
• Planning, preparing, and delivering a range of sessions, evaluating these activities to inform future learning to ensure you meet the diverse needs and interests of each child.
• Providing learning opportunities for every student commensurate to her/his needs, abilities, and stage of development, by delivering a programme that gives each student the opportunity to experience success, and which challenges all students to make progress against their goals.
• To work as part of a committed and enthusiastic Oak Activities team focused on supporting the young person to find appropriate life goals and enabling them to understand and act on a pathway to success.
• To engage with transition with young people, exploring their barriers to learning in a school setting and working collaboratively with the school and Local Authority/agencies to support this transition.
• To maintain individual records for each child based on observation and interaction, in order to monitor and track their progress and as a tool for planning and assessment.
• To behave in a warm, friendly yet professional manner towards customers, colleagues, children, and parents/carers adhering to full safeguarding practices.
• To attend and participate in meetings as required.
• To attend any training for professional development to keep up to date with personal development and regulations.

You may be expected to carry out other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Alternative Provision Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths - Essential
• Evidence of involvement in continuing professional development activities - Desirable
• Higher degree or further professional qualifications - Desirable
• Degree - Desirable

Successful experience of:

• 1:1 tuition teaching leading to strong student progress - Desirable
• Developing and implementing inspiring teaching materials to improve student performance - Desirable
• Raising the attainment of SEND and/or alternative provision students through positive interventions - Desirable
• Forming positive relationships with young people and parents - Desirable
• Implementing the principles of Cambridge Therapeutic Thinking - Desirable
• Supporting students with ACEs through a trauma-informed approach - Desirable
• Liaising with external agencies to support a young person - Desirable

Knowledge and skills

• Understanding of child-safeguarding issues and successful measures that promote and ensure the safe-guarding of children - Essential
• Excellent organisation skills - Essential
• Excellent communication skills - Essential
• Ability to form effective working relationships - Essential

Personal attributes

• Reflective practitioner with a creative approach to problem solving - Essential
• Able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills - Essential
• Honesty and integrity - Essential
• Strong team player - Essential

Benefits

As a valued employee of Oak Activities, you will receive:

• Training and development opportunities
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Independent mortgage advice
• Generous bonus schemes such as performance-linked and refer a friend.
• Death in Service

Further Information

Oak Activities does not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

All applicants should be aware that they must undergo child protection screening appropriate for each job role. It's an offence for any organisation to offer employment that involves regular contact with young people under the age of 18 to anyone who has been convicted of certain specified offences, or those who are included on lists considered unsuitable for such work held by the Department of Education.

It is also an offence for people convicted of such offences to apply for work with young people. If you are successful throughout your application, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service can be found at

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Oak Activities employees are expected to abide by the Company's safeguarding policy, code of conduct, and will attend Safeguarding training.

Oak Activities reserves the right to invite successful candidates to interview prior to the closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications without delay.

Thank you for your interest in working at Oak Activities.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: £20,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person