Senior Education Support Officer

**About the role and our team**

Join our team as a Senior Education Support Officer within the Specialist Provision Centre at St Johns Primary School

Within this role, you’ll provide a teaching and learning approach that is tailored to support each pupil’s individual complex learning needs.

Under the guidance of the Specialist Provision Manager, you will work closely with our team to plan and deliver aspects of the curriculum for pupils who may have social/emotional, behavioural, physical, sensory and/or learning difficulties.

You will support, follow and contribute to individual education plans, working with small groups or one to one with pupils. You’ll also set up activities for the day and take pupils out on trips, helping them learn life skills.

Our pupils are very much part of the wider school community and join their mainstream peers for some lessons, lunches, assemblies and other school events. Some children also spend time in mainstream classes during the week, with staff working closely together to ensure this is successful.

We are a busy centre with a really great team who support one another and always welcome new ideas to support a range of different needs. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and hardworking, with knowledge and understanding of working with children with Special Educational Needs.

**What can this role offer me?**

This is a great opportunity to work with pupils in a specialised area of education, building upon your experience and knowledge in the area of education support.

You can take advantage of the excellent opportunities we provide for personal and professional development, such as in house training and training from outside agencies such as speech and language therapists.

You’ll also have access to our Learning, Education and Development Centre and the fantastic range of fully funded courses we support.

Free parking will be available to you at St Johns Primary School.

**How to find out more and apply**

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification, alternatively contact Lauren Callow on 01624 801282.

**Salary **information**

Please note the salary indicated above is for a full time staff member who works 37 hours per week, all year round, including school holidays. If this role is working term time (or term time plus a few weeks), your actual salary will be reduced pro rata to the contracted hours per week and number of weeks worked through the year. You will also receive payment for your annual leave and bank holidays, as leave is not permitted during term time. To ensure you receive a salary each month of the year, your pay is rolled up and divided into 12 equal monthly payments.

**Additional information**

Please note an enhanced with barring police check is required for this post,** **which the Department will cover the cost of for you. Please note if you have lived for more than 6 months outside of the UK in the last 5 years, you will be required to obtain a Letter of Good Standing from the appropriate authorities in the relevant locations, please read the guidance about how to obtain this letter.

A relocation package and interview expenses are not available for this role.

**We support flexible working and equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment**

The Isle of Man Public Service is an equal opportunities employer which supports and promotes flexible working. We understand its benefits in improving work-life balance and supporting health and wellbeing and, in its different forms; it is widespread throughout the Public Service. We are happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements, including job share partnerships, for our roles (where possible) and if interested you should discuss this with the Hiring Manager.

Find out more about where a career in the Isle of Man Public Service could take you at **hr.gov.im/careers**.