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Engagement Centres - working at either Cavendish Street or Larch Avenue
Salary: Grade 3, £12,306 - £13,188 per annum. £8.74 - £9.37 per hour
The salary is subject to the 2019 National Joint Council pay award and any local agreements
33 hours per week, term time working 38 weeks per year
Temporary for 12 months
Required as soon as possible
Your role:
Your role is to support the Head of Centres to lead on the development and implementation of our engagement centres to support children and young people appropriately and so allow them to successfully remain in or successfully transition to their mainstream/specialist setting. You will support other staff in the development of confidence and resilience in our children and young people. The successful candidate will be expected to work with the whole group as well as small groups and individuals to provide support for learning. A high level of commitment and flexibility is required.
About you:
You will contribute to the development of our engagement centres to support children and young people appropriately and so allow them to successfully remain in their mainstream/specialist setting. You will work with staff to deliver the curriculum offer and liaise with mainstream schools and other agencies in order to promote inclusion on behalf of individual pupils.
You will support the specialist provision for all children and young people providing particular help for those with learning difficulties and/or behavioural, social, emotional, mental health issues or physical disabilities, as required. A high level of commitment and flexibility is required.
You will support the vision for inclusion for all and what the centres can achieve in contributing to supporting the development of confidence and resilience in our children and young people.
About us:
This is an exciting opportunity to support the Head of Centres to lead the implementation of a creative alternative provision in the borough which has been developed in partnership with Wigan Council and our Headteachers. We are extremely passionate about our Deal for Children and Young People and in empowering all of our children to become resilient and confident members of their community and to enable them to achieve well at school.
We work in close collaboration with our schools in the borough and together we believe that this creative approach will reduce exclusions, improve attainment, attendance and more importantly, the emotional health and well-being of our children. The Engagement Centres currently host Key Stage 3 students and we are developing the offer for primary pupils.
You will have the opportunity to work with likeminded individuals who are passionate about making a difference for all children and young people.
As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.
For further information, please contact Debra Wood on 01942 311 343/ 07584546852 or email debra.wood@wigan.gov.uk
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Interview date: Thursday 4 April 2019
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