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Inclusion Support Assistant - Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi VA School

Inclusion Support Assistant - Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi VA School

Pembrokeshire County Council
Job Description

Come and take a key role in a friendly and successful school in one of the most beautiful settings in Wales.

Grade 5 - £24,294 for 37 hours per week for 46.8 weeks per annum equating to £21,805.89 pro rata.

Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi VA is a 3-16 Church in Wales school serving the historic city of St Davids, and the enchanting village of Solva and surrounding areas. Based in the picturesque surroundings of the Pembrokeshire National Park, the school is a caring, inclusive and welcoming environment where our school family are proud of the Christian and community ethos. The school has strong links with its local community where there are extensive opportunities for outdoor pursuits and social and cultural activities.

The school is looking to appoint an inclusion support officer who will perform an integral role within the Inclusion Team in supporting the strategic and operational responsibilities of the Assistant Head of Inclusion, the DSO, and the ALNCO. Based within the school administrative team, the postholder will assist with referrals, liaising with families and partner agencies and also with confidential record keeping.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for Pembrokeshire's Education and Children's Service. We aim to support vulnerable children and young people to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of all schools.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info
  • Please contact the Recruitment Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online or require support by emailing recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
  • Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
  • Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.