Trauma Informed Childcare Practitioner

Trauma Informed Childcare Practitioner

Start date: 2^nd September 2024 (subject to vetting checks)

Hours: 8:30 – 3:30, Monday – Friday

Pay: £12.90 per hour

Contract type: Temporary to Permanent

Sector: Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Location: Neath Port Talbot, Wales

Teaching Personnel are looking for a Childcare Practitioner who adopts trauma-informed approaches to support children with a history of traumatic events early in life.

Trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as harmful or life-threatening. While unique to the individual, generally, the experience of trauma can cause lasting adverse effects, limiting the ability to function and achieve mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. As you can appreciate, children dealing with trauma require additional support both mentally and physically to ensure they can flourish within an educational setting.

The school:

The school is situated within Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. It is made up of 3 sites across the area, tailoring their approach to different needs and requirements for the young people they support.

The school supports young people from ages 3 – 19 using the curriculum for Wales, which is adapted to the needs of the pupils, including additional learning needs such as autism, learning difficulties, and social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.

The school also offers a residential unit to allow for 24-hour curriculum learning opportunities for older young people to develop independent living skills for life outside of education.

The role:

Teaching Personnel are supporting the school to find an individual who can work within one of the three sites to support young people in their educational and emotional journey to adulthood. As a trauma-informed childcare practitioner, you will take direction from the teacher, who provides the setup of the day and key priorities required for the day/week/month. This will be regularly checked in on with you and the young person, so you have direction on next steps and can provide information to the teacher on any changes needed.

You will receive training from both Teaching Personnel and the school to ensure you feel equipped to fully immerse yourself in the role. If you require further training at any time, please request this from Teaching Personnel, and we will direct you on how to organize it.

A little bit about Teaching Personnel:

• Market leaders in education recruitment in Wales
• Established since 1996, providing support for staffing within the education sector
• Education specialists; your personal consultant will be an SEN specialist for this school
• Training offered across all sectors: Primary, Secondary, and SEN
• Governed by the National Framework for Wales

Sound like an opportunity for you? Please attach your CV for consideration below, and we will be in touch within 48 hours to discuss shortlisting. Any questions you have in the meantime, please feel free to call our South Wales SEN branch at Teaching Personnel.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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