About this role
Experience & Education
Experience with Children: You must have experience working with children.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and spoken communication skills , specifically the ability to communicate effectively in English.
Key Skills & Abilities
Relationship Building: The ability to maintain positive interactions with both adults and children of all ages.
Cultural Awareness: The ability to work effectively with children from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
Behavior Management: The ability to handle behavioral issues in a calm and confident manner , alongside promoting the school's behavior policy and helping children resolve conflicts positively.
Teamwork & Initiative: The ability to use your own initiative while working effectively as part of a team.
Resilience: The ability to work in a highly pressured environment to meet demands and deadlines.
Confidentiality: The ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times regarding school issues, both within the school and the wider community.
Personal Attributes & Core Commitments
Positive Outlook: A positive mindset that ensures children remain at the heart of all your actions.
Flexibility: A strong willingness to work flexibly.
Safeguarding: A commitment to contributing to a positive safeguarding culture.
Policy Compliance: A full commitment to understanding and practically applying the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy and complying with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Desirable Attributes
While not strictly essential, the school also notes that a Current First Aid Certificate, experience working within a team to achieve objectives, the ability to speak a community language other than English, and knowledge of school Health & Safety/security standards are considered desirable assets.