Support Manager

Bucks Pay Range 3 £21,379 - £23,108

42.5 hours per week 39 weeks per annum

Do you want to change lives?

Do you want a job that really matters?

Chiltern Way Academy (CWA) is an innovative and transformational Special Needs school for students aged 9 – 19. We provide high-quality education, care and therapies for the huge range of need that exists across the behaviour spectrum. Our Prestwood campus works with students on the Autistic spectrum and our Wendover campus works with students with a range of social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

We wish to appoint a Support Manager to play an active role in managing the behaviour of students on a day-to-day basis. The post holder will be integral in implementing ongoing behavioural interventions and ensuring effective communication is maintained throughout the school.

We are looking for someone who can:   

• play an active role in managing behaviour
• communicate complex information
• use inter-personal and de-escalation skills effectively
• work successfully alongside all stakeholders

We offer:

• an extremely generous salary
• professional development
• strong committed staff

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact

Paul Coffey, Head of Campus - Wendover

Phone: 07717 787 371

Email: pcoffey@chilternway.org

Closing date: Thursday 14^th March 2019 (noon)

Interviews: week commencing 18^th March 2019

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Chiltern Way Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Any offer of employment with Chiltern Way Academy is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, satisfactory references, health clearance and NCTL and police clearance (where appropriate).

Policies, including Child Protection, Equality, The Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and Secure Storage can be found in the Policies section of the website.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice 

Copies are available on request.

Chiltern Way Academy will comply with its obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation.