Learning Partner - Nurture Hub

We are proud to be an accredited Thrive School of Excellence through our existing ethos of nurturing all pupils' social and emotional development and wellbeing. A key strength of the school is our commitment to developing positive relationships. We are now embracing the Nurture Uk approach which is further strengthening our Nurture work.

The aims of the Nurture hub are to ensure that pupils attending make good progress in their learning, communication and social skills; to reduce any anxieties and challenges that act as a barrier to learning. The school and local authority will be partnering with Nurture UK to ensure an evidence-based approach will be implemented. Full Nurture UK training will be given to you. The school are working in partnership with the local authority to provide a bespoke physical space that will meet the needs and requirements of this nurture provision.

We are looking for a very special individual who is suitably qualified, highly effective and able to work closely as part of the whole school pastoral team. The successful candidate will be committed to ensure all of children receive an extraordinary educational experience. You will have the full support of our school and the wider trust community to achieve this. The role is to work flexibly as part of a team, under the direction of class teachers, nurture teacher or the SENDCo to provide teaching and learning support to pupils, teachers and the wider school community.

St Andrew's is a church school in the village of Congresbury. We are blessed with the most wonderful grounds that are spacious and full of opportunities in which to grow and learn, with St Andrew's Church overlooking our youngest children's playground.

The most recent Ofsted inspection, January 2018, saw the school maintain its good judgement. Last year, for SIAMS we were judged as an 'Excellent' church school: "meaningful relationships and partnerships enable all within the school to flourish". Driven by our Christian vision of "growing together", we are a highly inclusive school. We are passionate about ensuring that every child leaves our school with the skills and experiences required to lead happy and successful lives. Children at our school develop their unique character with the support and guidance of the staff, their families and our church.

• A flexible team player who is positive, passionate about their job and a problem solver



• Someone that can develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with pupils, the staff team and parents



• A committed person confident in working with the class teacher to support/develop learning of individual pupils, groups or the whole class



• Someone that can use their own initiative



• A person with a good sense of humour



• Someone who can demonstrate strong behaviour management



• A person who is self-motivated, creative and flexible


In return our friendly, engaging and exciting school can offer:


• A truly inclusive school where every member of the school community really matters



• A strong, collaborative culture of hard-working, dedicated staff who support one another



• Skilled and enthusiastic staff that are committed to further developing their practice



• Caring and respectful pupils who are proud of their school and work with independence and enthusiasm



• An opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our children and their families



• A commitment to CPD opportunities



• Warm relationships with the local community, supportive Governors, parents and strong links with our Church
  
  Hours: 24 hours per week, Term Time Only plus INSET Days


Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 31 August 2025, subject to a review of the school budget and staffing review

Salary: JG4, £24,294 - £25,979 per annum, pro rata

Actual Salary: £13,841 - £14,801 per annum

St Andrew's Primary School will be launching a Nurture Hub from 1 September 2024. We are looking to recruit a new team, including a Teacher and an experienced Learning Partner (Learning Support Assistant), to work in the Hub. The working pattern is Monday to Thursday, 8.45am to 3.15pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch., We also provide for employees a fantastic benefits package including contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and a wide range of benefits and discounts.