Senior Achievement Support Assistant

Senior Achievement Support Assistant (SASA)

Are you the kind of person who builds trust where others have struggled?

Wragby School is seeking an exceptional Senior Achievement Support Assistant to join our new Connect Pathway, a highly bespoke provision designed for young people with the most complex support needs.

Our first cohort will consist of just three pupils, growing to a maximum of six. All pupils will have complex learning profiles, including needs in the following areas:

1. Communication and Interaction.
2. Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
3. Cognition and Learning.

All of these learners will have experienced significant challenges in previous educational placements, including specialist settings.

This is not a traditional classroom role.

The successful candidate will spend significant amounts of time working alongside pupils in the community, helping them build relationships, develop confidence, access meaningful experiences and achieve outcomes that matter to them.

You will initially work alongside existing care providers and families within the community to establish trusting relationships and gain a deep understanding of each young person before they transition into education at Wragby School.

Once capital works have been completed, our Connect Pathway pupils will have access to a newly renovated building which has been carefully re-designed specifically to meet the needs of this cohort.

What makes this role unique?

• Working within a very small, highly individualised provision
• Supporting young people on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis when required
• Delivering learning and developmental opportunities in community settings
• Playing an active role in establishing a brand-new specialist pathway
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on care, education and wellbeing
• Helping young people re-engage with education after previous placement breakdowns

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience supporting children or young people with complex needs
• Can build authentic, trusting relationships
• Remains calm, resilient and flexible in challenging situations
• Understands that progress may look different for every child
• Is willing to work in a range of settings including homes, community venues and school
• Can contribute to planning, record keeping and communication with families and professionals
• Shares our belief that every child deserves a provision which adapts to them

In return we offer:

• The opportunity to help shape a pioneering specialist provision
• Extensive CPD and specialist autism training
• Supportive leadership and multidisciplinary working
• Small caseloads and meaningful relationship-based practice
• The chance to make a genuine difference to young people who have often been let down by education

If you are passionate about building relationships, creating opportunities and helping young people reconnect with learning, we would love to hear from you.

Connect Pathway at Wragby School: For children who haven't found their place in education yet, help us create it.

This is an exciting post!

Please apply for the role via our website -Senior Achievement Support Assistant Connect Pathway at Wragby School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | MyNewTerm