Activity Support Officer - 29 hours

Posted 4 hours 18 minutes ago by Kirklees Council

Permanent
Not Specified
HR / Recruitment Jobs
Yorkshire, Dewsbury, United Kingdom, WF120
Job Description

Fairfield is a large special school which provides for learners with a diverse range of complex and profound learning difficulties including physical and medical needs from 3-19 years. Fairfield was judged to be a 'good' school by OFSTED in June 2022. Please watch a short 3-minute video to learn all about us, this can be viewed at If you like what you see and wish to help us embrace uniqueness please read on.

Responsibilities
  • Support classroom learning, interventions such as hydrotherapy, rebound, sensory integration and engage pupils in outdoor play
  • Provide all aspects of personal care to our pupils both male and female, ranging in age from 3 to 19 years
  • Feed pupils their lunch whilst promoting independence
  • A particular emphasis would be in supporting, under the direction of specialists, the medical and physical needs of our pupils
Qualifications

Experience of working with children/young people in a school environment is essential, and experience of working with pupils who have profound and multiple learning difficulties would be an advantage. Fairfield School has a proud commitment to developing our staff through continued professional development, and we fully utilise the Apprenticeship Levy to enable staff to gain on the job qualifications. Pupil and staff wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do, with a variety of initiatives running throughout the year, making Fairfield a fun and enjoyable place to work.

Closing date: Friday 29th May at 12pm

Start date: Tuesday 1st September 2026

End date: 6th June 2027

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