Lunchtime Support Assistants (LSAs) Working with Children with Neurological Conditions

We are looking for enthusiastic Lunchtime Support Assistants to join our multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a creative team that is remodelling integrated learning, care and therapy for children and young people affected by neurological conditions. The Centre is one of only seven Scottish Government funded Grant Aided Special Schools. The Centre includes an independent school for children and young people with additional support needs, nursery services and inreach/ outreach learning and therapeutic services that support families and practitioners throughout Scotland. The children and young people attending the school and nursery experience complex health and learning needs. Families supported through inreach/ outreach services are affected by a broad range of disability impacting on motor function and learning. Our aim is simple; to support children, young people and their families to attain and maintain the highest level of holistic wellbeing possible. Multidisciplinary teams around the child work collaboratively alongside parents maximising the benefit from Centre and community resources to give children and young people exceptional experiences to achieve ambitious outcomes. You will have an opportunity to work across the range of Centre services with children of all ages from prenursery through to 18 years. Our ethos is to get it right for every child helping children and young people gain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century.

Applicants must be able to be SSSC registered as a support worker in the day care of children category and have one of (or agree to work towards) the following practice qualifications:

· National Certificate Early Education and Childcare

· Any practice qualification in the practitioner category

· SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 6

If you do not currently hold the required qualifications, you can still register subject to the condition that you achieve the required qualifications within your first period of registration. Support can be provided to help you achieve required qualifications.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland (PVG) Check.

Successful candidates will be able to continue in or join the Strathclyde Pension Scheme

Closing date for applications: Noon Friday 28^th May 2021

Interviews will be held the week commencing Monday 7^th June 2021

For informal and confidential discussions, contact: Alison@craighalbert.org.uk

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