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PRU HLTA: Catering - SEMH
Location: Taunton
Type: Fixed Term contract (maternity cover)
Dates: ASAP - November 2024
Pay: £12 - £17 per hour
Hours: 8:00am - 2:00pm, Monday to Friday (flexible)
Elementa are supporting this PRU to appoint an experienced HLTA to work with children on an interesting project. The school are aiming to start a self-sufficient scheme of delivering meals to their students eligible for free school meals. The role will involve designing and implementing an end-to-end 'production process' plan for learners to follow. This role will be working with secondary aged children, ages 10-16. The end goal is for the school to both fulfil their small requirement to provide healthy free school meals (around x12) to their learners across 2 sites and at the same time provide practical 'real world relevant' learning opportunities for their learners.
This is a well-run PRU with long-serving staff that offer stability and vital support for the learners. This post is to cover for maternity leave that is anticipated to run at least until November 2024 with a possible extension, pending the permanent post-holders return to work.
Essential criteria:
- previous experience of working with young people that display challenging behaviour
- experience in leading education for groups of children
- available full time (at least initially) for the full contract dates
The ideal candidate for this role will be experienced at working in a PRU or with learners that have challenging behaviour. The school are however open to considering someone with significant experience in leading/delivering education provided you also have the ability to confidently deliver cookery as part of the role.
Naturally, working at a specialist setting for SEMH will involve working with the more challenging learners so resilience, a sense of humour, empathy and the desire to motivate learners whatever their background or ability will be key to being successful in this role.
As a person, the right applicant will be:
- experienced at working with learners that frequently display challenging behaviour
- resilient, positive natured and maintain composure when working in challenging situations
- be committed, empathetic and passionate about providing the best opportunity for the learners
- have a strong work ethic with a professional approach
Elementa will be managing all applicants and screening their suitability for the school. Elementa are not a supply agency, we are a school services & recruiting partner to schools. We will manage the candidate vetting & compliance and process your payroll on behalf of the school. Therefore applicants being considered for the role after pre-screening will be required to complete the registration process for Elementa. This includes full vetting & background checks and application for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure (which may be chargeable @ £53.20) unless you have a current DBS on the update service.
If you have the relevant skills and experience necessary for this role then please apply with your full up to date CV. All applicants will be promptly responded to.
Candidates not currently based in the UK, without UK schools' experience or requiring employer sponsorship for their Right To Work in the UK cannot be considered for this role.
ELEMENTA CANDIDATE COMMITMENT:
- Weekly pay – no waiting for monthly payroll cut off dates, Elementa pays one week in lieu.
- PAYE contract – unless a candidate specifically requests it, all candidates are paid via PAYE giving them the protections and payment structure of a traditional employer:employee relationship; no umbrella companies.
- Training & Support – a broad range of free or heavily discounted training available including Safeguarding, Behaviour, Team Teach, SEND, Makaton and Thrive.
- Regular welfare contact and support from a dedicated candidate manager.