Conductor Assistant (Full-time; 12 months fixed-term contract)

Paces School is a small specialist school for children living with Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders situated in the North of Sheffield and provides education for children from Sheffield and other neighbouring authorities. Paces is a non-maintained special school that delivers the National Curriculum through the framework of Conductive Education.

Parents, staff, governors and trustees have overseen the growth of Paces as a charity, with the school gaining Non-Maintained Special School status in 2009.

Paces aims to provide and develop a curriculum that enriches the learning opportunities for all the children with a child-centred approach which fosters an environment in which each child is given the tools and the motivation to achieve their goals. Each day at Paces is very carefully planned by our fantastic team of staff who are dedicated to providing the highest level of education possible for the children.

We are currently looking to appoint a full-time, Conductor Assistant to start in September, working on a term-time only basis. The role will be to support the Conductor/Teacher with a variety of tasks to ensure that the planning and implementing of the daily Conductive Education programme is completed correctly and all procedures and policies are followed accordingly.

We are ideally looking for someone with experience of supporting learning in a Special educational setting, but training will be offered to the right candidate. The post-holder will be expected to provide personal care to children, including feeding, toileting and the administering of medication.

Working hours; 37.5 hours per week; 39-weeks per year

Contract: 12 months (Fixed-term)

Closing Date: Monday 6th July

Interviews: To be held W/C 13th July

For informal enquiries about the post, please contact the Lizzy Bell, Headteacher at Paces School Office: 0114 284 5298

Paces School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.