Meadows School is a non-maintained special day school in Kent run by the children's charity Barnardo's. We provide education for students between 5 and 19 who have an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) or are in the process of obtaining one. Our designation is for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

We are based in Southborough (between the two historic towns of Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge) on a beautiful 19 acre campus. The site incorporates Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 and has a separate post-16 provision. 

At present there is capacity for 100 pupils on roll.

The pupils who attend Meadows school may have had a negative experience of education and some will have spent time out of school in the past. It is for this reason that we have the three values of 'Engage, Enrich and Empower' at our core. 

We would love to hear from you. It is imperative that you have a passion for making a positive difference to the lives of the young people within the school and in building positive and supportive relationships. You should be a team player, resilient and motivated by challenge and have the ability to think creatively. You will need to be willing to work to Barnardo's Basis and Values and maintain Safeguarding as a core priority.

We believe in children; We transform lives; We fulfil vision.

• Support for pupils in accessing learning activities as directed by the teacher.
• Participating in pupil review procedures as appropriate and as required.
• Helping individual pupils who need advice or someone to talk to – responding to their physical and emotional day to day needs.
• Providing meaningful care during the school day for individuals and the group within the guidelines of the School’s Behaviour Management Policy.
• Ensure the maintenance of a clean and orderly working environment.
• Timely and accurate preparation of routine equipment, resources, materials as instructed including the secure storage of restricted items.
• Undertake record keeping as required.
• Assist the teacher with learning activities ensuring health and safety including reporting any minor or major repairs needed in the workplace.

For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues and current good practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) and management of sensitive information.
• Demonstrable record of good working practice with children and young people, having a positive impact on their lives and meeting their needs.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working in an education setting and supporting learning.
• The potential for successful management of young people.
• Show sensitivity to the young person’s needs and be able to motivate them.
• Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and young people.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.