Thrive Lead Practitioner

Full Job Description

Job Title:         Thrive Lead Practitioner

Location:         Bramfield House School, Halesworth

Salary:             £24,000 - £30,000 Per annum

Bonus:             This role comes with a £1000 bonus!

£500 bonus after completion of your probation period and a further £500 bonus upon completion of your first year with the school

Hours:             37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract:         Permanent

Are you a Thrive Lead Practitioner committed to improving the lives of children and young people?  We are looking for an experienced Thrive Lead Practitioner to join our fantastic team at Bramfield House School, Halesworth.

About us

Bramfield House School is an independent residential special educational needs school for boys aged 7 – 16 years who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education and care possible.

This opportunity is in Halesworth which is within commutable distance of Lowestoft, Diss and surrounding areas.

Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

About the role

Under the instruction of the Senior Leadership Team (typically Assistant Head teacher behaviour and intervention) to work with the Pastoral team, Teachers, youth coaches, parents, pupils and outside agencies to develop the Thrive Approach ethos across the whole school and within families.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing positive relationships with the children they have worked with. They will be able to demonstrate how and when they have had a significant impact on children's emotional development. Evidence of Thrive qualification and ongoing training should be evident at interview.

You will support in the day to day running of a THRIVE provision to support the development, social, emotional and behavioural needs of pupils improving their active engagement in their social and academic environments and access to learning.

Essential Qualifications

• Up to date training relevant to post
• GCSE pass above C (or 4 in the new GCSE system) in English and Maths

About the Group

We are part of Acorn Care and Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable children and young people across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish. It is by no accident that 94% of our schools and homes are rated as Outstanding or Good.

We welcome staff who share our commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

• Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

For further information and to apply please visit our website at https://careers.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/jobs/.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS. A full application form must be completed with all employment dates accurate and gaps in employment accounted for.