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Location: Wolverhampton
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only
Salary: £22,102 - £23,621 (£12.37 to £13.49) per hr depending on experience and qualifications
We are currently seeking a Teaching Assistant to join an innovative provider of education for children aged 5-19 who have ASC/SEMH needs based in a specialist provision in Wolverhampton.
The curriculum is creative and personalised for the pupils to ensure that they are provided with the best opportunities to succeed.
The Role / Key duties:
As a Teaching Assistant, your role is to support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management, adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.
You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
You will be working 1:1 with students or in small groups (3-4) to deliver personalised learning.
Successful candidates experience:
- Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting??
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own cardesirable
- GCSE Maths and English Level 3 or above qualification is essential.?
- A recognised qualification at Level 2 or above in Support work for Teaching and Learning in Schools or an equivalent?is desirable???
- Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.?
- Ability to adapt
- The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual?
- Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils individual needs?
- Have a driving license and be prepared to drive school vehicles to support off-site trips and visits that are fundamental to the curriculum (desirable)
- Ability to work 1:1 with students
Benefits
- Life assurance
- Competitive Pension
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more!
