Teaching Assistant

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools' Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

SEN Teaching Assistant Location: Wolverhampton

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent. Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am - 4.30pm. Term Time only

Salary: £12.37 p/hr - £13.49 p/hr£23,210 - £24,818 (actual salary is dependant on experience & qualifications)

This is a NEW special needs school in this SEN Schools' Group.

Based in Wolverhampton it will offer a bespoke education provision for up to 80 pupils aged 5-19 who have ASC/SEMH needs.

The curriculum is creative and personalised for the pupils to ensure that we provide them with the best opportunities to succeed.

The building is being redeveloped, and work has been done to design the look and feel of the school to ensure it fulfils its potential of being an amazing learning environment.

Your Experience. Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting??
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own car
• 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 our school vehicles to support off-site trips and visits that are fundamental to our curriculum (desirable)
• Ability to work 1:1 with students

Key Duties:

• As a new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support 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.

• Working 1:1 with students or in small groups (3-4) to deliver personalised learning.

• Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

Benefits:

• Full training and continued support
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Free lunch during your working day
• Perkbox subscription
• Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Refer a friend for £1,000. We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
• Free parking
• Free membership to Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.