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We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent). Teaching Assistant Location: Higford School, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 9ET Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Contract: Permanent; Term Time only As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Higford School, part of Options Autism.
Enjoy a rewarding education career and have a real impact on pupils’ lives.
Join an amazing team creating supportive, nurturing environments where our pupils achieve far more than they ever expected.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education.
Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs.
You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too.
If you are eager to help vulnerable pupils to live happy, fulfilling lives, this is the role for you.
We will provide you with full training and development to succeed within your role.
Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor experiences or supervising pupils as they explore further afield.
Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support.
Options Higford is a special school set in 28 acres of beautiful Shropshire countryside.
We provide a high quality, holistic education for up to 60 autistic students who also have associated behavioural needs.
We provide personalised curriculums for each student based on their individual needs and aim to support them to make progress academically, socially, with skills for life, regulating their emotions and accessing the community.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties.
Why join Options Autism? 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 ~ Family Growth Support
- inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils.
All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit #