SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Cranleigh GU6 7DH
Salary: Teaching Assistant actual salary pro rata is £18,469 - £19,206 for 39 weeks, term time plus CPD days (£21,533 - £22,393 FTE based on 36 hours over 52 weeks), rising to actual pro rata salary £19,954 - £21,917 (£23,265 - £25,554 FTE based on 36 hours over 52 weeks) for a Senior Teaching Assistant after completing the TA apprenticeship (paid for by us) and 2 years with the Trust.
Do you want to change lives, whilst also having the opportunity to build a rewarding career?
The Role
St Joseph's Specialist Trust are seeking a number of Teaching Assistants to support growing student numbers, to join the education team in their specialist school and college. A Teaching Assistant at St Joseph’s is very different from a mainstream TA position. During the school week, you will be supporting students, age 5-19, with severe social communication difficulties, complex learning disabilities and often challenging behaviours to access therapy based education. With your compassion and guidance, you will help their students learn and achieve the greatest possible level of independence relative to their complex needs and help prepare them for life beyond school or college.
Classes have between 4 and 10 students. They are grouped by ability and to meet their social needs rather than age. Some class time is structured. Many students follow a personalised timeta...