Location: Torton, Kidderminster
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Term time only
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Hourly Rate: £12.37 - £13.49 per hour
Annual Salary: £22,102.72 - £24,103.93 actual salary
This group of SEND schools is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people, and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. As part of their growth strategy, the group has recently opened a brand new ASC/SEMH school in Torton, Kidderminster for students aged between 5-19. They are currently looking for permanent Teaching Assistants.
The role:
As a Teaching Assistant, your role will be 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. This may include supporting with care needs and 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 to help them feel safe and enable them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school. Additionally, you will 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 through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Working towards Level 2 award in Support Work in Schools or an equivalent is desirable
* GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential
* Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
* Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD, ideally in an education setting
* Commitment to the role, with a desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
* Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs
What’s on offer?
* Full training and continued support
* Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded
* Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
* Car lease scheme
* Bike to work scheme
* Free parking
* Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio, and many more
Apply/Enquiries:
If you are interested in this role, please apply online and complete our application form. For more information on this position, please send a full CV to [emailprotected], and we will send across the full application form to complete.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ which may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance is provided.
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