Overview
and Responsibilities
Teaching Assistant – Aurora Wilden View
Location : Torton, Kidderminster
Contract Type : Full-time, Permanent, Term time only
Hours : Full-time, hours per week
Annual Salary: £,. - £,. actual salary
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to have recently opened a brand new ASC/SEMH school, Wilden View, in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-.
Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for Teaching Assistants.
It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.
The role:
As one of our new Teaching Assistants, your role will be to support our 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 and maintain 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
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Experience & Qualifications:
1. Working towards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable
2. GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.
3. Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
4. Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD, ideally in an education setting
5. Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
6. Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
7. Full training and continued support
8. Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
9. Perkbox subscription
10. Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
11. Car lease scheme
12. Bike to work scheme
13. Free parking
14. 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 then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact /