SEN Teaching Assistant - (Bright Minds Academy - Croydon), Croydon
Client:
Horizon Care & Education
Location:
Croydon, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Education
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Description:
Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant at Bright Minds Creative Academy in Croydon!
Bright Minds is a holistic school educating learners from the age of 11 - 16 with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, including ADHD and autism.
As a Teaching Assistant at Bright Minds Creative Academy you will work with a range of young people between ages 5 and 19, and support them to achieve a positive learning outcome, regardless of the challenges they face.
You'll be:
1. Assisting students in their educational and social development.
2. Providing support inside and outside of the classroom, so they can fully engage in a wide range of activities.
3. Helping to set up activities for students, using technology or adjusting the environment to suit their needs.
4. Supporting teachers, engaging with students, providing learning support, and reacting to situations in the classroom in a positive, non-disruptive manner.
5. Working 1:1 or 2:1 with some students, to give them the time and support they need to learn.
Why work for us?
* Competitive pay rates
* Christmas bonus
* Blue Light Card
* Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!
* Financial wellbeing service
* Life Assurance
* Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
* Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
* Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
* Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
* Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
* Supportive management and senior leaders.
* High quality CPD opportunities.
* Free eye checks.
* Community and wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do.
To start your journey with Horizon, apply now!
Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.
Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme.
We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs.
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