L1-2 SEN Teaching Assistant Contract Type : Full-time, Permanent, Term Time Only Hours : 40 hours per week, Mon - Fri, Actual annual salary: £22,906 - £23,621 dependent on experience Hourly rate: £12.82 - £13.22 per hour Location: St Ives, Cambridge Aurora Fairway School Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Fairway School in St. Ives, Cambridge is a specialist day school offering academic and therapeutic provision for students aged 11-16 with a range of complex learning needs including social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties and autism. The school opened its doors in September 2022. The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities across England. The Role: We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will be supporting our children and young people with SEMH, ASD and other complex or anxiety related needs 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 positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. Key Duties: Implement, and with support where necessary, adjust learning activities as agreed with the teacher. Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher or a more senior TA. Under the guidance of a more senior TA or teacher, implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Fairway School when required. Please see the link below for our full job description: Job Description - Teaching Assistant Qualifications: GCSE pass above C (or 4 in the new GCSE system) in English and Maths Knowledge: Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN relevant to Provision Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviour that challenges. Experience working within education is advantageous Experience of working within a multi-cultural, inclusive setting What’s on offer? Training and Development - Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career. Save money on your bills - With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. Competitive Pay and Reward - Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. UK Health Cash Plan - This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you. Employee Assistance Programme - Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. Refer a friend for £1,000 - We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (terms apply) How to Apply: You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact liz.hudsonthe-aurora-group.com Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.