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Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant Location: Willow Park School, Milton Keynes Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday Contract: Permanent, Term Time only As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a SEN Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Willow Park School located in Milton Keynes.
To provide a high quality education support service to Service Users and in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices and the standards set by the Regulatory Body.
Young People/Young Adult/Students) To support the class teacher/tutor in order to ensure the delivery of a high quality education for all students To support the class teacher and/or tutor to ensure that all relevant education policies and procedures are implemented in full To promote, in line with Company policies, the physical, educational and moral development of the students This will include Behaviour Support Profile (BSP), Individual Risk Assessment, Individual Education Plan, Communication Profile, and Pastoral Support Plan as required and appropriate.
To work collaboratively with the class teacher and/or class tutor to adequately plan to ensure the safety of students, in line with risk assessments, while both on and off site To produce appropriate and effective resources/teaching aids at the request of, and following a brief provided by, the class teacher and/or tutor To contribute as a member of the School’s multi-professional team, ensuring good working relationships with colleagues Willow Park School is a brand new 55 place SEN school for pupils with complex needs including SEMH and Autism.
Willow Park School is an exciting addition to the Acorn portfolio based in Milton Keynes.
We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Acorn Education? Life Assurance ~ Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions ~“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including: ~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits ~100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad ~ Cycle to Work Schemes ~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme ~ Critical illness cover ~ Family Growth Support
- inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people.
All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit