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Job Title
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Location
Overton School, Ludlow, SY8 4AD
Salary
£25,000.00 per annum
Hours
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm
Contract
Permanent, Term Time only
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
The Opportunity
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Overton School located in Ludlow. Enjoy a rewarding education career and have a real impact on pupils and young people’s lives. Join an amazing team creating supportive, nurturing environments where our pupils achieve far more than they ever expected.
As a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils and young people we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs. You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. You will take responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to develop as individuals and engage with the world.
Who We Are Looking For
You will have your appropriate Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent and you will be adaptable and ready to work in a variety of classroom roles, both indoors and outside according to individual need. Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor experiences or supervising pupils as they explore further afield. Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support.
Minimum Requirements
1. Required GCSE or equivalent English and maths.
2. Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification.
3. Experience of being a TA within SEND.
About Us
Overton School provides specialist education for young people between the ages of 7 – 18. A nurturing and therapeutic setting comprising of a special school for autistic individuals, learning disabilities and other complex needs. We are located in the beautiful Shropshire countryside on the periphery of the market town of Ludlow. The school is situated in a large characterful Victorian building sensitively adapted to meet the varying needs of up to 45 young people.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults.
Why Join Options Autism?
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* Access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
* 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.
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. You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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