CF Group, Ipswich IP3 9SX Teaching Support Assistant £20,700 per annum 37.5 hours per week Permanent Reference: 0939 Your role CF Social Work is recruiting Teaching Support Assistants to work across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. We support children from across the key stages with various needs including SEMH, ASD and ADHD who are unable to access school on a full-time basis for a number of reasons. We are looking for candidates with an understanding of SEN and Mental Health, who are motivated and proactive, with strong behaviour management, having had previous experience of working with pupils with challenging behaviour. Interviews will be held on a face-to-face basis at our Head Office in Ipswich, Suffolk. The salary is £20,700 for 37.5 hours per week (8.30 – 4.30) for 39 weeks. Part time applicants considered. Your responsibilities This is a teaching support role and you will be working two-to-one with a tutor on sessions with young people. Based outside the classroom in a quiet community setting, or in the young person's home, you will have the opportunity to develop an excellent rapport with the students. A full UK Drivers License and access to a vehicle is essential. About us CF Education is a distinctive high-quality professional provider of alternative education for young people of compulsory school age (5-16). Our mission is to make a measurable positive difference for those who cannot access full-time mainstream education and are at risk of significant short term or long-term disadvantage. We offer bespoke education packages and 1-to-1 tutoring for cases referred to us by local authorities or other agencies. These are young people who are excluded from school; at risk of exclusion from school; and school refusers. We also work with those whose education is being disrupted by domestic circumstances, injury or ill health, and young people who are at risk of straying into criminality or already caught up in the criminal justice system. When emergency provision is called for, we can offer a fast and effective response. We have a team of qualified Teachers, Higher Level Teaching Assistants, Social Workers, Social Work Assistants and Youth Mentors. A rigorous recruitment process, in which safeguarding is central, ensures that our staff have the breadth of expertise and professional commitment to guarantee achievement for vulnerable young people in a culture of unconditional positive regard, confidentiality and safety. Our tutors can support all ages, from children preparing to take the national tests at key stages 1 and 2 through to those preparing for their GCSEs. To find out more: For an informal discussion only, please contact Nile on: 01473 725794. A downloadable copy of the Job Description (docx) is also available. How to apply: To apply, please download and complete an Application Form (docx). Completed applications are to be returned to: recruitmentteamcfsocialwork.co.uk Closing date: 27 December 2024. CF Social Work is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and students to share this commitment.