Job Description
Urgently Required: Teaching Assistant (LSW) for immediate start.\n\nDo you have experience working with young people with Special Educational\nNeeds?\n\nWould supporting teachers and pupils in their lessons be something you would\nthrive at?\n\nWe are currently recruiting for dedicated and passionate Education Support\nWorkers to join one of this Colleges teams.\n\nThis Residential Special School is based in Lingfield, Surrey. They are part\nof a multi-disciplinary team which includes their Therapy and Health\ndirectorates as well as their pioneering onsite Research facility.\n\nThis Residential College provides highly specialised education for young\npeople from 19 - 25 years of age, primarily with Epilepsy, Autism, and severe\nlearning difficulties. Set in stunning grounds, The College offers all the\nlatest facilities to help students grow in confidence and learn independence.\n\nTheir friendly, dedicated and skilled staff excel at teaching and supporting\nstudents to enjoy learning, enabling them to thrive and fulfil their\npotential.\n\nThe College is Good [Ofsted 2017] and moving towards Outstanding.
They\nhold QiCS FairTrain Gold for their careers programme for students and are a\nCentre of Excellence [IQM] for inclusion [2020] as well as a member of\nChallenge Partners.\n\nAbout the role:\n\nIn this role you will provide support to students with Epilepsy, Autism and a\nrange of needs associated with severe learning difficulties, including\nsensory, physical and medical complexities.\n\nYou will be responsible for:\n\n * Supporting students to enable them to access learning, using needs-specific, personalised approaches, both with 1:1 and group learning situations.\n * Contributing to individual student records, reports, etc., in consultation with the Teacher and specialist staff.\n * Attending and contributing to classroom, curriculum, staff and other meetings as appropriate\n * Administration support essential to the smooth running of the College\n * Promoting high standards of hygiene and welfare for the students within the class\n * Liaising with senior staff or designated safeguard leads as appropriate.\n\nAbout you:\n\nYou will be someone who would like to make a difference and work as part of a\nholistic team who put young people at the heart of everything we do.\n\nYou will:\n\n * Be passionate about working with and supporting young people.\n * Be an effective communicator - both verbally and in writing\n * Be able to work flexibly as well as being able to adapt to changing priorities and challenging situations effectively\n * Have proven experience of working as an active team player as well as on your own initiative\n * Have proven organisational and time management skills\n\nThe College can offer you:\n\n * Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including the opportunity to complete your Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools\n * A Perkbox membership which gives you access to exclusive nationwide discounts and benefits on items such as meals out, active wear, gym memberships and technology products etc.\n * Free onsite parking\n * Subsidised onsite dining room\n * Discounted onsite gym membership\n * An occupational pension scheme\n\nIf this sounds like the job for you in a college that you would love to work\nin, please apply today, or email paul.hirchfield@randstadeducation.co.uk.\n\nPandoLogic., Location: Lingfield, ENG - RH7 6AL