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Teaching Assistant NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FULL TRAINING GIVEN
Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get an application form to complete and send back to us. We'll also send you a full job description with details of this SEN Schools' Group.
They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country,
supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only
Hourly Rate: £11.72 - £12.78 ph
Annual Salary: £20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications.
This is a dynamic and inspiring provision for young people aged 16 - 25 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.
Your Skills, Experience & Qualifications
* Full UK driving licence and access to your own car
* Level 2 or equivalent in Maths and English
* Please note that the minimum age to work on site is 21
* Be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs
* Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team
* Good numeracy and literacy skills
* Competent ICT skills
The main purpose of the role:
As a Teaching Assistant, your role is essential to the support and development of our students being successful, independent, and achieving in a safe and caring learning environment. You will build a professional & trusted relationship with the students which put their health, safety and overall development first. This role will include supporting our teaching staff to deliver on a daily basis a broad and balanced curriculum for our students both on and off site. Flexibility is key in this role and may include working 1:1 with a student when required, or supporting in class working with a small group. Positive behaviour management is an important part of the role.
Key duties:
* Support and facilitate the learning and independence of our students.
* Contribute to planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of education programmes, plans and reports as required.
* Contribute to assessing, recording, and reporting on young peoples’ progress
* Promote and encourage independence at all times.
* Keep records accurately and up-to-date
* Ensure safeguarding and health and safety procedures are followed at all times
* Promote the development of positive social behaviours and self-regulation skills Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required
Benefits:
Full training and continued support
Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
Free lunch during your working day
Perkbox subscription
Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
Car lease scheme
Bike to work scheme
Free parking
Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion