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Make a Real Difference: Become a Teaching Assistant!
Are you resilient, positive, and passionate about enhancing the learning experiences of special needs students? Join an excellent school and provide essential support to help students thrive!

The Role: Teaching Assistant

• Job Purpose: Promote effective teaching and learning for students at our specialist school and college.
• Accountable to: The Class Teacher.

What You'll Be Doing

• Direct Student Support: Provide individual or group teaching assistance planned by the teacher.
• Curriculum Assistance: Help prepare differentiated work, especially Work Related Activities (WRA), including tasks offsite like shopping or supporting work placements.
• Wellbeing & Management: Support the general wellbeing of students and manage them according to school expectations.
• Supervision: Supervise students in classrooms, play areas, the dining room, and during activities like toileting or potentially dangerous group work (e.g., cooking, science).
• Physical & Mental Resilience: Must have the agility to move across our large 23-acre site and support students in offsite social and educational activities.
• Resource Management: Play a role in managing resources (e.g., language equipment, AV equipment, art supplies) within the designated teaching area.
• Teamwork: Liaise effectively with teachers, care staff, and parents to share knowledge and information.

Requirements

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• Must complete "team teach positive behaviour support training" before employment begins.
• Physical and mental resilience is essential due to the nature of the environment and student challenges.

Working Hours & Location

• Total Hours: 36 hours per week (plus 30 min admin time). Typical Day (08:30 start): Finish times range from 15:45 (Friday) to 16:15 (Tues-Thurs).
• Flexibility: Full-time hours per day are required, but we can accommodate part-time (ideally 3+ days/week). Contact us to discuss!
• Location: Semi-rural area on a beautiful 23-acre site

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