Educational Teaching Assistant

Ravenshall School; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bespoke CPD opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Well-resourced working environment

Job summary

Ravenshall School is seeking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Educational Teaching Assistant to work in our “Exceptional School” (Ofsted, 2024). The school caters for pupils aged 4 - 19 with learning difficulties and complex needs, offering a broad, personalised curriculum and high CPD standards.

The successful candidate will have a passion for Special Educational Needs, positive behaviour support, and be flexible to work across two sites as needed. Visits are welcomed and DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Passion for Special Educational Needs and positive behaviour support strategies.
• Experience across all Key Stages, including Post 16.
• Willingness to travel between two sites as timetable requires.

Responsibilities

• Work across all Key Stages, including Post 16, supporting learning and development.
• Contribute to a high-quality, engaging curriculum and personalised learning.
• Collaborate with support staff to implement positive behaviour strategies and school values.

Skills

Special Educational Needs

Engagement strategies

Team player

Excellent communicator

Education

Experience in SEN settings

Job description

Required to start ASAP

This is a full time post working 8:30am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday

Ravenshall School is seeking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Educational Teaching Assistant to work in our “Exceptional School” (Ofsted, 2024)

Our outstandingspecial school caters for pupils aged 4 - 19 who have learning difficulties and a wide range of complex needs.

We provide a broad, balanced, personalised and fully engaging curriculum which will enable each child to develop emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually to achieve their full potential through a wide range of learning opportunities. Our pupils are enthusiastic and love coming to school. They expect a lot from the adults that work with them!

The successful candidate will have a passion for Special Educational Needs and a firm understanding of positive behaviour support strategies, understand and commit to the school’s values and be able to work within our strong team of support staff.

Our ETAs work across all Key Stages - including Post 16. Please use the application form to let us know what age groups you are particularly interested in working with.

As the school is based over two sites, there may be occasions where it is necessary for staff to travel between sites during the working day, if the timetable demands this. Flexibility is an asset!

Applications are welcome from candidates who have a mainstream background as well as those currently working within a Special Education setting, as we offer high quality in-house support and CPD for successful candidates joining our forward-facing school.

This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague to extend and develop their CPD in new and innovative ways.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are:

• An excellent practitioner, able to set and achieve high standards and expectations
• Have a strong understanding of engagement strategies to support engagement for learning approaches
• A highly motivated professional and a team player with drive and vision
• An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills

In return we can offer:

• A school which values and invests in all our staff by providing a range of bespoke CPD opportunities to enable you to meet all our pupil needs
• A well-resourced and enjoyable working environment which cares for and values every staff member
• A supportive and collaborative leadership team who welcome new ideas and innovation
• A school committed to raising standards which has children and young people at the heart of our maxim “All Different, All Equal, All Important”

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Visits to the school are welcome.

Please contact the school on 01924 456811 to arrange an appointment.

Closing date is Monday 2 November at 10am