Part Time Teaching Assistant

The Aurora Group; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Part-Time Teaching Assistant, where you will play a crucial role in supporting students with special educational needs. This rewarding position involves working closely with a student on a 2:1 basis to foster their learning and personal development. You will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of young people. With a commitment to safeguarding and a supportive environment, this role offers opportunities for training and professional growth, making it an ideal position for those passionate about education and care.

Benefits

Full training and continued support

Opportunity to gain qualifications

Perkbox subscription

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Car lease scheme

Bike to work scheme

Free parking

Health cash back plan

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.
• Experience working with SEMH learners with complex needs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support a student on a 2:1 basis to access learning.
• Establish a warm, caring relationship to promote independence.

Skills

GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above

Experience with SEMH learners

Understanding of Safeguarding principles

Commitment to individual child support

Full clean driving licence

Education

Level 2 award in Support work in schools

Job description

Overview and Responsibilities

Part Time Teaching Assistant (2:1 Support) – Aurora Wilden View

Location: Torton, Kidderminster

Contract Type: Fixed term contract for 6 months, Term time only

Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week

Hourly Rate:£12.37 - £13.49 per hour

Annual Salary: £16,577.04 - £18,077.95 actual salary

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

About Aurora Wilden View

Are you ready to make a transformative impact in the lives of young people with SEMH needs and associated challenging behaviour linked to Autistic Spectrum Conditions? Do you have the ambition and drive to inspire the next generation who have already experienced a turbulent time prior to joining us? Can you be their stability and their champion? If so, we want you to join our dynamic and collaborative team at Aurora Wilden View!

Aurora Wilden View is a beautiful, purposeful school set in a 20 acre site with huge potential as we celebrate our one year anniversary since opening. We want to offer the best for our young people and this means enhancing our curriculum offer and ensuring our young people have access to a wide range of pathways to allow them to move to the next stage of their development.

The role:

As one of our Teaching Assistants, your role will be to support a student on a 2:1 basis to enable the student to access learning both at Wilden View and also off site - willingness or ability to be involved practical activities would be an advantage

You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with the student in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development.

Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description: Teaching Assistant

Skills and Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications:

• Workingtowards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalentis desirable
• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• some experience of working with SEMH learners with complex needs and challenging behaviour in a school environment
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs
• Full clean driving licence

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Full training and continued support
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• 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.

Apply/Enquiries

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact [e-mail]

Applications to be made via our online application form

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care andis a disability confident and equal opportunities employer

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.