SEN Teaching Assistant

Esland Bedford School; Bedford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Esland Bedford School is seeking a passionate SEN Teaching Assistant dedicated to transforming the lives of young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs. The role entails supporting students, fostering their independence, and managing challenging behaviors within a supportive framework. Join us to make a significant impact in a newly established environment focused on care and education.

Benefits

Commitment to continued professional development

A supportive, inclusive working environment

Comprehensive, paid induction training

Fantastic opportunities for career development

Cycle to work scheme

Monthly recognition awards

Access to employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Understanding of relevant policies and legislation.
• Appropriate knowledge of first aid.

Responsibilities

• Support primary and secondary aged children with SEMH needs.
• Work constructively as part of a team.
• Assist students to access the curriculum.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

Relevent childcare qualifications

Tools

ICT for learning support

Job description

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Are you passionate about truly making a difference in the lives of young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

Become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career!

Esland are driven to changing children’s lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.

Our Teaching Assistants (TAs) play a vital role working alongside our class teachers to support our amazing students to fulfil their potential and to develop their skills of independence.

Staff may work with individual students or small groups to assist them to access our broad balanced, fun, relevant and functional curriculum. Our students have a range of learning needs, and have all experienced trauma in their lives; these experiences mean that sometimes students present with some challenging behaviours.

The position is based at our SEN School in Silsoe.

This is a new school and is the fourth Esland school. Esland schools currently support a number of vulnerable young people aged 8-18 years with SEMH.

A successful SEN Teaching Assistant will:

Have an awareness of how to meet the needs of primary and secondary aged children who have experienced difficulty in accessing mainstream education.

Have an awareness of additional SEND needs which impact on children's ability to self-regulate - communication and interaction; cognition and learning; sensory and physical needs.

Be inclusive, empathetic, solution focused and passionate about making a difference for our learners

Have an awareness of trauma informed practices and positive mental health promotion

Have a clear understanding of, and ability to, manage behaviour that challenges

Be a team player and a strong advocate for change, progression and continuous school improvement

Required skills, knowledge and abilities for a SEN Teaching Assistant:

Appropriate knowledge of first aid

Ability to relate well to children and adults

Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

To have some knowledge of National Curriculum requirements.

Effective knowledge and use of ICT to support learning

Understanding of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation

Basic understanding of child development and learning

Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

Working with or caring for children

Whilst this job description gives a reasonable overview of the post, it is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to behave in a flexible manner and take on any other duties that may be reasonably delegated from time to time.

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

What we can offer a SEN Teaching Assistant:

Commitment to continued professional development

A supportive, inclusive working environment

Enrolment into Esland pension scheme

Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role

Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last year

Cycle to work scheme

A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme

Monthly recognition awards

Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together

The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!

About Esland

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.

This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.

With over 700 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.

Safeguarding Statement

Esland Bedford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to understand and share this commitment. We have a shared commitment to develop a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated. We welcome all applications, including those from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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Are you passionate about truly making a difference in the lives of young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

Become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career!

Esland are driven to changing children’s lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.

Our Teaching Assistants (TAs) play a vital role working alongside our class teachers to support our amazing students to fulfil their potential and to develop their skills of independence.

Staff may work with individual students or small groups to assist them to access our broad balanced, fun, relevant and functional curriculum. Our students have a range of learning needs, and have all experienced trauma in their lives; these experiences mean that sometimes students present with some challenging behaviours.

The position is based at our SEN School in Silsoe.

This is a new school and is the fourth Esland school. Esland schools currently support a number of vulnerable young people aged 8-18 years with SEMH.

A successful SEN Teaching Assistant will:

Have an awareness of how to meet the needs of primary and secondary aged children who have experienced difficulty in accessing mainstream education.

Have an awareness of additional SEND needs which impact on children's ability to self-regulate - communication and interaction; cognition and learning; sensory and physical needs.

Be inclusive, empathetic, solution focused and passionate about making a difference for our learners

Have an awareness of trauma informed practices and positive mental health promotion

Have a clear understanding of, and ability to, manage behaviour that challenges

Be a team player and a strong advocate for change, progression and continuous school improvement

Required skills, knowledge and abilities for a SEN Teaching Assistant:

Appropriate knowledge of first aid

Ability to relate well to children and adults

Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

To have some knowledge of National Curriculum requirements.

Effective knowledge and use of ICT to support learning

Understanding of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation

Basic understanding of child development and learning

Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

Working with or caring for children

Whilst this job description gives a reasonable overview of the post, it is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to behave in a flexible manner and take on any other duties that may be reasonably delegated from time to time.

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

What we can offer a SEN Teaching Assistant:

Commitment to continued professional development

A supportive, inclusive working environment

A competitive salary

Enrolment into Esland pension scheme

Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role

Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last year

Cycle to work scheme

A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme

Monthly recognition awards

Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together

The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!

About Esland

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.

This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.

With over 700 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.

Safeguarding Statement

Esland Bedford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to understand and share this commitment. We have a shared commitment to develop a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated. We welcome all applications, including those from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.