SEN Teaching Assistant

School & College; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive charity organization in Greater London is seeking Teaching Assistants to play a crucial role in supporting students with complex needs. You will establish key relationships to aid engagement and skills development. The role offers excellent training, a pension scheme, and a community-focused working environment. Ideal candidates should be kind, adaptable, and eager to learn. Salary starts from £21,850 per annum. Free onsite parking and meals provided as part of the benefits.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Pension Scheme

Free onsite parking

Free lunch/meals

Health Cash Plan for Employees

Employee welcome bonus

Qualifications

• Keenness to learn and willingness to implement best practices in education.
• Understanding or experience in educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Establish key relationships with students to support engagement.
• Support motivation and skills development.

Skills

Kind

Caring

Adaptable

Reliable

Job description

Would you like to make a difference and work for a charity? Novalis Trust is a charity that supports children and adults with Neurodevelopmental Difficulties and other learning needs. William Morris School is trauma informed, attachment focused, and relationship based supporting young people who in some cases have experienced childhood trauma and adversity and who as a result have complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Teaching Assistants have a crucial role in the school, through establishing key relationships with students, and through these relationships supporting engagement, motivation and skills development.

Benefits

• Excellent training opportunities
• Supportive team environment and all levels of experience welcome.
• From £21,850 per annum. Teaching Assistants with relevant experience will be placed at the appropriate level of the pay scale.
• Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.
• Pension Scheme
• Free onsite parking and free lunch/meals provided
• Entitled to apply for Blue Light discount card
• Health Cash Plan for Employees
• Employee welcome bonus where you could earn an additional £600 in the first year, with payments made between 6 weeks and 1 year (subject to the normal PAYE deductions)
• Positive community feel

Requirements

• A keenness to learn and a willingness to implement our model of approach and best practice models in education.
• Kind, caring, adaptable and reliable.
• An understanding or experience of Education settings.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of or an interest in phonics
• Experience of or a willingness to deliver structured support to individuals or small groups as directed by the SENCo

Novalis Trust is committed to Safeguarding. If shortlisted, you will receive a self-disclosure form to complete and return to us prior to interview. All applications will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Check for Regulated Activity.

How to apply

For further information please contact [e-mail]