Specialist Teaching Assistant

The Children's Trust; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Staff shuttle service

On-site nursery

Free eye tests

NHS/pensions or equivalent staff福利

Job summary

The Children's Trust in Tadworth is seeking a Specialist Teaching Assistant to provide high-quality support for children with complex needs at our national specialist centre. The role focuses on an integrated approach to education, health and care, under the guidance of assigned teachers, to help pupils access learning and achieve progress.

We offer a competitive salary and a range of benefits, with a 52-week working pattern to support school operations year-round, and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Patient and caring.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Reliable and organised.
• Comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Committed to supporting pupil progress and wellbeing.
• Willing to learn and undertake ongoing training.

Responsibilities

• Support an integrated and holistic approach to education, health, and care.
• Work under the direct supervision of an allocated teacher.
• Support access to learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils in learning opportunities.
• Provide a high standard of direct care, including personal care.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Teaching Assistant to join our School Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide high-quality support for children with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex therapeutic, medical and health needs, placing their quality of life at the centre of what we do. Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below.

• Support an integrated and holistic approach to education, health, and care.
• Work under the direct supervision of an allocated teacher
• Support access to learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils in learning opportunities.
• Provide a high standard of direct care, including personal care.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Patient and caring.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Reliable and organised.
• Comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Committed to supporting pupil progress and wellbeing.
• Willing to learn and undertake ongoing training.

The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

£29,560 - £31,284 per year depending on experience and pro rata for part time hours, Competitive salary.

• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Structured training and development opportunities.
• Supportive multidisciplinary teams.
• Career progression through enhanced clinical competencies and specialist training.
• A rewarding environment focused on improving outcomes for children and young people.

Please note this position follows a 52-week working pattern, supporting the school's operations throughout the year rather than term-time only.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, Car Scheme (subject to eligibility), subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher's pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Terms and Conditions: As a charity organisation independent of the NHS, we do not follow Agenda for Change terms and conditions. Consequently, we are unable to take into account NHS incremental dates or continuous service for salary, annual leave, or related entitlements such as absence pay at the point of recruitment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders: Many roles at The Children's Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children's Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.