Specialist Teaching Assistant - (SEND, SEMH)

Teaching Vacancies; Corby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Corby is seeking motivated individuals to support the teaching staff and enhance the well-being of pupils across various stages. The role involves working closely with teachers to create a positive learning environment. Ideal candidates should show commitment to safeguarding and excellent organizational skills, contributing to a supportive educational atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in an educational setting.
• Ability to support behaviour and pupil well-being.
• Strong organisational and motivational skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with teaching staff to enable access to learning.
• Provide support for classes or small groups.
• Contribute to a high-quality educational experience.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

To work with the teaching staff to enable access to learning and quality education for pupils across the school within KS1/2/3/4/5 by supporting behaviour and pupil well‑being. The purpose of this role is to provide support for classes or small groups alongside a team of regular teachers. The successful candidate will be organised and motivated to provide a high quality experience for the children.

What the school offers its staff

We are a high‑performing, SEMH special school which was judged as Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in June 2023. We are not remotely complacent about this and are committed to ensuring that the quality of provision we offer to our students is consistently excellent. We believe that such sustained success is a team effort and every member of staff contributes to that level of excellence. We are a relatively small school, but we still have a distinctly ‘family’ atmosphere. Visitors to the School often comment on the friendly and supportive ethos.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media prohibition, from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.