Teaching Assistant

Aspris; Ashover CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward and discount scheme

Comprehensive induction

Ongoing training and career progressio

Pension scheme

Enhanced DBS paid for

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Eastwood Grange School is recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team in Ashover. You will work alongside the class teacher, assisting pupils with work and supporting behaviour while modelling positive behaviour.

The role requires resilience, good communication and the ability to adapt across key stages. We offer training and progression, plus a supportive, collaborative environment at Aspris Children’s Services.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting in a classroom setting.
• Ability to support across all key stages and adapt teaching strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support class teachers by assisting pupils with tasks and activities.
• Promote positive behaviour and a safe learning environment.
• Build strong relationships with pupils and respond to individual needs.

Skills

Classroom support

Student behaviour management

Communication

Resilience

Job description

There is no better time to start a career within our Education team than now!

Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?

About

Eastwood Grange School is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team now! We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Teaching Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.

Benefits

• exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• comprehensive induction
• commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• pension scheme
• paid for enhanced DBS
• wellbeing support
• cycle to work scheme

Located in the village of Ashover in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District. We are an independent school providing specialist education and care services, registered to take up to 60 children and young people aged 5-19 years with a range of needs. These include social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, complex needs such as attachment disorders, trauma or anxiety, a high functioning autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), pathological demand avoidance (PDA) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Training and Development

At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!

Work Hours

We are able to offer both full time and part time for this role.

Characteristics

The successful candidate will have previous experience supporting in a classroom setting, along with the following characteristics:

• Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
• Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
• Organisation – Strong organisational skills are important to support the class teacher and young people with educational activities.
• Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
• Attentive – No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important.

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.