Teaching Assistant

Polden Bower School; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Polden Bower School in Bridgwater is seeking teaching assistants to support pupils with special educational needs. The role is 32.5 hours per week across 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET). Hours are Monday 08:45-16:45 and Tue-Fri 08:45-15:30.

Grade 14 & 15 dependent on experience, with a comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development. The school offers a warm, well-equipped environment including specialist facilities and a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Resilience, flexibility, empathy and creativity.
• An understanding of how children and young people with additional needs learn.
• Good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.
• Ability to build professional, positive and trusting relationships with children, young people and families.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with pupils, families and staff.
• Show resilience, flexibility, empathy and creativity in classroom support.
• Support pupils with additional needs and adapt approaches to individual learning styles.
• Maintain professional relationships with children, families and colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Resilience

Empathy

Creativity

Needs awareness

Literacy & numeracy

ICT skills

Relationship building

Job description

TEACHING ASSISTANTS required at Polden Bower Special school due to the continued growth of our school.

32.5 hours per week 39 Weeks per year. (Term time plus INSET days) Term time hours of work: Monday 08.45 am - 4.45 pm Tuesday - Friday 08.45 am to 3.30 pm.

Grade 14 & 15 Dependent on experience

Polden Bower is part of the Bower Learning Partnership and is a 160 place special school and has the specialist resources needed to meet the needs of our students. state-of-the-art facilities for all the children and young people, this includes a warm water pool for physiotherapy; a sports hall; a sensory room; and fully accessible classrooms with the latest teaching technology. Bower Learning Partnership is a Federation of 2 special schools; Polden Bower School in Bridgwater, Avalon School in Street. The partnership works closely with the Pupil Referral Units in Somerset as part of its leadership work. Being part of a partnership, provides opportunities for staff to gain wider professional learning opportunities.

We are looking for talented teaching assistants to join our growing team of staff. If you feel you have what it takes to work with us and feel passionate about meeting the needs of our student's, we would very much like to hear from you.

You will be expected to demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills
  

• Resilience, flexibility, empathy and creativity
  

• An understanding of how children and young people with additional needs learn
  

• Good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
  

• Have the ability to build professional, positive and trusting relationships with children, young people and families

In return the school will offer the successful candidate:

• Full induction programme and ongoing professional development
  

• Supportive staff team
  

• 'My staff shop' benefits which include Cycle to Work scheme
  

• Onsite subsidised café
  

• Provision of free tea/coffee for staff
  

• Wellbeing room and information on wellbeing approaches
  

• Access to Occupational Health Service

Enquiries and visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo Stamford, Assistant HR Manager, on 01278 496386.

Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.

Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines