Teaching Assistant

Woolmer Hill School; Bromley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site fitness suite

Staff Wellbeing Forum

Wellbeing Charter

Employee Assistance Programme

Induction and support programme

Partnerships with other schools

Friendly working environment

Job summary

Hayes School in Bromley is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support the inclusion and learning of students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability in line with policy and the Equalities Act 2010. The role works across the school under the SENCO/Assistant SENCO to support a range of SEND students and to model professionalism with colleagues, students and parents.

We offer many benefits and development opportunities, including a supportive induction, employee assistance, wellbeing

Qualifications

• Support the inclusion and learning of students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability.
• Work with SENCO/Assistant SENCO to implement support across the school.
• Demonstrate a professional approach with colleagues, students and parents/carers.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, monitoring and evaluating student progress.
• Support behaviour, routines and learning activities.
• Contribute to a safe and inclusive learning environment.

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to support the inclusion and learning of student(s) with Special Educational Needs and/or a Disability in line with Hayes policy and practice, and the Equalities Act 2010. The role will be to work across the school, as directed by the SENCO/Assistant SENCO, to support a range of students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability. You will need to demonstrate a professional approach in all aspects of work with colleagues, students and parents/carers and to be a role model to students, demonstrating a positive and problem-solving approach at all times. Special Educational Needs includes any combination of the following:

• Communication and interaction
• Cognition and learning
• Social, mental and emotional health
• Sensory and/or physical

Our school benefits from and actively contributes to a range of partnerships and we are the lead school for the Bromley Schools' Collegiate, a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider for primary and secondary teacher training. Hayes School is a high achieving, oversubscribed school, which provides excellent education for its students as well as exciting opportunities for professional and career development for staff. The school benefits from its proximity to central London and excellent transport links whilst bordering the beautiful Kent countryside. "Pupils enjoy school and achieve highly." (Ofsted) "The curriculum is especially well thought out." (Ofsted) "All who work in the school understand and share these values. This is the Hayes Way" (Ofsted)

We can offer:

• Motivated students with outstanding attitudes to learning
• Outstanding student behaviour
• Excellent facilities for staff, including an on-site fitness suite
• A Staff Wellbeing Forum and Wellbeing Charter with a focus on supporting staff wellbeing
• An excellent induction and support programme for new staff
• An employee Assistance Programme and flu vaccination
• Opportunities to work with other schools through established partnerships
• A friendly working environment
• Scale 2 (point 3-4) £25,732- £26,099 (Actual)

36.65 Hours over 39 Weeks (Term Time only)Working hours 8.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday