Teaching Assistant

Aspris; Frome; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount scheme

Induction

Blue Light Card

Flexible hours

No licence required

Staff lunch

Free parking

Career progression

Enhanced DBS

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Job summary

Aspris Children's Services in Frome is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join the Education team. The role supports across all key stages, assisting with children’s work and managing pupil behaviour while modelling positive conduct.

The ideal candidate is versatile, resilient and committed, with or without classroom experience, and a passion for working with young people with SEN. Training and safeguarding are emphasised throughout the role.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate may have previous experience supporting in a classroom setting.
• We welcome applications from candidates with no experience but who are passionate about working with young people with SEN.

Responsibilities

• Assist children with their work and support pupil behaviour.
• Establish good relationships with pupils and act as a role model.
• Respond to individual needs to enable progress across key stages.

Job description

North Hill House are recruiting for a Teaching assistant to join our Education team. 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.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Comprehensive induction
• Blue Light Card
• full-time and part-time options
• No driving licence required
• Free staff lunch
• Free parking if needed
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

Set in its own grounds close to Frome town centre, North Hill House is an independent specialist day school for children and young people aged 6 to 19 years with high functioning autistic spectrum disorders, including Asperger’s Syndrome and associated difficulties.

The school has been specifically designed to provide a strong focus for both UK and international students who need different levels of support to succeed, thus allowing young people with autistic spectrum disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome and associated difficulties to thrive effectively in an ever-demanding and complex society. Students have ambitions to live and work as self-reliant adults and we can help them to reach their goals with continued support, structure and guidance.

As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

The successful candidate may have previous experience supporting in a classroom setting, but we welcome applications from candidates who may have no experience but are passionate about working with young people with SEN.

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

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 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.

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