Teaching Assistant

Blackstone Recruitment Limited; Meldreth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£1000 welcome bonus

Job summary

Blackstone Recruitment Limited is seeking a SEN Teaching Assistant in Meldreth. The role is full time (40 hours/week, Mon-Fri) and term-time only, in an independent specialist day school for ages 6–19 with MLD/SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders.

Salary £22,996–£25,068 plus £1,000 welcome bonus, reflecting experience and qualifications. You will support learning across activities and environments, work as part of a NAS-accredited team, and contribute to creating better outcomes and

Qualifications

• Willing to work towards formal qualifications; funded by employer.
• Passionate and compassionate about children with additional needs.
• Ambitious and determined to overcome barriers to learning.
• Outdoor and community learning enthusiasm.
• Vision to see potential, not disability.
• Committed to safeguarding values and procedures.
• Proactive, not reactive; capable of teamwork and confidential collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills for diverse learner needs.

Responsibilities

• Be crucial in supporting students with learning, development and progress across the curriculum in classrooms, local environments and community settings.
• Help students with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve educational and personal goals.
• Support an environment that promotes equality, diversity and respect for all learners.
• Place emphasis on support and empowerment of young people.
• Develop understanding of Special Education issues in line with school values.
• Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role.
• Role may involve participation in physical intervention and personal care routines.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Supportive approach

Patient and compassionate

Proactive

Creativity

Safeguarding

Independent work when needed

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border

Salary: £22,996 to £25,068 (Actual annual salary, dependent on experience and qualifications) plus £1000 welcome bonus

Hours: Full time - 40 hrs per week, Mon - Fri. Term time only

We are an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.

Due to the continued increase in our student role and expansion of the school provision we are currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our NAS accredited specialist team to create better outcomes and life chances for our students in their preparation for adult life.

Role responsibilities:

• Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community
• Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals
• Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect
• Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people
• Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of Aurora and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role
• Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role
• The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Willing and able to work towards getting formal qualifications, attend training and to take responsibility for your own development - All fully funded by us
• Passionate and show compassion for children and young people with additional needs
• Ambitious and determined to overcome barriers to learning
• A lover of the outdoor and community learning
• Capable of having a vision to see potential rather than disability
• Committed fully to our safeguarding values and procedures
• Proactive, rather than reactive
• Creative thinkers with solution focus
• Able to work supportively as a team member and confidentially when working independently, within a range of settings
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in relation to our students communication needs
• Able to understand and deliver effective education and support in line with identified needs