Teaching Assistant

Kisimul Group Ltd.; Swinderby; On-site; GBP 19,303 - 22,185; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development and ongoing training

Full funded DBS checks

Blue Light card for discounts

Financial wellbeing app access

Unlimited GP appointments via Help@hand

Life Assurance

Job summary

Kisimul Group Ltd. is hiring a Teaching Assistant at their SEN School in Swinderby near Lincoln. This role involves supporting children with Special Educational Needs and contributing to their social and emotional development.

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant qualification and have a passion for helping children progress. Benefits include small class sizes, professional development opportunities, and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, preferably in a teaching assistant role.
• Ability to support children with Special Educational Needs.
• High expectations of students and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational support in a therapeutically informed way.
• Support children with their learning and emotional development.
• Contribute to the health and well-being of the children.

Skills

Passion for supporting children

Motivation by progression and development

Ability to remain calm in testing situations

Education

Teaching Assistant qualification or relevant experience

Job description

Teaching Assistant - Swinderby, near Lincoln

Salary: £19,303.31–£22,185, depending on experience and qualifications.

We are recruiting for Teaching Assistants to join our Education Team at our SEN Kisimul School Lincolnshire, in the village of Swinderby near Lincoln LN6. This role is working from 09:15am - 16:00pm Monday to Friday, with 13 weeks annual leave (65 days).

What we do

At Kisimul we are dedicated to helping people to find their unique gifts, helping to grow their abilities within a therapeutic community, moving towards a future that is meaningful. We put individual needs, values, aspirations, and outcomes at the centre of everything we do. We deliver safe, compassionate services built upon a culture of continuous improvement. Our services are outcome focused and quality driven.

What will you get

• Small class sizes
• A supportive team around you who will be ambitious for the school, the pupils and you
• Professional development and ongoing training
• A beautiful school and grounds to work within.
• Full funded DBS checks
• Blue Light card -which give you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend - Earn upto £500 through our refer a friend scheme
• WageStream - a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for those unforeseen expenses
• Help@hand - a well being app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
• Life Assurance

Role overview

• To provide support, learning and education in a therapeutically informed way to learners in school facilitating a positive lived experience enabling learners to become the very best version of themselves.
• Supporting children with Special Educational Needs with their learning activities and helping with their social and emotional development
• Helping with the care and support of the children
• Contributing to the health and well-being of the children

About You

What experience or qualifications do you need?

Ideally you will have a Teaching Assistant qualification or experience in working in a similar role, but more importantly you will have:

• A passion for supporting children
• Motivation by seeing the progression and development of others
• High expectations of our children, your colleagues and yourself
• A willingness to ‘go the extra mile’
• A sense of humour
• The ability to remain calm in testing situations and able to come back the next day and do it all again with a smile.

About Kisimul Group

Kisimul Group Ltd are a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global development delay and associated challenging behaviour.

Kisimul is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all.

All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.

Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.

Due to current UK Government guidelines, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Sponsorship is restricted to eligible colleagues who are already employed by the organisation. Please be aware that Children’s Homes positions are not eligible for sponsorship.