Teaching Assistant

Aspris; The Narth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward scheme

Flexible hours

Induction

Blue Light Card

Training

DBS paid

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Job summary

Aspris is recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team. You will work with male students, providing tailored support to help them thrive academically and socially, in both classroom and extracurricular activities.

You will help build positive relationships, encourage confidence and promote a love of learning through practical, boy-friendly experiences, aligned to the Curriculum for Wales. Training and safeguarding screening are required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learners with ASD/ADHD in a school setting.
• Ability to build positive relationships with male students.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the classroom to support engagement and progress.
• Facilitate activities outside lessons aligned to boys' interests.
• Help build confidence and love of learning through practical experiences.
• Support safeguarding and promote welfare.

Job description

Talocher School are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work closely with some of our male students, providing tailored support to help them thrive both academically and socially. This role involves assisting in the classroom to ensure engagement and progress, as well as facilitating activities outside of lessons that appeal to boys’ interests and strengths. You will play a key part in building positive relationships, encouraging confidence, and promoting a love of learning through practical, active, and boy-friendly experiences.

If you are passionate about helping boys succeed and enjoy creating opportunities for them to develop skills beyond the classroom, we would love to hear from you.

Our Benefits Include

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Flexible start and end times
• Comprehensive induction
• Blue Light Card
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

Talocher School offers a broad and balanced curriculum, aligned to the Curriculum for Wales (CfW). Building trust, individual resilience, emotional regulation and communication skills is central to our ethos. We provide a caring and supportive learning environment for learners with ASD, ADHD and other associated Additional learning Needs (ALN).

Talocher School has on onsite therapeutic Forest School provision, as well as Art and creative play therapy. We also have access to offsite vocational provisions which include, hair and beauty, construction and small animal care.

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

• Please note that all candidates must already have the right to work in the UK. All applicants will require a full UK driving licence.
• Interviews may take place prior to the closing date if there are a high number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

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. 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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