Teaching Assistant (12 Month Fixed Term)

Compass Community Limited; Halifax; Sur place; GBP 16 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training opportunities

Small class sizes

Career development

Sickness scheme

Therapeutic supervision

Wellbeing services

Résumé du poste

Compass Community School Willow Dean in Halifax is seeking Teaching Assistants to support children aged 6 to 17 with SEMH and SEND. The role involves flexible, trauma-informed support, collaborative work with therapists, and helping deliver the curriculum and therapy sessions.

Staff receive extensive training and participate in safeguarding, supervision, and wellbeing initiatives as part of a supportive, expanding national organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with SEMH and SEND is preferred.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviours with resilience and patience.
• Willingness to undergo Enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks.

Responsabilités

• Support teachers in the classroom and deliver sessions with small groups or 1:1.
• Manage classroom resources and assist with trips and visits.
• Support children who struggle socially, including during meals and supervision.
• Contribute to therapy sessions and reflect on periods of difficulty.
• Be part of decision making to improve academic and extracurricular opportunities.

Description du poste

Teaching Assistant (12 Month Fixed Term)

Compass Community School Willow Dean is an independent specialist school providing high-quality, therapeutic and child-centred education to boys and girls from 6 to 17 years of age In Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Our children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties.

The work we do is both varied and challenging and, as a trauma and attachment informed organisation, all staff are provided with extensive therapeutic training and support.

Our closely triangulated approach places the child at the centre of decision making, ensuring that education and therapy professionals, parents/carers, local authority teams and, most importantly, our students can work together to secure outstanding outcomes for all.

The Role

TAs at our school know that no two days are the same and that no two children are the same either. Our children require very special adults who can support children with complex and challenging behaviours.

They will know that our children require lots of attention, just the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach. They need to be resilient, persistent and solution focussed to meet the needs of our children and to do so they need to wear a lot of hats and be prepared to change them at a moment’s notice!

Our Teaching Assistants may be

• supporting teachers in the classroom
• working with children 1:1 or delivering sessions with small groups of students
• managing classroom resources
• taking children on trips and visits
• having their lunch with children who struggle socially
• managing heightened behaviours and keeping children safe
• playing board games
• celebrating success
• part of therapy sessions or reflecting on difficult periods

We want our TAs to be part of the decision making that drives our school, provides outcomes for children and advocates for every child. We welcome their input in developing both the academic curriculum and the opportunities in our extra-curricular offer – bringing their own interests and passions to the table.

Benefits and Rewards

• Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
• Small class sizes with specialist TA support
• The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams
• Enhanced occupational sickness scheme
• Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision
• Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers, money off eating-out and takeaways

Safeguarding

Compass Community Schools are highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services(previously the Criminal Records Bureau) and undergo due diligence checks on social media use.

All school-based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.

Compass is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.