Teaching Assistant - CCN base - The Thomas Hardye School

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative opportunity awaits as a Teaching Assistant at a forward-thinking educational institution. In this role, you'll engage and motivate students facing learning challenges, particularly those with special educational needs such as autism. You'll support both the teacher and the students, helping them to access the curriculum and overcome behavioral challenges. Join a friendly and supportive environment that values your contributions and offers career progression within a Multi Academy Trust. This position promises a rewarding experience as you make a real difference in the lives of young learners.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

On-site nursery

Discounted local gym membership

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
• Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support students with special educational needs in the classroom.
• Aid the teacher in delivering the curriculum.

Skills

Engaging students

Building relationships

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Level 2 qualification in English

Level 2 qualification in Maths

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an innovative Teaching Assistant to support students in school. You will be skilled at engaging and motivating students who find learning and communicating a challenge, in the classroom as well as during intervention groups.

Our CCN base is a provision which supports 9 students, who are fully integrated in to our mainstream school alongside their peers. These students are offered additional resources, intervention and at times different spaces to work as needed, in order to help them succeed in school.

As a CCN base teaching assistant, you will be supporting students with special educational needs, specifically autism and associated difficulties. Aiding the teacher to deliver the curriculum, you will help children and young people to understand and access activities and overcome challenging behaviour both in the main classroom and in the base.

We Require Someone

• Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
• Good at building relationships with young people and other adults.
• Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C/4 or above at GCSE) in English and Maths.
• Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
• Adaptable, flexible, proactive and relentlessly optimistic.
  
  

We Can Offer

• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge, working as part of a Multi Academy Trust, with internal opportunities for career progression.
• A generous pension scheme, on-site nursery, and discounted local gym membership.
  
  

If you have any queries about the post please contact: Claire Noble, Assistant Headteacher, by calling the school number.

Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Mrs Anita Pullen, Headteacher’s PA ([e-mail]) by the deadline, Monday 2nd June.

You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.