Teaching Assistants - Chiltern Wood School

Buckinghamshire Council; Downley, High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Chiltern Wood School in Downley is seeking Teaching Assistants to join a specialist team supporting students aged 4 to 19 with diverse needs across three sites. Full time and part time roles are available; training will be provided and experience with play-based approaches is helpful.

You will work under experienced staff to contribute to communication, social and emotional development, with safeguarding and online safety training provided. Interviews are ongoing throughout this term.

Job description

Teaching Assistants - Chiltern Wood School

Location: Downley/Cressex

Hours: Full time and part time

Interviews: ongoing throughout this term

About us

Chiltern Wood School is a Special School currently supporting over 200 students ranging from ages 4 to 19 years, located across three sites in Cressex, Downley and Studley Green. We cater for a broad selection of needs including: language and communication needs, complex autism spectrum conditions, profound physical and cognitive disabilities and sensory processing needs.

We offer the opportunity to become part of a team of caring professionals, contributing purposefully to meeting the special educational needs of children in the High Wycombe area. You will be well supported by welcoming and knowledgeable staff within a well-run, hard-working school which holds as its core value the wellbeing of its pupils, parents and staff.

We pride ourselves on building positive relationships with our pupils, their families and supporting professionals to enable communication, physical, social and emotional development for each individual.

If you are interested in learning how to contribute purposefully to the educational and social development of children and young people and you feel you have the qualities to successfully attend to their welfare and emotional needs, we want to hear from you!

About you

Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided, however experience of a play-based approach would be beneficial.

Training opportunities may include:

• Using a communication book / device
• Low arousal approach
• Behaviour and de-escalation
• Occupational therapy basics including sensory regulation
• Child protection
• Online safety and GDPR
• Administering medication
• Introduction to dysphagia

Other information

Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full vetting checks, including a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level.

Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full vetting checks, including a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level, online searches and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
• For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
• It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.