Teaching Assistants – Level 1 and Level 2

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support (including counsell)

Private healthcare top-up option

Pension scheme

Career pathways and CPD

Cycle to Work Scheme

Induction package

Discounts with high street retailers

Flexible working policies

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking Teaching Assistants for Kelford School, part-time (30 hours/week) during term time. You will support teachers, work with individuals and small groups, prepare materials and help plan lessons within a school that serves children with severe and complex needs.

Enhanced DBS and barred list checks apply. The role involves supporting pupils with autism, attachment difficulties and developmental trauma, with opportunities to contribute to the school’s

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check
• Barred list check
• Pre-employment safer recruitment checks
• Flexible and resilient
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking

Responsibilities

• Follow the direction of the teacher in lessons
• Work with individual pupils and small groups
• Prepare classrooms and materials
• Build positive relationships with pupils to support interaction and learning
• Offer essential support to teachers
• Help plan and deliver lessons
• Support the school's therapeutic approach to help pupils achieve successful outcomes

Job description

Teaching Assistant posts at Kelford School, a special school for children with severe and complex needs in Nexus Multi Academy Trust, with satellite provisions. The work involves supporting teachers, working with individuals and small groups, preparing materials and helping to plan lessons. Pupils have needs from autism to attachment difficulties and developmental trauma, and the post is 30 hours a week, term time only. An enhanced DBS and barred list check apply, and CVs are not accepted without a full application form.

What the job involves

• Follow the direction of the teacher in lessons
• Work with individual pupils and small groups
• Prepare classrooms and materials
• Build positive relationships with pupils to support interaction and learning
• Offer essential support to teachers
• Help plan and deliver lessons
• Support the school's therapeutic approach to help pupils achieve successful outcomes

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Barred list check
• Pre-employment safer recruitment checks

Other

• Shares the school's values and actively pursues their delivery
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking
• Flexible and resilient

Nice to have

• Passion for working with complex young people, including those with autism, attachment difficulties or developmental trauma
• Keenness to help develop the school's therapeutic approach

What’s offered

• Free wellbeing support including counselling and legal advice, with an option to top up to private healthcare
• Auto enrolment into Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Career pathways, CPD, training and coaching
• Annual leave rising with length of service, plus bank holidays
• Flexible working policies
• Discounts with high street retailers, restaurants and activities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Induction package