Part Time - I day a week - Teaching Assistant/Key Worker in our North West London Locations
Southover Partnership School - Kingsbury
Kingsbury, Southgate and Edgware
- £14,500 - £16,000 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- This annual salary will be pro rated to 1 day a week.
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 12 September 2024
Job overview
If you have natural enthusiasm for working with young people and are committed to working to improve their life chances, then Southover Partnership would like you to join our welcoming and passionate team.
We are an Independent Special Needs day school for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties, Autistic Spectrum disorder and other complex needs. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and are placed by a wide range of local authorities. Typically, the pupils placed at our school have had significantly disrupted educational journey's. Southover provides an education for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students.
Our work at Southover is underpinned by the principles of Attachment Theory. We follow a small school model because we believe it delivers the best outcomes for our students. This means each school community gets to deeply know and understand its students and gives them the opportunity to be more directly involved in their own education.
This is an exciting opportunity in an good school for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed person, who will continue to maintain the School high standards by providing abundant opportunities for all students to achieve.
Job Purpose:
To support the academic and behavioural needs of the students at Southover Partnership to enable them to develop personal, social and academic skills. To assist the staff team at Southover Partnership in enabling a calm and purposeful environment for education.
We are looking for:
- An all-round individual, who is able to inspire and motivate students
- Has a proven track record of high standards with pupils with challenging/complex behaviour within a SEHM or similar setting
- Has excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Has an interest in, and understanding of, the factors, which affect behaviour
- Is both flexible, a good team player and has a good sense of humour
- A positive attitude to hard work and challenging situations
We can offer you:
- A welcoming and positive working environment where the wellbeing of both students and staff is a high priority
- Students with whom you can make exceptional progress
- The opportunity to be part of a hard-working, supportive, solution focused team of professionals
- A highly rewarding job where you can make a difference to young people’s lives
This role may suit those looking to work a shorter day as our work day is 9am-3pm.
Please note that we can only accept our standard application form and not CV’s.
Informal discussions are welcomed by contacting the School Office on 0208 446 0300.
The Southover Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks. All adults employed by the school have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Southover Partnership welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this position.
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date.
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About Southover Partnership School - Kingsbury
- Southover Partnership School - Kingsbury
- 288 Kingsbury Road, Roe Green Park, Kingsbury
- London
- NW9 9HA
- United Kingdom
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