Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Salary/Rate: £11.69 - £12.35 per hour (Dependent upon experience)

Monday – Friday 37.5 hours, Term time only (39 weeks). Permanent role.

Based at Woodview Ingfield Manor School, Billingshurst, RH14 9AX

We are offering you the opportunity to be part of an exciting new and growing provision, Woodview at Ingfield Manor School. Woodview is for secondary aged students with special educational needs including speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and autistic spectrum conditions (ASC)

Based in its our own idyllic grounds, Ingfield Manor School offers extensive specialist facilities with the aim to provide an exceptional learning environment, helping children and young people fulfil their potential. Facilities include woodland and outdoor classroom space, high specification sensory room and swimming pool.

At Ingfield Manor School, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a healthy, active, and fulfilling life, regardless of their background or disability. The aim of our services is to provide a safe and stimulating environment that enables children and young people to flourish and grow.

Responsibilities

• To support the class teacher in order to ensure the delivery of a high-quality education for all students.
• To provide relevant and appropriate support to students, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum as independently as possible.
• To support the class teacher in organising the classroom, its resources, student groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation appropriate for students with ASC/SCLN/Complex Needs
• Work with and manage sensory needs, enabling learners with a ‘sensory diet’ and / or to adopt self-regulatory strategies as appropriate and advised by the professional team.
• Assist some learners in developing or refining their ‘independence’ skills, which may be inclusive of assisting with personal care elements.

Benefits

- FREE Online 24/7 GP Service for you and your family 

- Wagestream – where any day can be a payday 

- Refer-a-Friend Scheme - Instantly earn points and cash rewards 

- Sovereign Health Care Plan  

- Canada Life, Group Life Assurance  

- Blue Light Card  

- Blink, our internal communications app  

- Pension scheme  

- Free DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) 

What makes Salutem Different? 

• At Salutem Care and Education, we recognise the value and wisdom that come from all stages of life. Join our team to be a part of a community that truly appreciates the richness of age diversity. 
• We are a Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplace - We celebrate our recent recognition as a top 100 Inspiring Workplace Globally with special recognition for our efforts in communication and employee experience. 
• We have a trauma-based approach to working – We are working in partnership with multi-award-winning Innovating Minds, setting a precedent as the first residential children’s home service to take progressive steps to deliver trauma-informed care.  
• Our Competency Framework – You’ll have a transparent path to progress through our career pathways and pay bandings. This means you'll always know exactly what skills and achievements are needed to advance in your career. 
• We have developed a core and cluster model - We specialise in supporting children and young people who have emotional and behavioural needs, autistic spectrum condition, and physical / learning disabilities with access to education opportunities being at the core of our work.  

Ingfield Manor School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Salutem Care and Education have services across England and Wales supporting adults and children in residential and educational environments.