Teaching Assistant

We are looking for a passionate teaching assistant.

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of children and young people with autism? There are few schools in the country where a teaching assistant’s ability to change lives is so evident.

The Cavendish School (TCS) is an Autism Specialist school, newly opened in September 2021 as part of Eastern Learning Alliance. The school has excellent facilities for academic progression with fully equipped Specialist rooms, which include a science laboratory as well as bespoke designed facilities, such as a sensory integration room to support the therapeutic needs of the pupils.

We are very excited to be providing a new local provision for children with autism who have the ability to achieve in line with their mainstream peers but need additional SEND support within their teaching staff and environment.

We are looking for high quality candidates to join our growing school.  This post will start November 2024

We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent in traditional academic subjects and beyond. A core part of our offer is as an International Baccalaureate candidate school delivering the Primary years programme. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place for life-long learners, where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

The Eastern Learning Alliance are a trust with an excellent track record in inclusion and special needs that has as its core vision the drive to ‘build a better world through education’. 

You will be:

∞     Eager to challenge yourself to deliver the excellent progress and development for our students

∞     Proactive in the development of relationships with parent and carers to involve them in the education and learning community of their children.

∞     Open minded, resilient and with a good sense of humour that you want to contribute to a close-knit team.

∞     Compassionate, considerate, and hardworking.

We offer you:

∞    A minimum of 20% non-contact time (equivalent to one day)

∞    A vibrant and supportive community of staff and parents.

∞    Support from a wide therapeutic team and close working relationships with our colleagues in health.

∞    A Well-being directory for all staff offering financial supports and to improve well-being and work-life balance.

∞    Free school meals are provided for dining with our pupils.

∞    A 50% discount to our trust sports centre membership

∞    A brand new and autism-friendly innovative learning environment

∞    A forward looking, evidence informed, CPD programme with Trust wide CPD which includes reduced contact time and collaborative time for teachers (every Friday afternoon).

∞    Being part of a forward thinking, supportive and collaborative trust.

∞    Opportunities for sponsorship on university or professional qualifications.

∞    An additional bookable holiday “Eastern Family Day” for you to take when you require

∞    A modern flexible working school, with the opportunities for home working and reduced hours.