SEN Teaching Assistant
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
Camden
- New
- Salary:
- NJC Scale 4, spinal point 7 10 (pro-rated salary £24,805 - £25,951 per annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 October 2024
Job overview
SEN Teaching Assistant
Salary NJC Scale 4, spinal point 7 10 (pro-rated salary £24,805 - £25,951 per annum)
34 hours per week (08:30am to 15:45pm), 39 weeks per year term time only.
Swiss Cottage School, Development and Research Centre is a special needs school in the London Borough of Camden. We have 260 pupils aged 2 to 19 who are identified with complex needs. Our school provision is focused on recognising the potential of each individual pupil. We are committed to providing an outstanding standard of education through meaningful research which informs our teaching and learning approaches. Our school is focused on positive relationships, and embraces a multi-agency provision which places the pupil and their family at the core of everything we aim to do. Positive attitude and effective communication which enables teamwork is fundamental. We can offer you a school community which is committed to research, innovation, professional development, and supportive of pathways into the teaching profession.
Teaching Assistants are fundamental to the holistic progress our pupils achieve. We require experience and confidence in supporting learners with complex communication needs, who may be pre-verbal or non-verbal. Experience with complex needs in Early Years, Primary, and/or Secondary Special Needs Provisions will be valuable to support our philosophies towards learning.
Essential Requirements:
- Knowledge and understanding of special educational needs through experience in the classroom.
- Knowledge and understanding of special educational needs through completion of relevant courses and training, demonstrating a commitment to continued professional development and learning (CPDL).
- Positive attitude and positive behaviour management philosophies
Desirable:
- Experience with research related to special educational needs
For an application pack please visit our website https://swisscottage.camden.sch.uk/job-vacancies.
Please send your completed application form to recruitment@swisscottage.camden.sch.uk we do not accept CVs. If you have applied previously (in the last six months) please do not reapply as you will not be shortlisted.
If you have any questions regarding this post then please contact Human Resources via email at recruitment@swisscottage.camden.sch.uk or call 0207 681 8080.
Closing Date: Tuesday 8th October 2024 12 midday
Shortlisting: Wednesday 9th October 2024
Interview Dates Week commencing 14th October 2024
Swiss Cottage School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions will be subject to five years of satisfactory references and DBS checks. Please note that we are unable to accept applications from those aged under 18 years.
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About Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
- 80 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage
- London
- NW8 6HX
- United Kingdom
Swiss Cottage School is an outstanding school in the London Borough of Camden, accommodating children aged 2-19 with complex learning difficulties, emotional, behavioural and communication difficulties and those with Autistic Spectrum Continuum(ASC).
Swiss Cottage School is committed to providing all our learners with high quality learning opportunities which also help to develop a sense of confidence and high aspiration. We use a mentoring-coaching approach to learning which encourages our learners to take an active role and responsibility in their learning journey.
Our new state of the art building offers world class facilities which support our learners’ development.
We are also a Teaching School, leading an alliance of schools and other partners to develop quality of teaching and learning and pupil progress across a number of schools in the borough and beyond.
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