Teaching Assistant
Bardwell School
Bicester
- £18,454.32 - £19,995.73 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Grade 6
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2024
Job overview
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and young people with special needs?
Barwell School is a thriving and vibrant community. The role of the Teaching Assistant involves setting appropriate boundaries for children, supporting with their education and care and liaising with families to get the best possible outcomes.
About the role:
The role of the Teaching Assistant involves setting appropriate boundaries for children, supporting with their education and care and liaising with families to get the best possible outcomes.
If you share our passion for making a real difference to the lives of children and young people with special needs, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.
About the Bardwell School:
Bardwell School is a community special school for children aged 2 – 19 years with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties. The school has 105 pupils on roll, following recent expansion of the school buildings.
Bardwell School is a member of The Gallery Trust, an expanding Special Needs Multi Academy Trust, which is dedicated to improving outcomes for SEND learners in Oxfordshire. The Trust has a national reputation for excellence and is influential in the development of SEND strategy in the county. With six academies currently in the Trust, our aim is to build a community of eight to ten special schools over the next five years.
The Trust can offer you:
- the opportunity to work with skilled, hardworking, and empowered colleagues, and with our fantastic students
- a comprehensive and thorough induction programme
- tailored and appropriate continuing professional development, designed to support your needs and aspirations
- professional business and school improvement support and resources
- the opportunity to working collaboratively with staff throughout the organisation
About you:
The successful applicant will have the attributes to work across the whole school, including supporting children with complex health and medical needs and students who may demonstrate physically challenging behaviour.
You will have, or be willing to quickly develop, a good understanding of our school curriculum, how to create a climate for success and how to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities to learn and develop. You will also demonstrate a resilient and instinctive approach in meeting our pupils’ needs.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please submit an application form via email to jobs@bardwell.oxon.sch.uk or by post.
The deadline for applications is 1st December 2024 at 5:00pm.
The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.
Attached documents
About Bardwell School
- Bardwell School
- Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester
- Oxfordshire
- OX26 4RZ
- United Kingdom
Bardwell School is a community special school for children aged 2 – 19 years with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties. The school has 105 pupils on roll, following recent expansion of the school buildings.
We are passionate about students at Bardwell having their abilities recognised and celebrated, whilst receiving an excellent education. The staff team is committed to very high standards in relation to every aspect of our pupils’ education.
Benefits of working at Bardwell School include:
Professional development opportunities
- Regular training and access to a range of internal and external professional development opportunities, tailored to your learning needs, your job role and your career aspirations.
- Opportunities for career progression, secondments and transfers within The Gallery Trust, the largest special school Academy Trust in Oxfordshire.
- Opportunities for collaborative working across the schools in The Trust, offering the chance to liaise with experienced colleagues, building knowledge and professional networks
- Develop your career in The Gallery Trust, an expanding and successful organisation which offers opportunities for progression, secondments and collaborative working with colleagues across our schools
Financial
- Competitive salaries for teaching and support staff based on School Teacher Pay and Conditions Document and the NJC Green Book
- Access to attractive pension plans (TPS and LGPS), linked to salary life assurance
- Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers
- Perkbox - discount and wellbeing platform membership
Wellbeing
- 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance
- Membership to My Healthy Advantage wellbeing app
- Excellent induction processes, and strong line management structures to promote your wellbeing at work
- A culture which is open to employee ideas and encourages open dialogue
- Complimentary tea and coffee
- Regular staff surveys and gathering of staff views to gain feedback on wellbeing and to drive improvements
- The opportunity to join colleagues for social events
- Family friendly policies, which promote your wellbeing
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Weekly opportunity to purchase from the Post 16 lunch bar (currently soup and scone)
- Tuck shop – run by Post 16 provision (The Lodge)
Facilities
- Free car parking and cycle storage
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