School Support Assistant
Alfriston School
Buckinghamshire
- £23,297 - £26,961 pro rata
- New
- Salary:
- Actual Salary £9,856 - £11,406 Per Annum - Depending on Experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as available
- Apply by:
- 4 September 2024
Job overview
Role: School Support Assistant
Hours: 22 Hours Per Week (Tuesday, Thursday 8.30-4.30pm & Friday 8.30-4.00pm)
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: As soon as available
Alfriston School is a Special School for pupils with MLD aged 11-19 years based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Our creative, individualised approach to learning is centred around wellbeing and skills for independence. We work hard to ensure our pupils are well prepared in their pathways for when they leave us to achieve their goals and succeed.
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic School Support Assistant to work with our pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties across various subjects within our school. You will be motivated, patient and passionate about children having a positive experience in education. Previous experience working with children as a Teaching Assistant / Support Assistant is not essential, but would be advantageous as would experience supporting children or adults with SEN.
If you are eager to learn and have a passion for helping children, we want to hear from you.
There is also an opportunity to work an evening shift in boarding if you would like to on a Monday or Wednesday as a Residential Childcare Officer, but there is no obligation to as part of this role. The opportunity will involve leading an activity with another member of staff on or offsite for the boarders. Please ask for more details with regards to this role.
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About Alfriston School
- Alfriston School
- Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield
- Buckinghamshire
- HP9 2TS
- United Kingdom
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties based in Beaconsfield. We currently have 156 girls on roll, pupils attend from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We are also a residential school and have provision for 20 pupils to board with us on a weekly basis. All our pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support.
Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities. We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
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