Teaching Assistant

Are you a good communicator with a positive approach who is able to demonstrate a problem-solving attitude when supporting students with SEND? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and adaptable Teaching Assistant to join our friendly Learning Support Department, who is fully committed to supporting our SEND students and enable them to support them to embrace the wide social and academic curriculum offered across our setting.

We are a school which has a strong tradition in producing confident, articulate, intelligent and adaptable young people and we strive to raise standards even further in the future by being ambitious for every child. 

Ideally applicants will have:

·        a flexible attitude and approach when supporting students

·        enthusiasm and good communication skills

·        a positive mindset with the ability to inspire with a a forward thinking problem solving approach at all times

·        a good sense of humour

·        good and effective ICT skills to support assistive technology in the classroom

·        be committed to their professional development

·        ideally a recognised qualification and/or experience of working with students who have a broad spectrum of learning difficulties particularly ASD

·        a minimum of GCSE grade C or equivalent pass in Maths and English

The Learning Support Department comprises of a large team of dedicated staff who work with students with a wide range of special educational needs. The school has a designated specialist provision, The Sunil Centre, for children on the autistic spectrum so would welcome any experience in this area but it is not essential as training will be provided. 

We can offer:

• supportive senior management and departmental leadership
• a positive and friendly community with supportive colleagues
• full induction and training for new staff
• opportunities for continued personal development (CPD), with specialised training opportunities
• a pleasant modern working environment
• opportunities for additionally paid duties during the school day
• employee assistance programme to support general wellbeing
• free access to on-site fitness facilities 
• free onsite car parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all our staff.

We particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds as they are currently under-represented on our staff body.

We recognise the vital contribution that members of a diverse team make to our students’/pupils’ learning. The range of cultural experiences, differing viewpoints and role models this brings is essential in our Trust and we recognise the gap that would be left in our team offering without these.

Closing Date: Friday 19th July 2024 at midday  

Interviews: w/c Monday 2nd September or Monday 9th September 2024