Supply Teaching Assistant

Applefields School are seeking to recruit multiple Teaching Assistant Level 2 based at Applefields School's mainsite (Bad Bargain Lane) as part of a Supply Bank. We are keen to support applicants who may be looking for reduced or flexible hours rather than a full 5-day week.

These posts provide general classroom support to students across all provisions in our school, including those with moderate, severe and SEMH needs, children with additional needs on the Autistic spectrum, challenging behaviours, complex medical needs, and PMLD; recognising children as individuals as described in the SEND Code of Practice 2014.

The successful candidates will work as members of the school team supporting our students’ access to the curriculum and the development of their communication, personal, and social independence skills. They will not be placed in a single class, instead moving around the school to support where needed on an ad-hoc baises.

We welcome applications from individuals from a variety of backgrounds, we recognise that many people will have transferable skills from other sectors that may well be appropriate to our school.

The ideal candidate will:

•  Be a child-centred professional who has successful experience working with children with a wide range of special educational needs or have a willingness to be trained.
• Be committed to helping our students achieve the very best and become as independent as possible.
• Be able to provide effective support for the development of the students' communication.
• Be able to develop strong relationships to support the development of the students’ personal and social independence skills.
• Support students with their personal care and welfare needs.
• Be confident in supporting children with behaviours that challenge.
• Be confident in supporting and intervening in potentially physically demanding situations.
• Be a strong advocate of inclusion.
• Be confident to accept responsibility and work independently, able to demonstrate initiative and have a flexible attitude to the challenging demands of working with children and young people with additional and complex needs.
• Be able to work collaboratively.
• Be a reflective practitioner who aligns their values with the needs of the school.
• Be committed to continued professional development via self-directed training and leadership-led feedback.

In return, you will receive :-

• Excellent continuing professional development,
• Bespoke training to meet the needs of our pupils, including Moving and Handling, NAPPI (uk), and NHS-supported training courses.
• The support of committed, enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues
• A supportive and challenging environment
• Pupils who are eager to learn and are a credit to the school
• A host of staff benefits, including discounts and health & wellbeing advice/support.
• Access to internal vacancies for further posts.