Teaching Assistant (SEN)

Wings School Notts in Newark are looking for a passionate and resilient full time SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday during school term time (38 weeks per year) and 1 week INSET.

This job will require you to assist the teacher in providing an exciting and engaging curriculum, as well as supporting a small number of students with additional needs to reach their full potential. You will be encouraging a positive and inclusive atmosphere within the classroom, which will positively influence the emotional, social and academic development of the children.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have a minimum of 3 months experience working in an education setting, working with students with Special Educational Needs – especially Autism (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia/dyspraxia
• Have the ability to tailor their skills to meet the needs of each individual child
• Be kind, caring and patient when dealing with children who require specialist support
• Be able to commute to Newark

Our School:

We are an independent therapeutic residential community and day school located in a small quiet village in Nottinghamshire. Our school is a beautiful historic building set in extensive grounds and our homes are purpose built and are decorated individually to reflect the residing children's tastes. We provide social care and education for children and young people aged 9 to 17 years. Children and young people who live with us and/or attend the school often have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs arising from early childhood trauma and attachment-related difficulties. The team at Wings School Notts also have vast experience in supporting children with specific learning needs such as; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, autism spectrum condition (ASC), dyslexia and dyspraxia. Wings School Notts has an onsite multi-disciplinary team of clinical and educational psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and a school nurse. The care provision at Wings Notts is made up of six purpose built homes all personalised by the children living within them. Each home has a lounge, dining room, fully equipped kitchen and a choice of shower or bathrooms. Courtyard and outside spaces provide a real focus for the homes and gives a community feel allowing for the children to have an additional space that they can care for and plant life they can tend to.

Key Benefits of working with us:

• Competitive rates of pay and generous annual leave entitlement
• Ongoing programme of training and CPD
• £500 refer a friend scheme
• Employee perks and discounts, long service and employee of the month awards and birthday treats

Kedleston Group Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. You will be expected to engage in annual safeguarding training, be familiar with key policies and ensure you know the steps to take should you be made aware of a safeguarding or child protection concern. You will remain vigilant and act swiftly if you have concerns about a child and be an appropriate role model for both children and colleagues at all times.

The successful candidate is required to provide references and will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS check. We will ask you to complete a criminal self-declaration form, and we will conduct online searches for information that is publicly available. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.