Teaching Assistant – (No Experience) Location: Cranborne, Dorset Annual Salary: £22,102.72- £24,103.93 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus* Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only Teaching Personnel have an exciting opportunity to work with an SEN school based in Cranborne. The Specialist academic and therapeutic provision in a peaceful, rural setting, for young people aged 11-16 with additional social, emotional and mental health needs. Key duties: Establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School. Promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. Contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being. Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary Successful candidates qualities: Whilst previous experience isn’t essential; the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with our young people is. A GCSE (or equivalent qualification) pass in Maths and English ( Essential ) Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.