Overview
Teaching Assistant – Cambian New Elizabethan School
Salary £22,478.40
40 hours per week, 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday
Full time, term time only, permanent contract
Cambian New Elizabethan School is a day school for 45 students aged 7 – 19 that offers opportunities for boys and girls with a diagnosis of communication difficulties, autism spectrum conditions, complex needs and challenging behaviour. Set in large private grounds amid a campus of historic buildings in rural Hartlebury, Worcestershire, the school provides a supportive learning environment where pupils receive specialist education and therapeutic approaches.
Pupils are taught in small class groups, with some requiring a 1:1 staff to pupil ratio.
Responsibilities
* Support students to learn and make progress in lessons
* Assist the teacher/tutor in the preparation of work
* Support students during school-based and community-based learning
* Ensure students make progress in formal learning situations as well as with self-help skills, life skills and social understanding
We provide an induction and ongoing training and there are opportunities to develop your career.
Candidate Profile
Experience is not essential; we will provide all training and support. If you have a Teaching Assistant qualification and experience of relevant classroom support work your starting salary could be higher.
* A teaching assistant qualification (desirable but not essential)
* Knowledge of autism and/or Special Educational Needs
* Well-developed organisation and communication skills
* Ability to work flexibly in relation to tasks undertaken
* Ability to be a good team player
Qualifications
* No criminal record including convictions, cautions, reprimands, bindings over or warnings relevant to the safety and welfare of students or staff
* Clean, current car driving license (where minibus driving required)
Experience
* Experience of working effectively as part of a team
* Experience of successful relevant learning support work is preferable but not essential
* Experience of relating positively to children/young people
We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer and are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding process, and the search will be conducted by someone not on the appointment panel to avoid unconscious bias. Information will be shared only if relevant and of concern.
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