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Previous experience of working with pupils and students with Autism is highly desirable!
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Hillingdon Manor School, Uxbridge
5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term time only hours!
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Hillingdon Manor School, part of Options Autism.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs. You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor experiences or supervising pupils as they explore further afield.
Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support. At Hillingdon Manor, we provide specialist education for 185 pupils, aged between 3.Located across two sites, our Secondary School supports around 125 students. The aim of the site is to provide enough support to unlock each pupil’s potential so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. Previous experience of working with pupils with Autism is highly desirable!
Why join Options Autism?
Life Assurance
~ Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
~“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
~100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
~ Critical illness cover
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
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