Overview
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall, BB4 6RX
Salary: £20,906.25 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the Role
To work as a Pupil Support Worker/Teaching Assistant, providing support to the teacher and the pupils within an assigned group. The post holder will work under direction from the Head Teacher or Senior Leadership Team to support pupils emotional, social and behavioural wellbeing and to contribute to agreed educational programmes.
Main Tasks
* To support pupils emotional, social and behavioural wellbeing.
* To assist teachers in developing and implementing individual educational programmes.
* To support individual and small groups of pupils across a broad and balanced curriculum.
* To work with individual and small groups of pupils on educational activities.
* To prepare materials and equipment.
* To occasionally transport pupils home after detentions and educational visits, etc.
Job Activities
* To work with individual and small groups of pupils in conjunction with the subject teacher.
* To record relevant educational, social and behavioural information within an agreed framework.
* To implement agreed individual educational/behavioural programmes.
* To promote the social and emotional development of pupils through positive approaches.
* To accompany class groups on external educational visits.
* To assist subject teachers in behavioural management within the school framework.
Qualifications
* Ideally Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths.
About The School
Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys aged 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs. The school focuses on nurturing academic and social progress and fostering confidence and an understanding of the wider community.
Why join Acorn Education
Acorn Education is part of Outcomes First Group, a leading independent provider of specialist education. We aim to deliver measurable outcomes for pupils and are committed to safeguarding and the welfare of pupils. All applicants may be subject to enhanced DBS checks and social media checks.
Benefits
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
* Wellbeing support including mental health services and physical health checks
* Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista) with a wide range of benefits, discounts, and schemes including:
o Health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
o Discount options in the UK and abroad
o Cycle to Work schemes
o Electric Car Purchase Scheme
o Critical illness cover
o Family Growth Support (enhanced maternity/paternity leave and fertility treatment support)
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Note on 4DWW
4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial is in place at some sites, offering one day less per week while continuing full-time pay. 4DWW is subject to probation and is not a contractual benefit.
Outcomes First Group is committed to fair, thorough recruitment in line with safeguarding requirements. All stages are subject to safeguarding checks and statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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