Overview and Responsibilities
SEN Teaching Assistant (12m FTC) – Aurora Keyes Barn SchoolLocation: Salwick, Nr Preston (Lancashire)Salary: £22,996 to £25,068 (Actual annual salary, dependent on experience and qualifications)Hourly Rate: £12.87 to £14.03 p/hrHours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only Contract: full-time, 12-month fixed term contract
The Aurora Keyes Barn School is a 'Good' rated specialist provider of education and care, supporting boys aged with additional special educational needs such as Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorders as well as Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties.
We're currently looking for an experienced SEN Primary Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team on a fixed term basis.
The Role / Key duties:
As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
You will be expected to 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, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
You will support the class teacher and 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.
Some of the children at our setting, are transported by our teaching assistants in a company vehicle, and therefore you may be required to transport children to and from school.
We love to take our learning outside from topic trips, forest school, sports and swimming lessons, therefore, at times you will be required to support learning offsite within our local area.
Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required. Please see our full job description below:
Job Description - Teaching Assistant
Skills and Qualifications
Essential:
* Enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK
* GCSE Maths and English level 2/C or above qualification
* Full UK driving licence
* Safeguarding training
* Experience supporting pupils with SEND and following EHCPs / One Page Profiles
* Strong classroom behaviour strategies, record-keeping and teamwork skills
* Reliable, patient and flexible
Desirable:
* A recognised qualification at level 2 or above in support work for teaching and learning in schools or an equivalent
* Experience with interventions such as sensory diets, Makaton/PECS or Thrive
* Knowledge of trauma-informed practice or mental health awareness
Benefits and Additional Information
What's on offer at Aurora?
We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here's a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:
Grow with Us – Training & Development
Learning never stops at Aurora We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.
Save Money on Everyday Essentials
With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further:
* Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more
* Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme
Access Wagestream – a financial wellbeing app that helps you track earnings, save, get expert money advice, and even access part of your pay early when needed
Competitive Pay & Reward
We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You'll enjoy:
* Enhanced Annual Leave
* Company Sick Pay
* Enhanced Pension
* Life Assurance
24/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household
Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household.
UK Health Cash Plan
Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too
Employee Assistance Programme
Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including:
* Freephone counselling (available 24/7)
* Online tools and resources
Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000
Know someone who'd be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded(*Terms apply)
How to Apply:
You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact Kirsty in the recruitment team -
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.