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SEN Teaching Assistant, Aurora Brooklands
Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire
Salary: £12.87 - £14.03 p/hr (actual pay: £22,996 to £25,068)
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only.
Contract: This role is for 12 months on a Fixed Term Contract
Aurora Brooklands School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).
The role:
Our Teaching Assistants support the 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.
Key duties:
1. Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
2. Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.
3. Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning.
4. Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
5. Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.
6. Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole Curriculum.
7. Duties will vary; you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Experience and Skills required:
8. Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting
9. Undertake Team Teach certification within probation period is essential
10. Full UK driving licence or the willingness to learn as there is a requirement to transport pupils to and from school and engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation
11. Willingness to work towards L3 Teaching Assistant award or equivalent is desirable
12. GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification
13. Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
14. Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD
15. Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
16. Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs
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:
17. Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more
18. Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme
19. 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:
20. Enhanced Annual Leave
21. Company Sick Pay
22. Enhanced Pension
23. 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:
24. Freephone counselling (available 24/7)
25. Online tools and resources
Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000!
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(*Terms apply)
How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.
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.
Safeguarding Statement
Aurora Brambles School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.