Teaching Assistant - Major Recruitment : Job Details

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They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

Location: Darwen, Lancashire

Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour (£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary) depending on experience

Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time Only

This school is a 'Good' ratedinnovative provider of education and care, supporting students aged 10 - 19 with complex needs typically related to Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism and other conditions.

Your skills, qualifications, experience:

• Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting??
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own absolutely necessary, as you will be required to carpool students to and from school, on a rota basis.
• A recognised qualification at Level 2 or above in Support work for Teaching and Learning in Schools or an equivalent?is desirable???
• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.?
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.?
• Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD?
• The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual?
• Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils’ individual needs?

Key duties:?

• Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.??
• Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.?
• Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies in order to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning.?
• 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.?
• Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.?
• Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through a whole Day Curriculum.?

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.

Benefits:

• Training and Development

Within our schools' group we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.

• FREE Lunch! All staff are able to take advantage of school lunches whilst onsite, at no cost

• Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension Scheme (from October) and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.