Trainee Teaching Assistant - Major Recruitment : Job Details

No previous experience required but the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with young people is essential

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get an application form to complete and send back to us.

• Teaching Assistant
• Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
• Annual Salary: £22,102.72- £24,103.93 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*
• Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only

This is a is a bespoke special needs school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs.

This school is part of an SEN Schools & Care Group with over 15 schools across England. They will pay for ANY qualifications and diplomas you want to take in the education and care sector

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.

Your Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Whilst previous experience isn’t essential; the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with our young people is.
• A GCSE (or equivalent qualification) pass in Maths and English (Essential)
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs

Key duties:

• 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.
• Promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
• 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.
• Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
• Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
• Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team
• Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary.

Benefits:

• Full training and continued support
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme (from October)
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Perk box
• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Program
• * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service

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.