Trainee Teaching Assistant

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools' Group.

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. They have over 18 schools across the UK.

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 8.30am - 4,30pm

This is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing.We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos.

Your Skills and Experience:

• 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:

• • Life assurance
  • * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Perkbox - offering high street discounts
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Car lease scheme
  • Refer a friend for £1,000 - We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
  • Fully funded training and qualifications
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

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

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.

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.