SEN Teaching Assistant
SEN Teaching Assistant
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Job Description
Overview and Responsibilities
SEN Teaching Assistant Aurora Hedgeway
Location: Pilning South Gloucestershire BS35 4JN
Hours: 40 hours per week Term time only 44.67 paid weeks)
Hourly Rate:12.37 13.49 per hour
Annual Salary: 22102..93 actual salary
Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 719 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.
We offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post16 we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey.
The main purpose of the role:
The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to 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:
- 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.
- To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
- To 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
- To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.
- To promote pupils cognitive social emotional behavioural physical development and spiritual wellbeing.
- Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multiprofessional 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
Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Successful Candidate Qualities:
- GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.
- Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
- Knowledge orexperience of pupils with SEN
- 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
- L3 award in supporting teaching and learning in schools or equivalent(desirable)
- Previous experience (at least one year) of working as a L2 qualified or equivalent TA (desirable)
Benefits and Additional Information
Whats on offer
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Full training and continued support
- Opportunity to gain qualifications which will be funded by us!
- Free lunch during your working day
- Perkbox subscription
- Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Bike to work scheme
- Free parking
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan Claim back money on services such as dental optical physio and many more.
Apply/Enquiries
If you are interested in this role then please apply online and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact/
Successful applicants will be subject to preemployment 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 andis 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.
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