ASC Learning Support Assistant
Bridgwater College Academy
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- £14,878 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2022
Job overview
Job Reference Number: 555
Full Time and Permanent
31.25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 2 INSET days and some Twilight sessions)
Working hours: 8:05am to 3:20pm (with 30-minute unpaid lunch break) Monday to Friday
BTCT Points 7 to 9, starting at point 7. Actual Salary: £14,878 per annum
Bridgwater College Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled teaching assistant, ideally with experience and knowledge of working with students who have autism. The successful candidate will work with the ASC Polden Centre Team based in KS3 and KS4. They will also support our students within mainstream classes.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting individual students and small groups, encouraging their engagement in learning, promoting positive behaviour, and will be supported to deliver bespoke SEN interventions in the specialist centre.
To be considered for this inclusive role, you should:
Have proven experience working with children with ASC/Language and Communication needs, or other SEN
Have a desire to understand the needs of students with autism and support them in an educational environment
Have a calm, positive attitude and be a clear, confident communicator
Be able to build and develop trusting, professional relationships with students and staff.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the team at the ASC base within our inclusive academy.
For full details and an application pack for this position, please visit the ‘Vacancies’ in the ‘Key Information’ section on our website: www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org .
Please indicate which Job Reference Number you are applying for on the application form.
Closing date: Noon at Friday 24th June 2022
Bridgwater College Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.
About Bridgwater College Academy
About Bridgwater College Academy
Bridgwater College Academy is the only all-through mainstream Academy in Somerset and opened in 2012. Student numbers are divided equally between Primary and Secondary phases; we also have a nursery provision too. The Academy was the first sponsored Academy within the Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust, which now hosts seven Academies and is itself set to continue to expand in the future.
Headteacher: Zoe Stucki
Values and Vision
At BCA we demonstrate high expectations through the promotion of reading, respect, resilience and responsibility.
All BCA students will:
- be able to read fluently at a level that reflects their chronological age or higher.
- always demonstrate respect and strive to build positive relationships with others.
- be resilient when facing challenges and take responsibility for themselves and their community.
Ofsted
“Pupils feel happy and safe in school. Relationships between teachers and pupils are warm and positive. Pupils know that they are cared for well. They say that teachers will go the extra mile for them.”
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