SEN Teaching Assistant
Aurora Redehall School
Surrey
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16401 to £18,517 (FTE £19,344 - £21,840)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2019
Job overview
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
We’re currently looking for SEN Teaching Assistants in Smallfield, Surrey where our Aurora Redehall School supports young people aged 6 – 16 who have difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism, and challenging behaviour.
Some of our students may have struggled within a traditional mainstream setting; so we support them to build back their confidence and self-esteem and help them identify and achieve their aspirations for the future by focusing on their strengths.
The Role
As one of our Teaching Assistants; your role will be to support our pupils with their learning and general well-being to ensure they have the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment (where necessary this may include supporting with positive behaviour management).
Key to your role will be your ability to work with our pupils and support their learning, providing further explanation where needed and providing feedback in relation to attainment and progress (under the guidance of the teacher).
You will also be expected to promote and encourage independence and personal development in our pupils whilst maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.
Ultimately we are looking for our TA’s to contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences for our pupils and to promote their cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
Experience
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:
• Achieved (or be working towards) Teaching Assistant Qualification Level 2 or 3 or QCF Level 3 in Childcare (desirable)
• Previous experience of working in an environment managing social, emotional or mental health needs and/or previous experience working within an educational environment
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
• Full clean UK driving licence (desirable)
• The ability to work within the parameters of the physical demands of the job role
Benefits
• Competitive Salary
• Life Assurance & Pension Scheme
• Full training and continued professional development
• Perkbox
Apply
If you are interested in this great opportunity then please apply on-line, or for more information, please email Joanne.DiCaprio@the-aurora-group.com
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer
Attached documents
About Aurora Redehall School
Specialist primary education in a calm, nurturing environment, for children aged 6-11 with communication difficulties typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions.
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Aurora Redehall School Welcome to our Specialist School in SurreyIt gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the website for Redehall School, part of the Aurora Group of schools in Surrey.
The Aurora mission is to provide innovative, high quality education, care and support, enabling all children and young people to thrive and fulfil their aspirations. Aurora has a vision to be trusted as the provider and employer of choice, transforming the lives of a growing number of children and young people.
The work of all our schools and services is founded on the Aurora values: Caring; Ambitious; Collaborative; Trusted and Innovative. That means that our schools are different from many other schools, in that we find bespoke solutions to individual challenges and profiles, without reduced expectations and aspirations for students.
We use connections in the Surrey area and beyond to provide the best possible opportunities to prepare our students for purposeful adulthood. Whether students follow a predominantly academic or vocational path, or a combination of both, we support them every step of the way towards greater independence, employment and to making a positive contribution to society that will help fulfil their adult lives.
We value qualifications and recognise the need to prepare our students to live enriched, connected, meaningful adult lives, during which they will take their place in society.
David Thomas
Principal, Aurora Redehall School and Caterham Education Centre
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