Teaching Assistant

There is no better time to start a career within our Education team than now!

Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?

If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today!

Our Sketchley School sites in Burbage, Hinckley and Narborough provide specialist education for young people aged 8-19 with high-functioning autism. Pupils may also have challenging behaviour as a result of their communication difficulties and a lack of social understanding.

Forest House is located in the village of Narborough, close to the city of Leicester. This site is where the majority of our Key Stage 4 pupils are based. Here they have the opportunity to complete GCSEs, functional skills qualifications and a range of academic curriculum enrichment, with the aim of working towards moving onto positive outcomes and destinations at Key Stage 5.

We are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team now!  We are looking for a versatile, resilient and committed Teaching Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting our young people with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs. 

To join us as a Teaching Assistant, you will have the ability to support student’s academic learning in an autism-friendly way, as well as supporting wider behavioural and emotional needs. The majority of the role will require you to provide in-class support, but you may also be required to:

• Support learners on a 1:1 basis
• Assist class teachers with essential paperwork and records
• Accompany students on educational visits and excursions
• Travel between sites as needed.

You will also:

• Be passionate and committed to achievement for all
• Be personable and approachable
• Be aware of the challenges faced by young people living with autism
• Be highly-organised, reliable and punctual.

You must also hold a full driving licence; as part of your role will be working off-site with students engaging in curriculum activities; and be confident in using school vehicles.

In return, you will join a team with a clear vision for success and support to help you develop in the next stages of your career.

With a dedicated team of staff, we aim to provide every young person with an individually tailored programme of education, care, work experience, leisure and life skills and training within the community, enabling them to live as independently as possible and make their own life choices.

At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you.  As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!

Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.  

Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs.  Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.

Organisation– Strong organisational skills are important to support the class teacher and young people with educational activities. 

Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer.  If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.

Attentive – No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important. 

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

Our benefits include exclusive access to our reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme and more!

If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you there.