Teaching Assistant

Overview of the role of Teaching Assistant

The Grange School, part of the Keys Group, provides day placements for pupils aged 5 - 14 and is registered with the Department for Education. 

There is a bright inviting atmosphere to the school with all classrooms being equipped with modern furniture and resources and with an imaginative and interesting use of children’s work for displays.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

This is an exciting time to join as a Teaching Assistant in a leading and growing School as part of a friendly, professional and supportive team.

As well as competitive pay and inhouse professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Teaching Assistant at our school and we can offer:

· Life Assurance

· NEST enhance pension scheme

· Enhances maternity and paternity pay

· Fully funded training and qualifications

· Enhanced pay scales

·Employee benefits and discount scheme

The salary advertised is the salary paid to you in 12 equal payments, for working 39 weeks of the year.

More about the role

We have a proud tradition of working with our pupils to find fresh, new and engaging methods to support them in achieving academic excellence whilst preparing them well for their next steps in education. The staff team at The Grange are especially skilled in fostering meaningful relationships with our pupils to ensure that everyone’s needs are well understood and expertly catered for.

As the Teaching Assistant you will be required to provide support to students in and out of the classroom, assist Teachers with a range of educational needs, liaise with parents and external agencies where suitable, support with appropriate interventions such as literacy and numeracy, and to work collaboratively as a team to improve outcomes for our students.

You will be playing your part in helping the school achieve its aims and values. You will be delivering an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students with support from the leadership team.

What do you need?

· Have experience of working with young people with SEN

· Are passionate about education

· Have strong English and Maths skills

· Would like the opportunity to support students outside of a mainstream environment

· Are kind individuals

· Would like the opportunity to progress within the school and obtain career focused professional qualifications

· Actively contribute to school safeguarding and welfare procedures

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care, therefore, this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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