Teaching Assistant SEN Level 1

Grange School are seeking applications for Teaching Assistants Level 1 SEN.

Successful candidates should be suitably qualified, enthusiastic experienced teaching assistants who will support our students aged 4-19 years who have a range of special educational needs.

About Grange School 

Grange School, a Prospere Learning Trust school, provides innovative education for 4-19 year old autistic students. We have created an array of specialist learning areas which facilitate the ‘Know and Remember’ curriculum which allows our pupils to achieve any ambition they may have and lead a life brimming with success, happiness and fulfilment. We have a number of specialist staff to support learning in key areas and continually develop our training offer for all staff. 

Our operation is centred around our values: 

• We respect one another 
• We value the wellbeing of all staff and students 
• We expect the best 
• We value cooperative working 
• We recognise that everyone is an individual and we value diversity 
• We value learning 

Find out more about Grange School in the candidate brochure below. 

You will be a part of a team providing exceptional education for students so that they become happy, confident adults. The post holders will support teaching and learning across school, providing general support in the management of pupils and resources.

This is a Grade 3 role, working full time, 35 hrs, term-time only plus 5 inset days (39 working weeks). 

We are a happy, lively school where both staff and pupils enjoy learning and achieving together.

 Working for us: 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 

• membership to Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 

• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24 hour support 

• Cyclescheme access 

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 

Closing Date: Monday 13th of February 2023

Interview Date: Week commencing 20th of February 2023

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applicants.  

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at hr@prospere.org.uk