Skip to main content
Tes home
SearchBack to search
Casual/Bank Teaching Assistant

Casual/Bank Teaching Assistant

Aurora Brooklands School

Lancashire

  • £11 - £12 per hour
  • Expired
Salary:
(plus 13% holiday pay)
Job type:
Part Time, Temporary
Apply by:
23 December 2022

Job overview

Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire 

Salary: £11 - £12.00 per hour   (plus 13% holiday pay)

Hours: Flexible shifts to suit you

Aurora Brambles School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH). 

What is bank/casual work? 

Our bank staff usually cover staff sickness, holiday and busy periods and they are able to choose what days they want to work, giving them a great deal of flexibility.  

The main purpose of the role: 

The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. 

Key duties: 

  • Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.   
  • Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.  
  • Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies in order to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning.  
  • Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.  
  • Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.  
  • Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through a whole Day Curriculum. 

Skills and Qualifications: 

  • Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting   
  • Full UK driving licence absolutely necessary, as you will be required to transport pupils to and from school and also engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation 
  • Working towards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable    
  • GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.  
  • Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.  
  • Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD  
  • Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual  
  • Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs 

Whats on offer? 

  • Full training and continued support  
  • Life assurance and pension  
  • Health cash back plan  
  • Car lease scheme  
  • Bike to work scheme  
  • Perk box 

Please complete an online application form to apply or for more information on this position please contact Karen in the Recruitment Team on  karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com  07920 223 415 

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care. 

Attached documents

About Aurora Brooklands School

+44 1772 454826

View on Google Maps

Visit employer website

Aurora Brooklands

Specialist academic and therapeutic support in a welcoming environment, for students aged 9-16 who face challenges associated with social, emotional and mental health needs.


Welcome to our Special Needs School in Leyland, Lancashire

All of us here at Aurora Brooklands are delighted that you are considering our school for your child.

We understand that your experience of mainstream education may not always have been positive, so we are committed to providing a nurturing, welcoming environment for your whole family.

The school offers small class sizes of no more than 8 students, supported by a teacher and a teaching assistant. We are also able to offer input from our onsite psychology and intervention services to support social, emotional and mental health wellbeing and ensure that Education, Health and Care Plan targets are achieved.

At Aurora Brooklands, your child will not be lost in the crowd.

Instead, they will become part of a unique and creative learning community, in which everyone feels cared for, challenged and inspired.

Our School

Aurora Brooklands is an independent specialist day school, offering personalised academic and therapeutic support to young people aged 9-16 who face various challenges associated with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Many of the young people who come to us have had a poor experience of formal educational settings in the past, and may face significant barriers to learning. But with the support of our skilled and experienced teaching and therapeutic staff, they are able to overcome these barriers and to develop the skills they need to thrive in their lives beyond school.

We focus on providing a creative and stimulating learning environment while building genuine trust between our students and the adults that work with them.

This approach inspires high levels of engagement, facilitating achievement and progress for every student – whatever their background.

Our Facilities

Situated in a semi-rural location just outside of the small town of Leyland, Aurora Brooklands makes extensive use of both on-site and local facilities to enrich learning experiences.

Our school is housed across two buildings and has a range of learning spaces and classrooms, including those resourced specifically for computing, science, art, music, food technology and sports.

Students have access to ‘anytime, anywhere’ learning on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as well as personal laptops and a large interactive screen in each class.

Elsewhere on the school site, our students enjoy use of a private wooded area, a multi-use outdoor games area and a number of gardens, which are used for both relaxation and for our Horticultural Studies programme.

Our Curriculum

We offer a unique curriculum based around the core subjects of Maths, English, Science and Computing, alongside a range of foundation subjects selected to provide a balanced, well-rounded education for life. Embedded within the curriculum are a range of ‘life skills’ development opportunities, to fulfil our students’ social and emotional needs and to help them achieve independence.

Our classes are organised according to each student’s needs and abilities, identified through regular assessment and monitoring. We also consider social and emotional factors when establishing classes, to ensure an optimum fit between different members of the group. Some of our students may follow a bespoke learning pathway taking into account their prior attainment, their ability to engage, and any other specific barriers to learning.

For those who require additional academic support, we offer small-group interventions focusing on achievable targets that can be applied back in the classroom.

We also provide support in reading, writing and numeracy through specialist intervention.

We have our own Special Educational Needs and Disability coordinator, weekly access to the services of a Clinical Psychologist, and a full-time Assistant Psychologist on site.

Qualifications

Regardless of the level of a young person’s starting point when they arrive at Aurora Brooklands, we support them to gain appropriate and meaningful qualifications and skills in line with their abilities and interests.

We currently offer GCSEs in Maths, English Language, English Literature, Science, History and Statistics, and functional skills in Maths, English and ICT. Additional courses provide accreditation in PSHE, PE, Humanities and Art.

Students wishing to pursue a vocational route can gain BTEC (or equivalent Level 1 and 2) qualifications in the following areas:

· Motor Mechanics

· Construction

· Sports Studies

· Horticulture

· Land-based Management

· Food Technology

· Catering and Hospitality

Our Outcomes

100% of year 11 students in 2020 progressed into further education or apprenticeships

Zero NEET leavers in 2020

Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.

Applications closed