Group Coordinator

Starting Salary: £25,740 to £28,860 per annum

Location: East London Independent School, Stratford, E15 4HT

Contract: Permanent, Term time only

We are seeking higher level teaching assistants to coordinate the in-school care of a small class of pupils with complex needs, delivering cohesion through the school day, leading on behaviour management, and embedding & championing the TCES Way (our values and expectations) in the class. The pupils will have subject specific teachers who move from class to class. As Group Coordinator you will be the consistent presence that the pupils need during the school day.

You will support pupils with very complex neurodiverse needs, including Autism (ASC) and/or Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, who require intensive nurturing and therapeutic approaches to enable them to gain positive learning and social outcomes.

The Complete Education Solution (TCES)

TCES is an independent social enterprise, providing specialist therapeutic education; based in London, supporting exceptional neurodiverse children and young people aged 7 to 19 who have special educational needs and disabilities typically associated with autism, social emotional and mental health needs and associated disorders. Most of them will have experienced multiple placement breakdowns and significant trauma, often resulting in behaviour that challenges. On average pupils will have been excluded from other provisions up to three times before reaching us and had significant periods out of education.

TCES pupils learn at one of our two independent day schools, within our Create or our Home Learning service; Create in the Community and Create Learning Primary support our most complex and vulnerable pupils, with TCES East London and TCES North West London supporting those who are able to access learning within a school environment. When they are ready, we aim for pupils to step down from Create into one of our main schools or TCES Sixth Form.

TCES East London Independent School is an Ofsted Good rated day school specialising in the Arts, with all pupils encouraged to find and express their creativity and supported to achieve awards alongside traditional subjects

Essential requirements to be successful in the role are: 

• Substantial experience of managing neurodiverse young people, including those with ASC and/or SEMH, with an understanding of the implications for behaviour and communication.
• Relevant Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification (or willingness to work towards).
• Resilient, committed and a hard worker - able to keep going in the face of adversity and never giving up.
• Ability to work independently and in a task-focused way as directed or guided, according to set targets drawn from pupil’s Individual Education Plan.
• Ability to work in a child focused way and support them and their families to have genuine voice and participation in meetings, decisions and choices with impact their own lives. 

In return we offer: 

• Competitive salary and terms and conditions, including school holidays and consistent monthly pay.
• An opportunity to make a real difference and join a leading provider of specialist education, directly contributing towards positive outcomes for pupils with SEMH and ASC.
• Excellent CPD opportunities with all staff provided an individual Learning & Development Plan to support career development, including education qualifications at all levels (QTS / QTLS / NPQs) and options to take progressive Ofqual registered Level 3 – 5 qualifications in Therapeutic Education.
• Comprehensive induction process, including all pupil-facing staff supported in receiving the Level 3 Award in Therapeutic Education and Group Process.
• Regular half termly staff wellbeing days.
• A range of employee support and wellbeing benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), counselling and contributions towards medical costs and an exclusive rewards platform.

Closing Date 11 February 2023

To apply

Click Apply and complete the online application form or contact recruitment@ tces.org.uk for more information.