Learning Support Assistant

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• Salary: £18,839.04 per annum (£10.56 per hour) (Actual Take Home Salary, Pre Tax) 
• Contract: Monday to Friday, Permanent 
• Hours: 40 hours, Term Time Only

3 Dimensions School is in an exciting phase of growth and development. With not just one, but two school sites! Resulting in a far wider offer of educational places, and a wealth of opportunities for young people with SEN (i.e. Learning difficulties, speech, language and communication difficulties, Autism, ADHD, SEMH, PDA, Attachment Disorder, and young people who have experienced previous trauma).

We are therefore recruiting multiple teaching and learning support assistant posts. You could be just who we are looking for!

3 Dimensions School is an Options Autism School, within the Outcomes First Group. We are an inclusive, forward thinking school, who embrace diversity.

Are you open minded? Do you think out of the box? Is your approach to teaching inclusive and engaging? Are you confident, creative and can manage challenging behaviour? Can you deliver a wide range of activities both inside and outside of the classroom? Do your lessons look fun, practical and accessible?

Share your passion for teaching. Impart your knowledge and experience. Bring your ideas, creativity and fresh approach, and help make a difference.

• Salary: £18,839.04 per annum (£10.56 per hour) (Actual Take Home Salary, Pre Tax) 
• Contract: Monday to Friday, Permanent 
• Hours: 40 hours, Term Time Only

This opportunity is within commutable distance of Chard, Ilminster, Honiton and surrounding areas.

Skills & knowledge of:

• Working with young people with SEN
• Building positive relationships
• Be patient, consistent & hold boundaries
• Being an exemplary role model
• Supporting academic & vocational work
• Progressing life skills
• Developing social & communication skills
• Supporting relevant qualifications i.e. ASDAN
• Managing complex & challenging behaviour

Who we are looking for

We are looking for individuals who have high aspirations for all, individuals who are bold, compassionate, and totally committed to improving the life chances of all our young people.

We need staff who can motivate and inspire our students. Someone who will offer exciting, engaging activities individualised that reflect students interests.

Candidates need to be confident, flexible and resilient. They must be open minded and willing to take a fluid and creative approach to our growing school, our bespoke curriculum and our teaching requirements.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

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