Learning Support Assistant
New Barn School
West Sussex
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16,00-£18,000 p.a.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 November 2019
Job overview
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
January 2020, or sooner
Salary £16-18,000
( dependent on experience and qualifications)
New Barn School is an exciting new development in special needs education. The school offers state of the art facilities in a purpose built environment and is set in the beautiful West Sussex countryside. The school provides excellent educational and residential provision for children and young people with Autism and associated difficulties. The staff team at New Barn School are committed to creating a learning culture that enable the best possible outcomes for its pupils.
We are looking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and nurturing learning support assistant to join the dedicated team at New Barn. This role involves supporting the educational and social development of pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Social Communication Difficulties and sometimes challenging behaviour.
This post is term time only, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.
The successful applicant will have:
• Minimum Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification
• Experience of working with children with special educational needs
• A passion for learning
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Ability to motivate, engage and enthuse children
• Experience of working with children who display challenging behaviour
The school can offer:
• A happy, busy school with a shared vision
• Training opportunities for continued professional development
• A supportive teaching environment with friendly staff
• Contributory pension scheme
• Regular team meetings
• Subsidised lunches with pupils
Treehouse Educare are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education legislation.
Treehouse Educare is committed to equality of opportunity. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.
About New Barn School
New Barn School is part of Treehouse Educare Ltd., which consists of our school and two children’s homes. We are registered for children aged 7 - 19 and currently have 80 children on roll with development plans in place to exceed to 120. New Barn School has been awarded Autism Accreditation by The National Autistic Society, the UK’s leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families.
Newbarn School is a special school that caters for students with high-functioning autism and associated difficulties. All of our pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
New Barn School is a purpose-built facility with the interior designed by architects experienced in creating spaces for people on the autism spectrum. The modern building enables us to offer a broad, balanced, engaging and challenging curriculum that will provide the greatest opportunities for successful outcomes for our students.
The main building, which extends across two floors, incorporates six classrooms as well as a science room, food technology room, ICT suite, art studio, hall, intervention room, 1:1 room, first-aid room, kitchen, dining room and offices. There is also a sports hall and a separate building for vocational skills (including a music room).
We have been open since January 2017 and have received our OFSTED inspection which rated us a GOOD school in 2022. We are proud of our pupils and all that they achieve on a regular basis at Newbarn and we are excited for the future success we will experience.
We have dedicated and well-trained staff who are supported by an excellent senior leadership team and together with pupils, parents and families, aim to provide exceptional outcomes for young people.
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