Outdoor Education Teaching Assistant

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Job title:             Outdoor Education Teaching Assistant

Location:           Westbourne School, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Salary:                £17,561.25 per annum

Hours:                37.5 hours per week

Contract:           Permanent, Term Time only

Make a real difference to the lives of young people

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Outdoor Education Teaching Assistant to join our new specialist Autism and Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties provision - Westbourne School. If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and aim to re-engage the young people we teach, come join the team based in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

About the role

• To support students in the development of key skills, core skills and encourage their achievement and personal development through learning
• To implement the school strategy for behaviour management by applying rules and procedures and setting clear standards for self and the children
• Maintain records of achievement and discipline and liaise with pastoral and teaching staff to ensure integrated and effective support for individuals. 

 Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient, effective, safe use and storage of all teaching equipment and materials
• Ensure personal health and safety and that of others through adherence to procedures and safe practices
• Ensure personal and professional development through a positive approach to personal development, performance appraisal and recording of achievements and accreditations.

About the School

Westbourne School is a truly unique provision which blends academic, vocational learning alongside the holistic development for everyone, focusing on their personal, social and emotional development and wellbeing. 

Our school is across 2 sites and caters for c.85 students. It has never been a more exciting time to join us as we are continuing to grow and have lots of opportunities to join us.  As aschool we provide a trauma informed approach to behaviour. We place as much importance on the social and emotional development as well as academic progress of each pupil and our curriculum matches this ethos. 

We believe that the curriculum is more than just timetabled lessons and we believe that the moment the pupils arrive, the curriculum begins. Each individual moment is viewed as an opportunity to learn and through the use of structures and routines, we will facilitate both academic achievement and personal growth through the use of individualised targets and thoroughly planned experiences. 

Westbourne School is part of Acorn Education & Care, the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education & Care? 

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, which must be registered on the update service.