Post-16 Teaching Assistant
Blossom House School
Merton
- Expired
- Salary:
- 36 weeks term time only plus termly well being allowance and drinks/snacks/Friday lunch
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 June 2022
Job overview
Do you want to be part of a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated friendly Teachers, Therapists and Teaching Assistants helping students with social and communication difficulties to blossom and thrive?
Do you have a passion for learning, excellent inter-personal skills and are confident, enthusiastic, calm, supportive, resilient and adaptable?
If yes, this could be the ideal role for you.
Post 16 Teaching Assistant
About us:
Blossom House is an Ofsted-rated “Outstanding” specialist school for students aged 3 - 19 years of age with speech, language and communication difficulties. Although many of the students have some associated difficulties such as fine motor problems or poor organisational skills, they are all within the average range of cognitive abilities.
Post 16 is a unique provision at Blossom House as it is tailored, as much as possible, to cater for each student’s individual needs. The provision is in a separate wing of the building on the main school site, with students having their own teaching and therapy rooms, small gym, kitchen and common room.
What the role involves:
Your role may involve providing ad-hoc or dedicated 1-1 support to specific students and to provide whole-class support in lessons or whilst on work experience in the school café for example. You will help to maintain the learning environments and assist with administration.
We offer:
• A supportive working environment in a newly refurbished building.
• Small class sizes and the opportunity to work 1-1 with students where possible.
• Support from an enthusiastic and dedicated team of Therapy staff and Teachers who will work alongside you in the classroom. Our Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Art Therapists and Music Therapists aim to maximise each child’s potential in a nurturing and supportive environment.
• Continued professional development and training.
• The opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds accredited training course in Behaviour Support Management while working here. We also deliver the Elklan course which is an accredited speech and language training programme aimed at professionals working in schools.
• Great staff benefits and a friendly nurturing environment.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
• The ability to build good working relationships with students, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of working with students with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly students on the Autism Spectrum.
• The ability to manage a small group of students with complex social communication needs.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.
The role is a Permanent, Term-Time only role
Monday to Friday (08:30 – 17:00)
(approx. 36 teaching weeks per annum)
No working required during school holidays
Actual Annual salary: Starting from £17,200 (FTE £21,022)
To Start: ASAP
Closing Date: 22nd July 2022
If you wish to apply for the post, please download the application form and job description.
Send the completed application form detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification along with the recruitment activity (on the last page of the job description) to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk by the closing date.
This role is subject to the relevant Safeguarding checks, which will include an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Blossom House School
- Blossom House School
- Station Road, Motspur Park, New Malden
- London
- KT3 6JJ
- United Kingdom
Blossom House is a very special place to work, not just because of our wonderful team of staff, but also because of the satisfaction of supporting the development of our fantastic pupils. Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in November 2023, we aim to continually evolve our working environment to ensure we remain an outstanding place to work.
We believe in the importance of supporting our staff in all ways and we are committed to investing in your personal development, giving you the opportunity to undertake external courses as well as offering training in INSET. We have a Learning Teaching and Therapy Support Team in place to offer one to one coaching if required.
All assistants currently have the opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds accredited training course in Behaviour Support Management while working here. We also deliver the Elklan course which is an accredited speech and language training programme aimed at professionals working in schools.
We also acknowledge any stress that may be experienced through working in this environment. To support our teaching staff, therapists and other staff, we offer sports activities (including yoga and football) and an employee assistance programme which includes one to one counselling.
When you join the team at Blossom House, you’ll benefit from:
- A modern, climate-controlled working environment at Motspur Park.
- Well-equipped teaching rooms with interactive whiteboards.
- Ample underground car parking and good transport links at Motspur Park, while our Euston school is within walking distance from London Euston rail station.
- Small classes (maximum of 10 but usually less).
- Learning Support Assistant in every class.
- A wellbeing programme that includes a £60 termly wellbeing allowance.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- An independent employee assistance programme.
- UK Healthcare cash plan designed to help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optical and dental bills and offers cashback (up to policy limits) for a variety of different medical treatments. It also offers lifestyle benefits and discounted gym membership.
- Free lunch once a week and ample drinks and snacks in our comfortable staff room.
- Cycle scheme and Tech scheme.
- End of term parties and gifts.
Comments from our staff
‘I was going to give up teaching until I joined Blossom, 8 years later and still learning new things and enjoying it.’
‘It’s nice to feel part of a community where care is at its centre.’
‘Being able to work as such a close team, with so much support, is brilliant.’
‘Everyone is so friendly and the team approach makes working here so much easier.’
We are always interested in meeting friendly, competent, dedicated, suitably qualified and experienced candidates for roles at Blossom House. If you are interested in making a difference and joining our dedicated team, please send your application to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk.
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including an Enhanced DBS check, the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We can only shortlist based on completed applications and not CV’s alone.
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