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SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Linden Lodge School

Wandsworth

Salary:
£14,477 - £14,710 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Required as soon as possible
Apply by:
27 November 2017

Job overview

32.50 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.45am to 3.45pm)
Term Time Only (39 weeks)

Required as soon as possible

Linden Lodge School is a day and weekly residential special school for visually impaired children and young adults (2 - 19 yrs) many of whom are multi disabled with complex needs. At our recent Ofsted (February 2017), our school was judged to be a good school with an outstanding Early Years provision.

“Pupils behaviour is excellent. They are polite and friendly to each other and to adults, and have very good attitudes towards learning” (Ofsted February 2017).

“The provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent”. (Ofsted February 2017)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Teaching assistants to support the learning and development of our pupils who have visual impairment together with physical and communication difficulties.

This role involves support in the classroom and includes physical work and personal care of pupils including for some medical interventions. You do not need to have previous experience as full training will be provided from our on-site Nursing team.

We are a happy continually developing special school for pupils 2-19years. We need staff with a caring responsible attitude, high expectations and the ability to work in a team.

We need candidates who have

  • High expectations 
  • A positive and caring approach with previous experience of supporting children 

We can offer you

  • A supportive team environment 
  • The potential to develop new skills and qualifications 
  • The opportunity to develop skills in SEN 
  • A staff Health and Wellbeing programme

When we shortlist we will ask for proof of qualifications at interview. References will be requested during our shortlisting and therefore we ask applicants to let their referees know in advance and ensure the correct contact details are on the form

For further information and to apply please download an application and details from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/ 

For any further details please contact at the school on the telephone number below.

Completed application should be returned to the school by email to hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk 

Closing Date: 27 November 2017 (at noon)
Interviews: 05 December 2017

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

CVs are not accepted.

Investors in People Accredited 

LINDEN LODGE SCHOOL
(Day & Boarding)
61, Princes Way,
Wimbledon Park,
SW19 6JB
Tel: 020 8788 0107
E-mail: info@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk
Roll 144:
Principal: Roger A. Legate OBE

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+44 20 8788 0107

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Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.

We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.

The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.

These include:

  • A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
  • A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
  • A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
  • An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
  • On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
  • An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
  • A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
  • An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired

Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.

We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.

We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.

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