Teaching Assistant
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexley
- Expired
- Salary:
- Bexley 5
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017 or as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 14 December 2016
Job overview
Permanent, Hours/Percentage of Week: 33.5, Weeks per year: 39 (term-time only) / 52
New Horizons Federation is a hard federation of two special schools, Oakwood and Westbrooke Schools, for pupils with social emotional and mental health issues and the Bexley Pupil Referral Service at Pathways Short Stay School. The Federation also provides a range of services to school stakeholders and the Local Authority through an Outreach Service and behaviour projects. For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.newhorizonsfederation.org.uk
We are currently seeking an experienced Secondary Teaching Assistant with an interest in working with SEN pupils at Oakwood School. Oakwood School is a specialist school for SEN pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The school has recently had a very successful Ofsted Inspection. Therefore, we are looking to appoint a new colleague with high expectations and willingness to work flexibly within a team to ensure that Oakwood continues to offer a high quality learning environment to our pupils. A background in classroom support and evidence of the ability to manage challenging behaviour are essential alongside high expectations and strong personal and professional boundaries. If you have enthusiasm, commitment and a desire to work with some of the most vulnerable and challenging young people in our community, we would welcome your application. High aspirations and a relentless approach towards excellence are the key skills we are seeking. Our expectations of learning and behaviour are extremely high and we would therefore welcome colleagues who would embrace and adopt aspirational goals for our pupils. A background in special education is not required.
For further details regarding this vacancy and/or an application pack please contact Yvonne Dye at yvonne.dye@newhorizonsfederation.org.uk
References will be requested for those short listed ONLY and prior to interview.
Closing Date for Applications: 14/12/2016
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.
The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.
Oakwood School
Woodside Road
Bexleyheath
Kent
DA7 6LB
About Endeavour Academy Bexley
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ABOUT US
Welcome to Endeavour Academy Bexley. As a secondary school, our students enjoy a full curriculum, which mirrors mainstream provisions. Although small, we want our students to have the same opportunities as a mainstream school and we pride ourselves on our curriculum offer.
Our students have a range of learning needs but we aim to instil the desire to learn and make progress and the belief that they can aim high and are able to achieve their goals.
We provide strong pastoral care and have excellent links with a wide range of external agencies. Our students and their families are encouraged to talk to us and we try to provide a warm friendly supportive environment in which they can confidently engage.
We set high expectations for our students and ask our families to support in helping them achieve and maintain these. We value and genuinely care for all of our students and take great pleasure in all of their successes and achievements.
Read more on our website: https://endeavourbexley.org.uk
ABOUT OUR TRUST
Our School is part of London South East Academies Trust - a multi academy trust sponsored by London South East Colleges.
We are aiming to expand our thriving Multi-Academy Trust of outstanding schools, each of which has a shared moral purpose and high aspirations for every student.
We want to attract students from across South East London irrespective of their postcode and family background. We want people to be confident that within our schools, they will have a real opportunity to fulfil their potential and the experience will be enjoyable and rewarding.
Read more on the trust website: https://lseat.co.uk
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