Teaching Assistant

Turves Green Boys’ School is seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant, to join our SEND team on a continuous journey to excellence and innovation.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic individual who will provide personalised support throughout the school day for designated pupils. 

The right candidate will need to be professional, adaptable, have good communication skills, and the ability to work well as part of a team. They must demonstrate full commitment to the school and its drive to continually raise standards.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in supporting pupils with specific SEND needs

• Experience of supporting pupils with personal care, hygiene and medical needs;

• The ability to build good relationships with pupils, parents/carers and colleagues;

• Commitment to equal opportunities;

• The ability to work in a team but also to use your own initiative;

• Organisational and time management skills;

• Excellent communication skills;

• Patience and a good sense of humour

For a detailed Job Description and an application form, please visit our website at www.tgbs.co.uk.  

 This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. 

Turves Green Boys’ school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all pre-employment checks necessary to meet safer recruitment requirements, including a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.