Teaching Assistant

Overview and Responsibilities

Teaching Assistant – Aurora Beeches School

Location: Cranborne, Dorset

Salary: £22,996 to £25,068 (Actual annual salary, dependent on experience and qualifications)

Hourly Rate: £12.87 to £14.03 p/hr  Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*

Contract: permanent, 40 hours per week, term time only

At Aurora Beeches in Cranbourne, we believe in giving young people, ages 11-16, the tools and opportunities to create the lives they want for themselves. With high-quality teaching, an excellent level of individual support and a range of expert-led, integrated therapy, we support all our young people with a range of needs including Autism and other associated conditions. We can take advantage of our beautiful setting to inspire and create fun experiences to enhance learning and progress.

As a Teaching Assistant at Aurora Beeches school your role will be essential to the support and development of our young people being successful and achieving, in a safe and caring learning environment.

Positive role modelling and flexibility is key in this role, including 1:1 support in both an academic and vocational setting such as Bushcraft, animal care and life skills.

Key duties:

Working alongside the teaching staff to support learning and provide further explanation to young people where needed.

Taking responsibility for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people at all times

Supporting our young people to identify, meet and exceed their Education and Healthcare plan targets.

Implementing and supporting positive behaviour throughout the school, adapting own behaviour and responses when required to meet individual needs.

Ensuring all accidents, incidents, or health & safety documentation is accurately recorded as per the school’s policies.

Assisting our young people in attending a wide range of group activities, ensuring that choices are respected, with appropriate social interactions and friendships encouraged.

Skills and Qualifications

Whilst previous experience isn’t essential; the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with our young people is.

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

The ability to manage a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge.

A desire to put young people first and treat them as individuals.

Able to be positive and creative in meeting the needs of young people and enhancing their outcomes.

Able to work collaboratively with good interpersonal skills.

Good numeracy, literacy and ICT skills.

Able to work within the parameters of the physical demands of the job role.

Qualifications:

GCSE English and Maths qualification - minimum grade 4 or equivalent is beneficial.

Benefits and Additional Information

🌟What’s on Offer at Aurora?

We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:

📚 Grow with Us – Training & Development

Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.

💸 Save Money on Everyday Essentials

With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further:

Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more

Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme

💰 Competitive Pay & Reward

We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy:

Enhanced Annual Leave

Company Sick Pay

Enhanced Pension

Life Assurance

🩺 24/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household

Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household.

🦷 UK Health Cash Plan

Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too!

🧠 Employee Assistance Programme

Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including:

Freephone counselling (available 24/7)

Online tools and resources

👯‍♀️ Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000!

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!

(*Terms apply)

🍽️ Free Lunch While on Shift

Enjoy free lunch while working at Beeches School and Boveridge College – just one of the ways we look after our team.

* Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.