Teaching Assistant
Bramley Hill School
Surrey
- Salary:
- £23,708 - £24,908 + SSA + excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 January 2023
Job overview
Part time and full time hours available. Our salaries are not pro-rata'd for the school holidays.
A helping hand from you. A head start for them.
We want all our young people to have the best chance of success in life. To make sure that’s the case, you’ll give them extra help when they’re in the classroom. The right support can really make an enormous difference. As a Teaching Assistant, you have to be understanding and committed. That’s because the young people in our schools have social, emotional, mental health and complex learning needs that call for extra dedication. Help them progress and you’ll have every opportunity to do the same with your career.
The role
As a Teaching Assistant at Bramley Hill School, you’ll be working directly with young people in the classroom every day. You’ll help them learn, monitor their work and help raise their self-esteem. It’s not just about academic achievement; we want them to feel accepted and confident in their abilities. You’ll need to be very resilient and dedicated to the wellbeing of our young people. Your support can be invaluable to teachers and young people, which means it’s very rewarding.
Your profile
We are looking for people who really want to make a difference to children’s lives, and we’ll provide you with the tools, training and qualifications you’ll need to become an outstanding Teaching Assistant. Relationships are at the heart of everything we do and so if engaging with our students, supporting them to grow academically, socially and emotionally is something that excites you then becoming part of a team and accepting this challenge is for you.
About us
Bramley Hill provides outstanding schooling for vulnerable young people with a range of complex educational needs. Our sole aim is to support and re-engage our young people with learning, rebuilding the connections of childhood. Each young person’s set of needs requires a unique approach for pupils aged 6-14 who, in addition to their high functioning ASD, present with complex SEMH needs due to experiences of early childhood adversity. This discrete provision provides a therapeutic based curriculum and a strong focus on multidisciplinary working underpinned by psychodynamically informed model.
Our large, picturesque campus is surrounded by woodland, with beautiful outdoor spaces and the school building itself is breath-taking. We are very much part of the community here in Walton-on-the-Hill, we are often found on the 10miles of cycle track, in the village Cafe or on our shuttle bus for staff from the local transport links (commutable from both Croydon and central London). Add to the fact that we’ve upgraded an historic village school into a bespoke specialist therapeutic provision and it all adds up to a truly uplifting, fun teaching environment.
For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading Ofsted ratings. Our aspirational homes, schools and ethos help us achieve the best possible outcomes. In short, we’re enhancing life opportunities.
Rewards
We know you’re going to do great things as part of our brilliant team. To say thank you, we offer a salary and benefits package that’s among the best in our sector. In return for your hard work, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, full school holidays (including bank holidays), contributory pension (matched up to 5%), Life Insurance based on two times your annual base salary, comprehensive induction and ongoing training, Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance, and Cycle to Work Scheme. We’ll also cover the cost of your Enhanced DBS check, which is a compulsory part of our recruitment process.
Part time hours / job shares are available, however we do require full days to be worked, the working hours are 8:30-16:30.
For further information please contact Sarah Edwards, Senior Administrator on 01483 912 080
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
About Bramley Hill School
- Bramley Hill School
- 4 Chequers Lane, Tadworth
- Surrey
- KT20 7ST
- United Kingdom
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