Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Cambian Tyldesley school- Tyldesley, Greater Manchester

Salary £22,478.40 per annum

40 hours per week?

Full time, term time only, permanent contract

Are you a Teaching Assistant looking for a new challenge or perhaps you would like to begin a career in education?

Who we are:

Cambian Tyldesley School is a small independent, DfE-registered, co-educational day school, we proudly provide specialised education for young people aged 11-19 with social, emotional, mental health (SEMH), and communication needs. Our mission is simple: to inspire each student to achieve their best through a sense of belonging, engaging, and succeeding together.

Job Profile:

The successful applicant will work as part of a team under the direction of a qualified teacher assisting pupils to access a broad curriculum, based on the National Curriculum. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills as well as being able to work flexibly in relation to tasks undertaken.

The main focus of this role will be to:

• Support students to learn and make progress in lessons.
• Assist the teacher/tutor in the preparation of work.
• Support students during school based and community-based learning.
• Ensure students make progress in formal learning situations as well as with self-help skills, life skills and social understanding.

Experience

• Experience of working effectively as part of a team.
• Experience of successful relevant learning support work is preferable but not essential.
• Experience of relating positively to children/young people.

Why work for us:

• Opportunity to progress in your career.
• Training opportunities either face to face or online.
• Wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
• You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
• Supportive management and senior leads.
• We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK s biggest care providers.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer. And we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.