Teaching Assistant

Overview

There is no better time to start a career within our friendly Education team than now! Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career? If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today! Sketchely School is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team now!

We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Teaching Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.

The successful candidate will have experience with severe learning difficulties as well as profound and multiple learning difficulties as well as knowledge of Makaton, PECS, or AAC systems or a willingness to learn.

While you will be working at Sketchley Hall site initially, you may be required to work across all sites: Sketchley School, Forest House and Progression House, depending on the needs of the school.

At Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

Responsibilities

• Support the class teacher and pupils with educational activities.
• Assist with pupil behaviour and establish positive relationships with pupils.
• Adapt practice to support across all key stages and respond to individual needs.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting in a classroom setting.
• Level 2 qualification (or equivalent) appropriate to the teaching and learning environment of learners and young adults.
• Resilience, Communication, Organisation, Caring and Attentive attributes as described in the role.

Benefits

Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!

Safeguarding

If you want a job for life, Aspris Children's Services will help you get there. Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.