Position: Teaching Assistant
Location: Chobham, Surrey
Salary: £23,210 – £24,818 actual salary depending on qualifications, plus a £1000 welcome bonus*
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time only
About the Role:
We are currently looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join our team. Our students age between 11-17 and have difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.
What’s in it for you?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that supports, develops, and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
- Establish a warm, caring, and supportive relationship with pupils to help them feel safe and enable them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school.
- Promote and encourage independence and personal development.
- Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day-to-day running of the class.
- Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed on occasion; full training will be provided.
- Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development, and spiritual well-being.
Please note that duties will vary, and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required.
Skills and Qualifications:
- GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
- Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential).
- Experience of working in a special school environment is highly desirable.
- Team TEACH Training – desirable.
Benefits and Additional Information:
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- *Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments – 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year of service
- Perkbox – offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio, and many more.
