SEN Teaching Assistant

Ref: SCH-AEGL-0070 11 day(s) remaining
Establishment: Longspee Academy Location: Longspee Secondary Academy Salary: £18,856.72 - £19,774.73 pro rata (£25,183 - £26,409 Full Time Equivalent) Department: Teaching Assistants Job Type: Part Time Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Closing Date: 25/11/2024 12:00 Interview Date: 04/12/2024 Start Date: ASAP

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 32.50 Weeks per Year: 39.000 Pay Grade: Support Staff | SCP6 - SCP9

The Role

We are looking for someone who has the desire to support our Academy in ensuring our pupils reach their potential. You will be dynamic, resilient and motivated with a willingness to uphold our high expectations to ‘Support Young People to be Independent, Successful and Confident Adults’.

Longspee Secondary is a Specialist Provision for Autistic young people, some of whom may have associated SEMH needs. We offer a rich and high-quality learning experience for our students, with a relentless and positive focus upon Happy, Safe, Progress to help ensure that our students can build and achieve a successful adult life.

To happily thrive in the role of a Teaching Assistant, you will be resourceful and creative, highly resilient, and able to work well as a member of a high-quality team. You will also be able to relate well with others, demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, and have a good sense of positive humour. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding that success at Longspee Secondary is achieved by developing the excellence and independence of others, with a mindset of growth, consistency and excellence.

We offer our students a wide and varied curriculum experience, both within the school grounds and also the local area, and are always looking at enrichment options; so if you have skills, interests, or an area of knowledge that inspires you, we’d love to work with your enthusiasm to engage the learning of others.

What we have to Offer:

·        A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.

·        A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education Group.

·        All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.

·        Strong potential for career progression.

·        A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.

·        An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.

·        AAT Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.

·        A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff. 

Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Alison Evans; HR Academy Lead at alison.evans@Longspee-academy.co.uk .


Together we are Courageous, Innovative, Excellent


Qualifications

Qualification Title Grade
5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent 4-9 or equivalent
Essential

Related Documents

Teaching Assistant Job Description Teaching Assistant Job Description.pdf Download
Teaching Assistant Person Specification Teaching Assistant Person Specification.pdf Download

Safeguarding Information



Authentic Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search.


Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.




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Longspee Academy

Learoyd Road
Canford Heath
Poole
Dorset
BH17 8PJ

Alison Evans

https://www.longspee-academy.co.uk/

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