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Posted Thursday 8th Feb 2024

Close Date Saturday 16th Mar 2024 (closed)

Job Description

SEND Teaching Assistant - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Competitive salary

Are you looking for full-time work in a school you can really thrive?

Would you like to be part of a successful and supportive team with fantastic progression opportunities?

This could be the perfect role for you!

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a wonderful independent special needs school. This role would be to work predominantly with ASC students in a range of age groups at one of two sites - Ashford and Cranbrook.

Start date: ASAP

Hours: 8am – 4pm Monday – Friday

Location: Ashford or Cranbrook

If you think this role would be good for you but cant do these hours /days get in touch and lets discuss a different type of booking.

The ideal teaching assistant will:

Have patience sensitivity and understanding.
Excellent communication skills.
A driving licence and car would be ideal.
To be resourceful, well organised and resilient
To be enthusiastic and motivated
To be able to help children reach their full potential

What we can offer:

Professional development in the school
Safeguarding training – No cost to you
PAYE – No umbrella companies
Round the clock support from your dedicated consultant
Opportunities for contract roles. Both are small and nurturing specialist schools with between 50 and 60 pupils at each school. The schools are calm, quiet and orderly settings where pupils can be supported to develop academically and emotionally. The schools are graded outstanding.

Their vision is that every child should go to an inspiring and life changing school, have the best teaching and benefit from all services working in partnership with each other to ensure their future life chances are improved.

Excellent practice doesn't happen by chance. The schools invest considerably in high quality CPD for staff. For example, this academic year a number of staff are travelling to New York to look at best practice in some of the schools in the city. They are passionate about supporting our staff so that they can bring out the best in the pupils they support.

At the core of the schools is a drive to improve life chances of children. They will go above and beyond, set high expectations and improve outcomes by working together with others.

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Would you like to be part of a successful and supportive team with fantastic progression opportunities?

This could be the perfect role for you!