Teaching Assistant

£23,708 - £24,908 + SSA + excellent benefits

Part time and full time hours available.

These salaries are not pro-rata'd for the school holidays.

We are working with an inspirational SEN School on the outskirts of Surrey, who want all their young people to have the best chance of success in life.

The right support can really make an enormous difference to these children. As a Teaching Assistant, you will have to be understanding and committed. That's because the young people in this school have social, emotional, mental health and complex learning needs that call for extra dedication. Help them progress and you'll have every opportunity to do the same with your career.

The role

As a Teaching Assistant at this School, you'll be working directly with young people in the classroom every day. You'll help them learn, monitor their work and help raise their self-esteem. It's not just about academic achievement; the head teacher wants them to feel accepted and confident in their abilities. You'll need to be very resilient and dedicated to the wellbeing of the young people. Your support can be invaluable to teachers and young people, which means it's very rewarding.

Your profile

We are looking for people who really want to make a difference to children's lives who attend this school, and if successful, they'll provide you with the tools, training and qualifications you'll need to become an outstanding Teaching Assistant. Relationships are at the heart of everything they do and so if engaging with their students, supporting them to grow academically, socially and emotionally is something that excites you then becoming part of a team and accepting this challenge is for you.

About the school

This school provides outstanding schooling for vulnerable young people with a range of complex educational needs. Their sole aim is to support and re-engage their young people with learning, rebuilding the connections of childhood. Each young person's set of needs requires a unique approach for pupils aged 6-14 who, in addition to their high functioning ASD, present with complex SEMH needs due to experiences of early childhood adversity. This discrete provision provides a therapeutic based curriculum and a strong focus on multidisciplinary working underpinned by psychodynamically informed model.

The large, picturesque campus is surrounded by woodland, with beautiful outdoor spaces and the school building itself is breath-taking. They are very much part of the community and are often found on the 10miles of cycle track, in the village Cafe or on their shuttle bus for staff from the local transport links (commutable from both Croydon and central London). Add to the fact that they've upgraded an historic village school into a bespoke specialist therapeutic provision and it all adds up to a truly uplifting, fun teaching environment.

For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That's what drives the staff. With their high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, they're proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading Ofsted ratings. Their aspirational homes, schools and ethos helps them achieve the best possible outcomes. In short, they're enhancing life opportunities.

Rewards

If successful, the school will offer a salary and benefits package that's among the best in the sector. In return for your hard work, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, full school holidays (including bank holidays), contributory pension (matched up to 5%), Life Insurance based on two times your annual base salary, comprehensive induction and ongoing training, Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance, and Cycle to Work Scheme. They will also cover the cost of your Enhanced DBS check, which is a compulsory part of the recruitment process.

Part time hours / job shares are available, however we do require full days to be worked, the working hours are 8:30-16:30.

If this sounds like the ideal job for you in the perfect setting, please don't hesitate to get in touch by calling Paul on or emailing