SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEPTEMBER 2017 - Behaviour Support Assistant - Oldham

• Secondary SEMH School – Oldham
• 'The school leaders and all staff inspire the students to overcome difficulties in their lives, so they can return to a mainstream school or stay at the school and get the best possible GCSE results.'
• Ofsted 'GOOD' school - February 2015

A specialist school located in Oldham, Lancashire that caters for students aged 11-16 from all backgrounds who have social, emotional and mental health challenges, trying where possible to reintegrate them back into mainstream school. They provide:

* 6th day provision to pupils permanently excluded from Oldham Secondary Schools and Academies.

* Up to 25 hours educational placements and a minimum 5 hours off site home tuition for pupils whose psychological needs create a barrier to their attendance at a mainstream school.

* Full time placements for out of borough difficult transfers

* Offsite outreach, reintegration support to pupils returning to a new mainstream school following a permanent exclusion

* Year 11 full time provision

* Provision for permanently excluded pupils undergoing statutory assessment

The school are looking for a Behaviour Support Assistant who can commit to a long term position starting in September 2017.

The ideal Behaviour Support Assistant will -

* have previous experience of working in an SEMH school or a similar setting

* be Team-Teach trained or willing to gain the qualification (Teaching Personnel can provide this)

* have or be working towards a TA qualification (level 2 or 3)

If you would like to be considered for a Behaviour Support Assistant role in this Ofsted 'GOOD' school, please send your CV or register your details on our website.