Teaching Assistant

A small school in Salisbury are looking for Teaching Assistants to join their team.

The school caters for students in Year 9, 10 and 11 who are:

• Failing to succeed or make expected progress in mainstream school.
• Requiring intensive support from other agencies for criminal activity and/or substance misuse
• Struggling with anxiety and poor confidence in larger settings
• Disengaged from education
• Have been out of education for an extended period of time

Students benefit from small class sizes and a varied curriculum that meets their individual needs. They aim to improve core skills of literacy and numeracy and self-esteem through alternative learning opportunities. They also help to prepare students for post-16 education, employment and/or training.

Key attributes for this role are:

• Experience of supporting children or adults with SEN needs and/or disabilities SEND especially in SEMH.
• Comfortable working with students of all ages
• High expectations of children's progress, attainment, and behaviour.
• The ability to use your own initiative, focusing on solving problems.
• Patience, empathy and good communication skills.
• Organisation and resourcefulness, the ability to work under pressure with good time management skills and a sense of humour.
• An understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build positive relationships.
• Has emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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