Teaching Experience (No Experience)

Teaching Assistant – (No Experience)
Location: Cranborne, Dorset   
Annual Salary: £22,102.72- £24,103.93 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*
Hours: 40 hours per week  - Term time only

Teaching Personnel have an exciting opportunity to work with an SEN school based in Cranborne. The Specialist academic and therapeutic provision in a peaceful, rural setting, for young people aged 11-16 with additional social, emotional and mental health needs.

Key duties: 

• Establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School. 
• Promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. 
• Contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. 
• Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class 
• Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. 
• Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being. 
• Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team 
• Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary

 Successful candidates qualities:

• Whilst previous experience isn’t essential; the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with our young people is.
• A GCSE (or equivalent qualification) pass in Maths and English (Essential)
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. 
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual 
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs 

If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

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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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