teaching assistant (sen).

This School is an independent special day school catering to students aged 6 to 19 with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and associated challenges. The school provides a highly specialised learning environment tailored to individual needs, supporting students with complex medical needs and sensory/physical impairments. The school focuses on helping students manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions, often reflected in their behaviours.

The school boasts exceptional facilities and a dedicated therapeutic team, continually expanding to accommodate increasing student enrolment. They are accredited by the National Autistic Society (NAS).

Role Responsibilities:

• Support Learning and Development: Assist students with their educational and personal goals across various learning contexts, including the classroom, local environment, and community.

• Assist with Special Needs: Help students with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), complex medical conditions, and autism achieve their educational and personal objectives.

• Promote Equality and Respect: Foster an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and the rights of all students, treating them with respect and recognising them as learners.

• Empower Students: Emphasise the support and empowerment of young people in all interactions.

• Understand Special Education: Develop a deeper understanding of Special Education issues and embody the school values in all aspects of the role.

• Provide High-Quality Support: Maintain a high standard of support in all duties.

• Physical Intervention and Personal Care: Participate in physical intervention and personal care routines as required.

• Committed to Development: Willing and able to work towards obtaining formal qualifications, attend training, and take responsibility for their own development, all fully funded by us.

• Compassionate: Passionate and compassionate towards children and young people with additional needs.

• Ambitious: Determined to overcome barriers to learning.

• Outdoor Enthusiasts: Lovers of outdoor and community learning.

• Visionary: Capable of seeing potential rather than disability.

• Safeguarding: Fully committed to our safeguarding values and procedures.

• Proactive: Proactive rather than reactive in their approach.

• Creative Thinkers: Able to think creatively with a solution-focused mindset.

• Team Players: Able to work supportively as a team member and confidentially when working independently within a range of settings.

• Effective Communicators: Excellent communication skills, particularly in relation to the students’ communication needs.

• Educational Delivery: Able to understand and deliver effective education and support in line with identified needs.

• Qualified: Educated to at least level 2 (or equivalent) in Maths and English., ability to track progression in attainment,background in youth work,behaviour management,building relationships,classroom management,communication,de-escalation techniques,empathy,experience in administering medication,experience in managing challenging behaviour,experience with autism spectrum disorders,experience with learning difficulties,experience with social emotional mental health,inclusiveness,manual handling,marking,mentor experience,personal care experience,planning,resilience,restraint training,speech and language therapy experience

£11.72 – £12.78 per hour (£20,941.63 – £22,834.95 actual salary) depending on experience and qualifications

Hours:

Full time – 40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday, term time only, * Being part of an accredited highly skilled specialist team.

• Being part of a growing team with shared values and vision.

• Opportunities for meaningful career development.

• Fully funded training and qualifications.

• Life assurance.

• Pension plan.

• Perk Box offering high street discounts.

• Employee assistance programme.

• Bike to work scheme.

• Car lease scheme., Competitive Rates of Pay

• training and education

Free Online Training

• travel

Within Surrey and West Sussex

• career

Partner with us for exciting job opportunities

• health and wellbeing

Finding the right education setting for you

• work-life

Flexible days to fit around you

If you meet the above criteria and are excited about the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people with special educational needs, we would love to hear from you. Apply now or call Paul Hirchfield on 01293 527416.