Trainee Teaching Assistant

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get an application form to complete and send back to us.

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They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

Location:?Cranborne, Dorset

Contract: permanent, 40 hours per week, term time only 8.30am – 4.30pm

Hourly Rate:£12.37 – £13.49 per hourAnnual Salary:£22,102.72 – £24,103.93 actual salary (FTE £25,729.60 – £28,059.20)Contract: permanent, 40 hours per week, term time only

At this college they believe in giving young people, ages 11-16, the tools and opportunities to create the lives they want for themselves.

With high-quality teaching, an excellent level of individual support and a range of expert-led, integrated therapy, we support all young people with a range of needs including Autism and other associated conditions.

Your Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Full UK driving licence and access to your own car
• Level 2 or equivalent in Maths and English
• Please note that the minimum age to work on site is 21
• Be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs
• Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Competent ICT skills

Key duties:

• Support and facilitate the learning and independence of our students.
• Contribute to planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of education programmes, plans and reports as required.
• Contribute to assessing, recording, and reporting on young peoples’ progress
• Promote and encourage independence at all times.
• Keep records accurately and up-to-date
• Ensure safeguarding and health and safety procedures are followed at all times
• Promote the development of positive social behaviours and self-regulation skills
• Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

Benefits:

• Full training with the opportunity to gain qualifications (funded by us!) and CPD pathway for progressing
• The little perks of appreciation, chocolates, food, tea & coffee pods, Christmas hampers etc
• Free homemade lunches with a range of options
• Well-being checks with our Mental first aiders & Well being Champions
• Full management support
• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Perkbox – offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.