Location: Wakefield
Salary: Actual salary £19,717.78 to £21,122.66 dependant on experience and qualifications
Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am-4.30pm. Term time only-NO PART TIME HOURS
School staffing Solutions are supporting a special needs school in Wakefield that is looking to recruit Teaching Assistants. The school supports children and young people aged 11 - 19 with complex needs including autism, moderate and severe learning disabilities; speech, language, communication and interaction needs and behaviours that can challenge..
About the role:
To 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.
To promote and encourage independence and personal development
Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided.
To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
About You:
GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential)
Experience with SEN in a voluntary or employed setting such as education or health and social care
A positive, 'CAN DO' attitude
Reliable and hard working as the children need consistency
An understanding of safeguarding principles
What will you receive in return for your hard-work?
Life assurance and Pension
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.
If you would like to know more about this Teaching Assistant role in Wakefield get in touch.
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