Teaching Assistant

ASC Teaching Assistant 

Monday - Friday, school hours, during term time

September 2024 until at least December 2024

Working in a school environment where no two days are the same is an ultimately rewarding challenge like no other. If you have the potential to help those with barriers to education build a bright future, then this could be the career for you!

We are currently looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support pupils with Special Education needs for a Secondary school in South Cambridge.

The requirements are for a full time TA starting September 2024, the preferred applicant will have prior experience with young people or adults with Autism. The role will be until at least the end of the Autumn term, with the view to extend dependent on need. 

The school encourages adventure in learning to help create a life long love of learning in their pupils. They are community driven educators who provide high academic standards.To ensure they are able to provide such an education, the school takes a keen interest in the success of their staff, boasting good career progression opportunities and championing mental health initiatives for all of their educators. If this sounds like the kind of environment that you could thrive and excel in, then keep reading!

For this role, we are are looking for a compassionate, professional, and driven individual. Experience of working with children, especially supporting pupils with SEN would be advantageous but is not essential.
What is most important to us is connecting those with a genuine passion for influencing young lives, with the opportunity to express it to their fullest potential.
The role calls for someone who is punctual, likes to incorporate their personality into their day to day role and takes on responsibility with a can-do attitude and a smile on their face!

The role will consist of the following duties:

• Building a relationship with the young people you are working with
• Helping to implement the Education Health Care plans for the young person or people 
• Providing a safe and supportive environment the pupils to thrive in
• Working with all necessary adults including, SLT , teachers, SENCo, parents and multi agencies where necessary

You will get access to our CPD academy where you can complete all the basics like Safeguarding in schools, and download learning materials for free. You also get access to an amazing array of specialist courses, with providers like the shared learning trust and the best practise network that are heavily discounted. 

As well as accessing our CPD academy and having a specialist consultant to work with you will also get;

• Weekly pay, procseesed by our payroll team and paid via PAYE
• Refer a friend scheme (£50 for support staff and £200 for Teachers) 
• Access to our Guaranteed work scheme - Subject to qualifying criteria
• Access to a pension scheme
• Out of hours support from your consultant
• A company dedicated to your growth and development

If you'd like to have a confidential chat with us, we are all happy to help and see if working with us could be right for you! We want to answer all of your questions and make sure that if you chose to work with us, you are well informed and confident that we will look after you. 

I look forward to hearing from you! 

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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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