Sen teaching assistant

Teaching Assistant * Location: Blandford Forum * Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent * Start date: ASAP- once vetting is complete * Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only Monday to Friday * Salary: GBP19,000 -GBP21,200 depending on experience ****own transport is desirable due to the location*** The School School Staffing Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a Special Needs School in Blandford Forum that are looking for TEACHING ASSISTANTS with SPARKLE!! The school offers a bespoke education provision for pupils aged 7-19 who have Autism Spectrum Condition and associated behaviours. The curriculum is creative and personalised for the pupils to ensure that we provide them with the best opportunities to succeed. The Role / Key duties: * As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. * You will be expected 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 in pupils while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times. * You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences Experience and Skills required: * Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting * Full UK driving licence and transport needed due to location * GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential. * Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. * Be a #39;can do #39; person with a positive attitude * Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual * Be positive and creative in meeting pupils rsquo; needs Whats on offer? * Full training and continued support * Life assurance and pension * Employee discount scheme * Bike to work scheme If you would like to know more about this Teaching Assistant role in Blandford Forum or think you could be a Teaching Assistant with #39;SPARKLE #39;!.....then please get in touch today. School Staffing Solutions are operationg as an employment business for this position. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and we are therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ldquo;spent rdquo; unless they are ldquo;protected rdquo; under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search. 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