Total 2 Junior Executive job vacancies in BS35 4GG

Teaching Assistant Opportunity in Pilning, South Gloucestershire - Please read on...

Position Details:

• Hours: 40 hours per week, term time only
• Hourly Rate: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour
• Annual Salary: £20,941.30 - £22,835.30 (actual salary based on experience and qualifications)

About The School: This school is a vibrant and inspiring educational setting designed for children and young people aged 7-19 with autism and related social and communication needs. Their mission is to provide each student with the opportunity to explore and fulfill their unique potential. Their comprehensive program spans from Key Stage 2 through post-16, ensuring that they can support every stage of their students' academic journeys.

Role Overview: As a Teaching Assistant, your primary goal will be to support students in their learning and well-being, providing a safe and nurturing environment. Your responsibilities may also include caring for individual needs and managing behaviour positively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop warm, caring, and supportive relationships with students to create a safe learning environment.
• Encourage independence and personal growth while maintaining high behaviour standards.
• Assist in delivering high-quality, challenging, and differentiated educational activities.
• Support the Class Teacher in the daily operations of the classroom.
• Adapt to the changing needs of the school to ensure smooth operations.
• Promote students' cognitive, social, emotional, physical development, and spiritual well-being.
• Collaborate effectively within a multi-professional team.
• Complete necessary documentation accurately under guidance.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Essential: GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above.
• Understanding of Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Experience or knowledge of working with SEN students.
• Passion for putting the child first and recognising their individuality.
• Positive and creative approach to meeting students' needs.
• Desirable: L3 award in supporting teaching and learning or equivalent.
• Desirable: At least one year of experience as a L2 qualified or equivalent TA.

Benefits:

• Be part of a successful team with a comprehensive support package.
• Full training and ongoing support provided.
• Opportunities to gain qualifications, funded by the organisation.
• Free lunch during work hours.
• Perkbox subscription.
• Life assurance and pension plan.
• Car lease and bike-to-work schemes.
• Free parking.
• Complimentary membership to their Health cash back plan (covering dental, optical, physio, and more).

Join this team and contribute to a meaningful and rewarding educational journey for their students!

Successful candidates will undergo pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to hear more, please apply now and someone will get straight back to you, or call Paul Hirchfield on 01293 527416

Location: Pilning, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4JN Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only Hourly Rate: £11.72 - £12.78 ph Annual Salary: £20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 7-19 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs. We offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post-16, we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey. The main purpose of the role: The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support the 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. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. Key Duties: 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 and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. To contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. 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. To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being. Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary Skills and Qualifications GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential. Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs L3 award in supporting teaching and learning in schools or equivalent (desirable) Previous experience (at least one year) of working as a L2 qualified or equivalent TA (desirable) What’s on offer? Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes: Full training and continued support Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us! Free lunch during your working day Perkbox subscription Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme Car lease scheme Bike to work scheme  Free parking  Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more. Apply/Enquiries 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 the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.