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Teaching Assistant

Bury St Edmunds

£13.23/hr

Posted about 19 hours ago

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Riverwalk School
Address: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2PD
Salary: £13.23 per hour
Hours: Full Time, 8.45am – 3.15pm Monday – Friday (with 1 hour training on Mondays after school hours and half an hour Team Meeting on Thursdays after school hours)
Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
Reference: 5429

Riverwalk School are looking to appoint Teaching Assistants who are motivated and friendly, with a passion for improving outcomes and life experiences for our pupils in the school with SLD and PMLD needs. As part of a class-based team you will need to be creative as well as resilient with a significant sense of fun. Play is an important part of the therapeutic approach. Your role is to facilitate access to learning for SEND pupils across the school. You will certainly get your steps in as our site is quite expansive! You will support teaching and learning, working with small groups and one to one as required. This is a challenging role but incredibly rewarding as part of a team which works together to make a real difference to the lives of our children with SEND and complex behavioural needs.

The Consortium Trust demonstrates and implements safeguarding protocols in all aspects of their working practices and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, and this will include social media checks.

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We are looking for Teaching Assistants who:

have some knowledge about SEND
are passionate about ensuring the highest quality learning for children with complex needs and severe learning difficulties
provide a good role model for students and fellow colleagues
are prepared to use a range of strategies to support a diverse range of complex needs
have strong interpersonal skills and innovative techniques
can support each pupil to access a broad, balanced, and relevant curriculum differentiated to meet individual needs
support tasks relating to ‘real life’ experiences
are passionate about supporting learning characteristics in pupils
can adhere to policies and procedures and follow GDPR guidelines
can maintain confidentiality
have a desire to participate in school and Trust CPD opportunities
have an awareness of Safeguarding
are willing to contribute to the wider school through our curriculum enrichment and extended school offer.