Teaching Assistant
Taunton, Somerset

Do you have experience of working with children in an educational setting? Do you want to facilitate an inclusive, safe and happy learning environment for children with SEND? If so, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a positive difference in a varied and rewarding role with our dedicated organisation.

The Organisation

We are The Oak Partnership Trust, a family of schools that cater for children and young people from 2 - 19 years old.

Established in 2019 with the clear purpose of being an inclusive community of schools. We inspire passion for knowledge and ensure our pupils have the courage to succeed. We are determined to provide the best possible learning opportunities for all our pupils, regardless of barriers.

Selworthy Special School is part of The Oak Partnership and boasts multiple schools across the Somerset area, with three sites in Taunton and a further specialist provision in Wellington.

We are now looking for a number of Teaching Assistants to join our fantastic team on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £10.98 per hour (£21,189 per annum pro rata)
- Employer Pension Contribution 23.7%

If you have experience of working with, or caring for, children and a background in an educational environment, this is a fantastic chance to develop an exceptionally rewarding career and make a huge difference to deserving young people.

In this engaging role, you’ll have the chance to support children with a wide range of needs to learn, develop and thrive, empowering them to increase their independence, take part in their community and be proud of their achievements.

What’s more, you’ll be joining an inclusive and supportive community with an outstanding team of friendly and committed staff.

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work under the direction of the class teacher to provide support to our pupils by facilitating their independence and ensuring their welfare.

Supporting pupils to achieve their full potential, you’ll monitor their activities and report on your findings maintaining records of progress and noting incidents of challenging behaviour.

You’ll assist with pupils’ development and welfare by modelling positive behaviour, assisting them with their physical needs and supporting the provision of physiotherapists, speech therapists and other professionals.

Additionally, you will:

- Supervise play time activities
- Assist in organising teaching areas and resources
- Support programmes of targeted intervention

About You

To be considered as a Teaching Assistant, you will need:

- The ability to ensure learners comfort, to assist with wheelchair transfers, use mobility equipment, positioning, hoisting and personal care
- The ability to support learners in curricular activities that take place both in school and out in the community i.e., swimming, horse riding and educational visits
- The ability to establish positive and productive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety requirements
- A good standard of education

Experience of working with or caring for children would be beneficial but is not essential to your application, as would experience of working in an educational setting.

The closing date for this role is the Friday 9th December 2022.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 14th December.

Other organisations may call this role Teaching Aide, TA, Education Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, Classroom Assistant, or SEND Teaching Assistant.

Webrecruit and The Oak Partnership are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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