Teaching Assistant SEMH

Aspire Academy SEMH Primary School (Part of London South East Academies Trust)

Post

Title:

Teaching Assistant

Post

Location:

Aspire Academy, South Gipsy Road, Welling DA16 1JB

Position Status: Full-Time, This job is initially a 1 year contract

Contractual

Hours:

37 Hours per week - 8.30am-4:00 pm – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday 8.30am-4.30pm – Tuesday

Contractual Weeks: Term Time Only (39 weeks per year)

Salary: LSEAT Harmonised 18 £ 30,081 (actual)

Post

Start Date:

ASAP

Closing Date: Monday 2nd November

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic teaching assistants to complete our team. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The successful candidates will join a friendly, supportive team with opportunities for further training. Previous experience is not essential, but we are looking for Teaching Assistants who are creative, resilient and enjoy a challenge. A caring and positive approach to working with young people from a range of backgrounds and diagnoses which include SEMH, ASD and ADHD is a must!

• Supporting pupils within a class of 8 - 10 pupils to access the curriculum
• Working one to one or small groups with pupils delivering intervention programmes such as phonics
• Offering emotional support to pupils
• Supporting the creation of a calm and productive working environment
• Support students’ individual behaviour targets
• Support students to enable them to participate fully in the social and academic activities within the Academy.

• GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent in English and Maths (desirable)
• Good numeracy and literacy skills

Please see the attached Job Description for further details.

The development of our employees at Aspire Academy is paramount.

To support this, we offer these benefits:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Full induction programme
• Team Teach positive behaviour training:
  Positive Approaches to Challenging Behaviour
• Weekly CPD training
• Employee Assistant Programme with 24 hour counselling and support available
• Free parking on site
• Advantages of belonging to a multi-academy Trust (e.g. best practice sharing, Employee Perks Scheme
• Experience working in a SEN / SLD / SEMH environment (desirable)
• NVQ2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience (desirable)
• Ability to motivate and inspire
• Ability to adopt a patient, nurturing and resilient approach
• Ability to work flexibly and to adapt to the changing needs of the pupils
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing
• Sufficient command of spoken English as defined under the Code of Practice on English language requirements for public sector workers

For further information and an informal conversation about the roles please contact co-headteachers Heather Hopkins and/or Julie Arkwright, on .

Visits to the school are encouraged.

Aspire Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

Aspire Academy is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

We are a small, specialist primary school in Bexley, providing a nurturing and supportive environment for children aged 5–11 with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. We recognise that every child is unique, which is why we take a holistic approach to their education and…