Teaching Assistant - (SEMH) Resource Base

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work as part of our inclusion team who has a passion to see all students succeed and a commitment to ensuring that the students at The Elmgreen School share that passion. You should be able to demonstrate successful experience in supporting students in one or more of the following areas: Autistic Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, SpLD, Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties or Deaf Learners.

Key Responsibilities

• To work under the instruction and guidance of teaching and senior staff to undertake work, care and support programmes, to enable access to learning for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
• To assist teachers and SEMH Resource Base Lead in the management of students working either in the classroom or with smaller groups of students or one to one.

What the school offers its staff

If you are successful in your application, you will join a staff who are hard-working,committed, positive in outlook and dedicated to the achievement of our students. We offer:

• a high standard of professional practice, with bespoke in-house CPD provision, and affiliation to nationally recognised courses and providers;
• a supportive and collegiate environment,
• a culture of high trust and accountability that values creativity and innovation, leading practice locally and nationally in a range of fields.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Elmgreen School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.