Teaching Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Job Description

Pay: Kent Range3 plus SEN Allowance Start Date: ASAP Are you looking for a newchallenge Are you passionate about supporting children and young people withtheir development and learning Are you keen to develop new skills Come and joinour fantastic teamat Foreland Fields School!We are looking to welcome a termtime Teaching Assistant. Our pupils and students have awide range of needs, including difficulties with communication, learning,physical and sensory development as well as medical and care needs. Allpupilsand students have either severe or profound learning difficulties and many alsohave a diagnosis of autism. Classes are needs led and pupils and studentsfollow personalised learning journeys along different curriculum pathways,depending on their individualneeds. Whilst experience of working in aspecial school would be an advantage, it is not essential. We provide all staffwith a full week of induction training, which includes Moving and Handling,Makaton, Pool Evacuation, Behaviour and Safeguarding Training.We are committedto providing aspirational outcomes for all our students and we will provideregular specialist training for all staff, throughout their careers at Foreland Fields School.Essential training for Teaching Assistants takes place on alternate Thursdaysbetween2pm and 4.45pm and all staff are required to attend these as well as 5INSET days per year. This post is for 30.75 hours perweek and will be temporary for 1 year in the first instance. However, there arefrequently opportunities for successful Teaching Assistantsto extend theircontracts. Candidates must be qualified to atleast GCSE Grade C or above in both English and maths or equivalent Level 2Qualification so as to undertake essential record keeping. Having BSL (BritishSign Language) would be highly desirable asthis post will be based in ourtotal communication class, using BSL. A relevant qualification, such as NVQSupporting Teaching and Learning, would also be desirable, but not essential.Candidates are welcome to contact Sarah Thorp (Deputy Headteacher) by telephone()if they would like to learn more about this excitingopportunity. Closing Date: 16/09/2021 at 12:00Interviews: TBC Information about the schoolForelandFields Schoolis a Day Special Schoolfor pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex Needs (PSCN), many of whomalsohave Autistic Spectrum Disorder. We provide for 200+ pupils aged3-19 in five departments, Nursery, Infants (KS1), Juniors (KS2)Secondary(KS3/KS4) and Sixth Form (KS5). In addition, we have a fully staffedmainstream inclusion class within Garlinge PrimarySchool.We encourage all of our employeesto further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. Weare committed to performance management, staff training and coaching and wewill expect the successful candidate to sign up to the values andethos of ourschool. Foreland Fields School is committed tothe safeguarding and well-being of children therefore all successful candidateswill be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references. Our School and all its personnelare committed to safeguardingand promoting the welfare of the children. Thispost is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure andBarring Service. KTJ1