College Teaching Assistant TEACHING ASSISTANT
SUPPORTING LEARNERS AGE 19 – 25 YEARS
SEN FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE
This role is a huge part of a young person’s journey to adulthood, supporting them with development opportunities that extend their academic skills and abilities. If this sounds like something you would like to be part of, then we want to hear from you!
Location: St Elizabeth’s, Much Hadham (10 minutes from Bishop’s Stortford & Harlow)
Job type: 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday (part-time will be considered)
Contract type: permanent, 40 weeks per year
Salary: £21,710 – £22,614 per annum (£12.36 - £12.87 per hour)
What you’ll be doing
*Providing dedicated 1:1 classroom support to learners aged 19 - 25 with complex needs and Epilepsy
*Ensuring a safe and inclusive learning environment, promoting independence in all aspects of learning, leisure and life
*Implementing a personalised learning plan and ensuring progress and achievements are recorded
*Occasionally supporting learners with personal care and administering medication (full training will be provided)
About you
We are looking for someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with patience and understanding to work with learners in a manner which gives them maximum choice and independence. You will ideally have previous experience working with individuals with learning disabilities, ideally within a classroom setting. We do ask that you have good literacy and numeracy skills with initiative and willingness to collaborate with the teaching team.
What we can offer
*A supportive and collaborative working environment
*Career progression and training opportunities to help with professional development
*Recommend a friend payment of up to £500! (T&Cs apply)
*Discounted gym membership at Manor of Groves
*Based at our beautiful countryside location in Much Hadham
*Free onsite parking
*Paid enhanced DBS
How can you find out more?
Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications, and experience. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.
Diversity & Inclusion
At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity in all of its forms and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding
St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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