Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Were on a mission to give our colleages a better work/life balance! Job Title: Teaching AssistantLocation:The Shires at Oakham SchoolSalary: £19,500 per annumHours: 37.5 hours per weekContract: Permanent, term-time onlyAre you a Teaching Assistant committed to improving the lives of children and young peopleDue to growth in service we are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic team at The Shires at Oakham School. As a Teaching Assistant, you will support our Teachers to take a creative approach to teaching pupils according to theireducational needs, maximising childrens achievement, and ability to develop.This is a great opportunity for a Teaching Assistant who is looking to start or continue their career in Education and is motivated to inspire learning in children with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measureand you will be working in a school where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.Quality is always top of our agenda and we pride ourselves on the quality of what we do. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant, who can work with individual and small groups of children, preparing classrooms and materials, and building positive relationshipswith pupils to promote interaction and learning. Our Teaching Assistants offer essential support to our Teachers and have the opportunity to assist in the planning and delivery of lessons in a creative and positive setting.Whilst previous experience of working in an SEN/ASC environment would be desirable, excellent support skills and the right motivation, personal qualities, compassion and levels of resilience are just as important. These roles are ideal for people workingin customer facing industries including retail, hospitality, and leisure, looking for a new role that makes a real difference to childrens lives and futures.We need people who share our vision to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK, to be happy and to make their way in the world.Educated to GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English, you will be calm, engaging, resilient, enjoy working as part of a team, and be genuinely motivated by helping every child to reach their potential.About usThe Shires consists of twosites both within a 15-minute drive of one another. We have two Special Educational Needs (SEN) Schools and oneResidential home. We provide specialist education an care for young people aged 11-19 who have been diagnosed withAutism and may have accompanying learning disabilities, behavioural problems or medical conditions.The ethos of The Shires is very much characterised by a can do attitude. We want people who focus on the positive outcome of our children and take responsibility for helping improve the lives of our young people. We share the value of creating a safe andnurturing home and we want people who can be fair and respectful, in order to do the right thing to support everyone in our care.For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approachesthat provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.Why join Options AutismBenefitsYour health and wellbeing are important to us, so youll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Your Wellbeing Mattersaccess to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package thats right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And thats not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so youll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the livesof others.We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS. A full application form must be completed with all employment dates accurate and gapsin employment accounted for.