Teaching Assistant - Loose/Maidstone/Snodland - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Job Description

Start Date: September 2021 Pay: KR 3 plus SEN (Actual £14,924.49 includingSEN) Inspirational Teaching Assistants required at thisvery special school. We are looking for Teaching Assistants to join us fromSeptember 2021. Are you adaptable and able to bringout the best inour pupils with special talents, aged 4 - 19, with severe, profound or complexneeds Due to an increase in pupil numbers we requireTeaching Assistants to join our "Outstanding" school fromSeptember. We are looking for drive, enthusiasm and potentialto join ourfriendly, professional, positive and forward looking school. This is a greatopportunity to develop your career by building on your current success. Theworking hours are 8.30-3.30, Monday to Friday, term time only (we cannot beflexible with this).We have career paths for our Teaching Assistants. As alarge special school we have a history of promoting our TAs to SeniorTAs to HLTAs. For those that have a degree or working towards a degree wehave a career path to becoming a Teacher. We have Teacherswho started with usas TAs. Successful candidates will either be experiencedand successful Teaching Assistants who enjoy team working and takingresponsibility or have worked in a Special Needs or child based environment.Alternatively you may have a passionfor special needs and looking for yourfirst opportunity. You will benefit from opportunities for furtherprofessional development and career progression as we value and support staffin all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will also have a strongcommitmentto inclusive principles and be committed to safeguarding childrenand young people. Roles can be based at any of our sites - Loose,Allington or Snodland. Sometimes words cannot explain how something reallyis, we would encourage you to view the 2 links below.We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, itgives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be ableto access. You can see ithere. https://watchv=9xOR-PlaONI (If the linkdoesnt connect - You Tube "Five Acre Woodstock 2019 -Amazing Festival in aDay") Nathan Grisdale was on the X factor and reached the"Six chair challenge". He heard about our school. He wrote a song for us andfilmed it with our pupils. You can see ithere. https://watchv=OJF9MlJHt-I (If the link doesnt connect- You Tube NathanGrisdale - Dont Give Up (Official music video)) We look forward to hearing from you. Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding ofall its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosureprocess. As part of our responsibilityfor safeguarding, in addition to theKent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school willrequest additional employment references. Closing Date: 28/06/2021 at 12:00 Interviews: TBC Information about the school Five Acre Wood is a successfuloutward looking andexpanding District Special School based over sites in and around Maidstone,Kent. We currently have 630 pupils on roll aged 2-19years with profound, severe and complex needs, we are one of the largestspecial needs schools in the country.We have 370 employees. Our"Outstanding" school will continue to expand and we are looking forpeople with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of "Onlythe best will do" for all our students. Our achievements include Investorsin People (Gold)and the WAS Wellbeing Award, which recognises how look afteremployees and pupils. We are a very supportive school, we offer opportunitiesfor further professional development and career development. For further information regarding the school,please go toour website www.fiveacrewood.co.uk We hold an annual music festival for our pupils andemployees, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may notordinarily be able to access. You can see it here. https://watchv=9xOR-PlaONI(If the link doesntconnect - You Tube "Five Acre Woodstock 2019 - AmazingFestival in a Day") Nathan Grisdale was on the X factor and reached the"Six chair challenge". He heard about our school. He wrote a song for us andfilmed it with our pupils. You can see it here.https://watchv=OJF9MlJHt-I(If the link doesnt connect - You Tube NathanGrisdale - Dont Give Up (Official music video) Our school is committed to safeguarding pupils andstaff. Our staff recruitment policies and practices comply with saferecruitment and selection requirements. We alwaysensure clearance of enhancedDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) prior to employment. We look forward tohearing from you. Our School and all its personnel are committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject toan EnhancedDisclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.KTJ1