Teaching Assistant SEN Term Time

Job Description

Start Date: asap Pay: Kent Range 3 / 4 + SEN allowance Are you a teaching assistant looking for a newopportunity with some / all of the following qualities "Team player, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful,passionate about special needs, motivated, resilient, pro-active, fun, possessa can-do approach, ambitious, supportive, confident, professional, committed,able to use your initiative, reliable, inspiring and looking for immense jobsatisfaction but not shy of hard work" If so, then we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to appoint a number of teachingassistants to work pupils in our Early Years, Primary and Secondarydepartments. Candidates from a variety of backgrounds arewelcome to apply, however some experience in a school / special schoolenvironment / having worked with children / worked with children with specialeducational needs would be desirable. The successful candidates should possess GSCEs (orequivalent) in English & Maths at grade C or above. Training will beprovided and there are opportunities for career development and progression. The roles are term time only, Monday - Friday 8.45a.m. - 3.45 p.m. 39 weeks per year plus 26 days holiday. Due to the conditionsand complex needs of our pupils, continuity and consistency of support isparamount, therefore candidates will need to commit to the full working hours. Should you have any queries pleasee-mail Closing Date: 23/10/2020 at 08:00 Interviews: tbc Information about the school The School where Excellence meets OpportunityNexus is an ambitious school for children and youngpeople aged 2-19 with profound, severe and complex needs, many of whom have adiagnosis of autism. In September 2017, we moved into an amazing stateof the art multi-million pound purpose built school, complete with woodlandwalk and life skills house based in South Tonbridge. We are situated just offthe A21 and have a large staff car park. However, we are also only a 15-20minute walk from Tonbridge Station. In addition, we opened a SatelliteProvision based at Wouldham All Saints Church of England Primary School inSeptember 2018. Nexus invests in employing the best staff and intraining them to achieve. We strive to engage staff who are self-motivated,professional and ambitious. We are members of KASS (Kent Association of SpecialSchools) which comprises of 24 special schools across Kent and are also part ofthe Collaborative Learning Alliance of Special Schools (CLASS) Multi-teachingSchool Alliance. We are looking for exceptional people to join ourteam who are able to demonstrate belief in our school culture and ethos; have apassion for working with children and young people with special needs as wellas creativity and energy. In return, we are able to offer friendly,enthusiastic and delightful pupils and a committed, supportive and motivatedstaff team who are dedicated in providing the best education and support.We have high expectations for our pupils, strivingto ensure that they all achieve their maximum potential; celebrating differenceand encouraging curiosity and creativity. We work hard to ensure that theirindividual needs, interests and abilities are met and that they are resilientand make positive life choices. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the schoolat a very exciting time when we are expanding provision and pupil numbers.The school is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of our children and all posts are subject to an enhancedDBS disclosure. Our School and all its personnel are committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject toan Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.KTJ1