Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Location: Based near Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY21

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, across 5 days

Weeks: 39 weeks (Term Time Only, including 5 PD days)

The Henslow and Evolution School is an OFSTED registered Independent Special School for young people with social, emotional and mental health challenges. Some of our young people are autistic, some have ADHD, almost all have experienced early childhood trauma.

Our school is set across two sites, the Secondary school is located in Middletown nr Welshpool.

At the secondary provision, we offer individually tailored educational programmes to meet each young person’s needs, combining academic study and accreditation; vocational learning; personal skills and outdoor education to suit each student.

New Reflexions 'where every child matters' are one of the leading organisations for providing specialist services across the UK. All our homes and schools are proudly rated GOOD or OUTSTANDING by Ofsted.

We are looking to employ a TA who can support individual students to get the most out of their education. The role involves varied support of a number of young people and may include taking them to do a day’s outdoor education, school trips and in lesson support. It is important that our TA’s are active and supportive members of the whole school team.

All of our staff are trained in Reflective Therapeutic Intervention, to ensure a consistent approach to our positive behaviour support and this compliments our bespoke approach to the holistic development of our students; academically, socially and emotionally. In our small, nurturing environment you will be able to genuinely make a difference; having the time to provide the attachment-based nurture and support that our students need to be successful.

Benefits

• Free access to 5 caravans throughout the UK for a personal holiday
• Funded DBS checks
• Refer a friend scheme – refer a friend to come join the New Reflexions team and earn a £500 bonus per referral or £1,000 for a qualified referral.
• Free confidential employee assistance programme and app.
• Blue Light discount card scheme
• Bike-to-work and electric vehicle scheme
• Workplace pension
• Access to the Training Hub with 800 care sector-specific specialist online subjects; CPD accredited & certificated.
• A full current driving licence is preferred.
• The post holder has the responsibility to adhere to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedure.

New Reflexions Care Group Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check with relevant barred list check(s) as well as other employment clearances.