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ASD Resource Base SEN Teaching Assistant

The Alton School, London, SW15 4PD

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• Job start date

  2 September 2024

• Closing date

  5 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 36 Hours per week term time only 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,487 ( Pay award pending) (for 36 hours per week)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about special needs education?

Do you enjoy working with ASD children and have the vision to help them succeed?

If so you why not join our brand new ASD resource base which opened in October 2023?

Your main priorities will be to support a small specialist provision class tailored to young people on the autistic spectrum, working with them to ensure their educational and emotional needs are met and promoting positive behaviour in a nurturing environment. You will establish professional relationships with the new pupils and their families as well as with other staff in the school. You will promote an inclusive culture and where appropriate support students to mix socially with students from the wider school community.

You will need:

• A great personality and good enthusiasm
• Experience supporting SEN (especially ASD) children.
• Experience in an education setting (Primary age range Preferable).
• Strong communication skills.
• To be proactive, committed, resilient and reliable.
• Knowledge of Makaton and Physical restraint training – E.G. Team Teach, MAPA, PRICE is desirable, but training can be arranged.
• Willingness to provide personal self-care support to pupils

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• A supportive working environment in a modern well-equipped building
• Amazing grounds
• On site free parking and close to a good transport network
• Membership of local government pension scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

The Alton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SEN SSAJD.docx - 527 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Alton School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 213 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Alton School website
• Email address: helen.matthews@thealton.wandsworth.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02088768482
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-alton-school-london

The Alton is an inclusive community school, next to Richmond Park. We are a one form entry school with extensive facilities that offer our children a wide array of fantastic, vibrant and diverse opportunities. We are also home to a small Resource Base for children with MLD and ASD,.

We are now part of the Quality First Education Trust, a growing multi-academy trust with four south London primary schools.

Arranging a visit to The Alton School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email helen.matthews@thealton.wandsworth.sch.uk.

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