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  • Job start date

    6 January 2025

  • Closing date

    2 December 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    15 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 31 Hours per week term time only 39 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£22,673.30

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?

The Alton is an inclusive inner London primary school situated next to Richmond Park. In October 2023 we set up a new ASD resource base to provide a supportive education for students with autism.

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).
  • To have a passion for supporting pupils with additional educational needs and be motivated by the challenges that holds
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Have patience and persistence in supporting our pupils to develop their communication, independence and self-regulation
  • 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
  • Being part of a small, friendly, well resourced multi-academy trust, which seeks to provide an excellent education for all.


Further details about the role

If you think you are up to the challenge and want to be part of this new and exciting opportunity to help establish a successful and inclusive ASD base, please contact the school office or download the application form and documents attached.

Visits to the school are welcomed - please telephone the office to arrange an appointment.

Your completed application and equal opportunities form should be emailed to recruitment@q1e.org.uk by 9am on 2nd December 2024.

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. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children. We may carry out anonline search as part of this recruitment process.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should the right candidate be found.

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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About The Alton School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
213 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

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 recruitment@q1e.org.uk.

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