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  • Job start date

    1 September 2022

  • Closing date

    27 June 2022 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    10 June 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£22,759 - £24,920

Actual salary

£15,792 - £17,835 - 30 hours £11,844 - £13,376 - 22.5 hours

Special School Assistant - Full Time/Part Time job summary

Working with young people can be one of the most rewarding and satisfying jobs. It can be hard and resilience must be high, but building these relationships with young people, being their constant and believing in their value can significantly change their future - the rewards will certainly outweigh the challenges!

Springwell School is located on the edge of the city of Southampton and is a designated day special school for children aged from 4 - 11 years with complex learning difficulties including speech and language disorders, autism and challenging behaviours.

The school encourages a supportive and positive learning ethos that enables both staff and pupils to work and learn together to develop their full potential, providing the highest possible standards of education and support to children, families and staff.

The successful candidate will start in the Autumn term and will ideally have had previous experience of working with children within a school setting and knowledge of proven teaching strategies such as PECS. Excellent communications skills, enthusiasm, reliability, resilience, the ability to liaise with staff at all levels and be able to work effectively as part of a team are essential.

We are looking for an individual who:
- can support and motivate the children and encourage independent learning
- can contribute to monitoring and recording pupils’ progress
- can encourage and support good behaviour acting as a positive role model
- is able to deal with challenging behaviour and provide welfare support in accordance with school policies
Please annotate the hours you are applying for on your application form.

Commitment to safeguarding

Springwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process including an enhanced disclosure and barring service 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 Springwell School

School type
Special school, ages 4 to 11
School size
271 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Phone number
02380 445981

Springwell is a designated day special school for pupils with complex learning difficulties aged from 4 – 11 years. Many pupils have associated disabilities including speech and language disorders, autism and challenging behaviour.

We are located on the edge of the city in Thornhill, Southampton with an additional 4 off site provisions located at mainstream schools across the city.

Arranging a visit to Springwell School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@springwellschool.net.

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