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Special School Assistant - Full Time/Part Time

Springwell School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DH

This job expired on 27 June 2022 – see similar jobs

• Expected start date

  1 September 2022

• Application deadline

  27 June 2022 at 12:00pm

• Date listed

  10 June 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • SEND responsibilities
• Key stages: Early years, KS1, KS2
• Working pattern:
  • Full time, Part time, Term time
  • We have a number of roles available; 30 hrs – Mon & Fri: 8.45 – 3.15 Tues, Weds & Thurs: 8.55 – 3.15, Permanent 22.5 hrs – Mon to Fri: 10.45 – 3.15, Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual or 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.

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Supporting documents

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

Grade 6 JD Sept 22.pdf - 154 KB (opens in a new tab)

application-form-2020 NEW.docx - 181 KB (opens in a new tab)

SSA Grade 6 PS.pdf - 190 KB (opens in a new tab)

SSA Advert 01.09.2022.pdf - 152 KB (opens in a new tab)

About Springwell School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 258 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)
• School website: Springwell School website (opens in a new tab)
• Contact email: recruitment@springwellschool.net
• Contact phone number: 02380 445981
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springwell-school (opens in a new tab)

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

For any questions or an informal chat about this position, please contact the school via email, recruitment@springwellschool.net, or call 02380 445981.

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