Special Support Assistant

The Link School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4PG

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  5 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week, 44.65 week per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: 1C/3 £22,137.04 - £23,491.56 (FTE £25,852.00.00 - £27,435.00)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit a Special Support Assistant at The Link School who have a genuine belief in person centred teaching and a commitment to the education and development of young people with SEN.

The school has a warm, safe, friendly and nurturing environment which helps children to learn, express their ideas, communicate, develop friendships and grow in confidence and self- esteem. You will need experience and a willingness to manage children with ASD (both verbal and non-verbal) and SLCN.

We are particularly looking for staff with strong emotional intelligence and an ability to understand and come alongside children with high level anxieties.

What the school offers its staff

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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SSA Job Description.pdf - 134 KB (opens in new tab)

SSA Person Specification.pdf - 129 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Link School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 146 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Link School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: SRamm@thelinkschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/link-primary-school (opens in new tab)

The Link School specialises in meeting the needs of 148 students from 4-18 with Speech, Language and Communication difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions and Pathological Demand Avoidance. Situated in the London Borough of Sutton all three sites are easily accessible by public transport and well placed to draw upon a wide range of leisure, recreational and educational facilities having easy access to Surrey and London.

The school provides a warm, safe, friendly and nurturing environment, which helps pupils to learn, express their ideas, communicate, develop friendships and grow in confidence and self- esteem.

Staff provide pupils with an outstanding education based on strong practitioner research and the holistic curriculum offer that promotes strong personal and social education as well as cognitive development. It is a rewarding and inspirational place to work. To find out more about us visit www.thelinkschool.co.uk

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