15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    29 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    4 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3

Working pattern

Full time: 30.25 hours over 5 days. 8.50am-3.20pm Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri and 8.35am-3.20pm Wed

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Actual £16,141 to £19,693 (WA4-10 to WA4-16)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Teaching Assistant will:-

  • Work under the direction of teaching staff/senior managers to support the delivery of quality learning and teaching of pupils with special educational needs.
  • Work with children and young people who have a range of significant and often complex SEND for example those with autism, social, emotional and mental health difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, speech language and communication needs and those who exhibit challenging behaviour.
  • Undertake specified work with individuals, groups and whole classes under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher.
  • Encourage the participation of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school, and enable pupils to become more independent learners.
  • Undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
  • QUALITIES

    Requirements and skills

    It is essential that the post holder:-

    • Is suitable to work with children.
    • Has the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with students, staff and parents/carers.
    • Has a flexible and adaptable approach to both work and to the behaviours of students
    • Has a good understanding of the way children learn
    • Has good organisational skills

    Personal qualities

    • Friendly, caring, patient, fair, and consistent
    • Calm under pressure
    • Willing to go the ‘extra mile’
    • Enthusiastic with a positive attitude
    • A supportive member of school activities
    • Keen to build on skills and be prepared to learn
    • Accurate in all record keeping
    • A team player
    • A sense of humour
    • Flexibility
    • A good time keeper
    For full details about the job role please view our recruitment pack on our website www.abbey.surrey.sch.uk

What the school offers its staff

  • Amazing students who want to learn
  • A brand new, state of the art, English classroom
  • Excellent IT facilities in a modern school fit for 21st century teaching
  • A range of CPD opportunities to support professional development inside and outside the classroom.
  • A range of evidence-informed strategies to support teaching and learning inside the classroom.
  • A consistent approach to behaviour which ensures learning is not disrupted.
  • A welcoming and supportive staff community
  • Opportunities to collaborate across a range of mainstream and specialist provision schools within the Weydon MAT.
  • External leadership/NPQ opportunities, including supporting masters’ applications and aspiring senior leader’s development programme
  • On site car parking
  • Westfield Health Cash Plan

https://www.westfieldhealth.com/individual/health-cash-plan

Commitment to safeguarding

The Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS, Children’s Barred List and Right to work in the UK checks are required for all posts. further details including relevant policies are available on the school website: https://www.abbey.surrey.sch.uk/1209/key-information/category/42/safeguarding-and-esafety

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk

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About The Abbey School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
School size
145 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Phone number
01252 725059

Located in south Farnham, The Abbey is an outstanding secondary special school with just over 130 students who have learning and additional needs (LAN). About 40% of our students have autism or other social communication difficulties, a quarter have speech and language needs and others have physical challenges or complex health care needs. Expectations for student outcomes are high, but helping them overcome barriers to learning is an equally important part of our role.

The school has been part of the Weydon MAT since 2018. Over the next 2 years The Abbey will be undergoing significant investment as we expand from a 2 to 3 form entry school to support Surrey County Council’s SEND Sufficiency Strategy 2020 – 2025.

Our staff are our greatest asset and we are extremely proud of our whole school ethos.
Our 20 teachers and 35 associate staff are highly motivated, mutually supportive and come from all walks of life.

Arranging a visit to The Abbey School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recriuitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk.

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