Teaching Assistant
Highshore School, London, SE5 0TWThis job expired on 17 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
17 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- FTE: £23,211-£26,298 Pro Rata: £19,439.89-£22,025.47
Pay scale
- Grade 5, Spine Point 6-13
Teaching Assistant job summary
The successful candidate will:
- To promote pupils’ educational, physical, cultural, emotional and social wellbeing.
- To provide appropriate support for the development of communication and independence in preparation for adult life.
- To supervise and assist pupils (1:1 or in groups) usually with a teacher present across a wide range of activities.
- A small number of specified posts also have responsibility for driving the mini-bus
The successful candidates must:
- Have experience of work with students with special educational needs, exhibited as challenging behaviour
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.
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About Highshore School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 152 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highshore School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- nclark@highshore.southwark.sch.uk
Highshore is a mixed 11-19 school for pupils with complex mixed needs. We have 153 pupils on roll who have a variety of needs including Down’s syndrome, Autism, ADHD and complex medical needs. Many have significant learning difficulties. The majority of our pupils have speech and language difficulties. A large number of pupils need support with activities of daily living. We use Makaton signing in many of our classes to facilitate communication. We are a happy and creative school.
The aims of Highshore are for pupils to develop their: Communication, self – help skills and independence
This is a very exciting time for Highshore School. Our roll has changed over the past nine years and become increasingly complex. Our sixth form is expanding and now comprises over fifty pupils. We are oversubscribed and there is high demand for places here.
The majority of our pupils are from Southwark LA but we also have pupils from other boroughs. All our pupils have an EHCp plan / statement of SEN. Classes are usually made up of 8 or 9 pupils and are supported by between one and three teaching assistants depending on the needs of the pupils.
Our most recent OFSTED report November 2017 recognised that Highshore is a good school. We believe that we are an excellent school, which provides opportunities for every pupil to become healthy, happy and confident individuals. We want colleagues to join us who are passionate about working with young people with learning disabilities and who are committed to help us continue to improve. We have a passionate and creative staff and there are many opportunities here to innovate and to lead.
Please look at our website www.highshoreschool.co.uk, our prospectus which is available to download on the website and our two Twitter feeds:
@HighshoreSchool, @MadeatHighshore
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