Teaching Assistant

As one of our new Teaching Assistants, your role will be to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning

• Working towards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable
• GCSE Maths and English Level 2 / C or above qualification is essential.
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH / ASD, ideally in an education setting
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils' needs
  
  The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
As part of our growth strategy; we're really pleased to have recently opened a brand new ASC / SEMH school, Wilden View, in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-. Amongst a number of other new roles, we're currently looking for Teaching Assistants. It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes :
• Full training and continued support
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Perkbox subscription
• Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Free parking
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.