Teaching Assistant - Level 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate must have the skills and experience to enable students to become independent learners and make progress. The successful candidate would support students with SEND in their lessons and during unstructured times to ensure they meet their full potential. The ability to share your expert knowledge and experience through training and CPD sessions for other teaching assistants and teachers is essential.

What the school offers its staff

ELA staff benefits include

• Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
• EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
• Health care cash plan;
• Paid annual family day;
• Extensive discount club access;
• Cycle to work
• Enhanced parental leave;
• Flexible work practices;
• Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
• Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
• Discounted gym membership for all staff.

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.