Therapeutic Teaching Assistant

4 weeks ago

Wallington, United Kingdom Merrywood House Independent Special school Full time

Merrywood Education is a therapuetic special needs school for children aged 5-14. We work within a trauma informed and therapuetic model that develops team members to understand the science behind children's behaviour and trauma symptoms.

Working as a close team we value the wellbeing of our team; offering a range of support mechanisms to increase our team members skills, mental health and wellbeing.

Class sizes are small, with high levels of staff across the school to ensure a happy and productive working environment. We offer a range of training and development opportunities to maximise skills, knowledge and innovative practice.

**As a therapuetic learning assistant you will**:

- Organise outside-the-classroom learning activities, which include sports and/or school outings
- Work closely with both parents of children to achieve a sound family partnership
- Develop conventional teaching methods so as to meet individual needs of each child
- Prepare resources with which to teach each child as frequently as is required
- Carry out administrative duties in the nature of keeping and maintaining records of each child’s progress
- Work with fellow team members to identify specific needs of each child
- Work hand-in-hand with the classroom teachers to ensure that activities that are being put in place for children are related to national curriculum
- Work closely with other professionals like educational psychologists or physiotherapists
- Teach and mentor children, both collectively and individually
- Look after children’s social and emotional needs
- Work closely with the Speech and Language Therapist to ensure children are receiving the best possible interventions
- Attend review meetings so as to plan and have a broader view of better ways to be more effective when dealing with children
- Communicate with children to determine their needs and ensure they are equally met
- Observe children to find out changes in behaviour or in other areas and report such observations to the classroom teacher
- Help children in personal care, such as hygiene, clothing and independence skills

**Requirements**:
As a therapuetic teaching assistant should be able to manage the different behaviours that each child exhibits at every given time.
- He/she should have interest in children’s education
- He/she must possess good and effective communication skills so as to be able to determine the needs of each child and help him/her when necessary. The need to be attentive to and be patient with children at all times is also important.
- Good verbal and numerical skills are also important
- Excellent interpersonal skills to be able to freely relate with people from diverse background
- The ability to be sensitive to the needs of children and to be fair, objective and ensure their additional needs are met.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Preferably 3 years experience in a mainstream educational setting
- Preferably 1 years experience within an alternative education provision
- Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school
- The school takes the safety of children seriously. All staff are expected to follow the school’s Child Protection Procedures.
- Take account of wider curriculum developments and the need for exceptional pastoral care
- Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and events with partner schools
- Reflective and trauma informed skills or the desire to learn more about nuero science
- Have good knowledge of positive de-escalation skills and patience when dealing with challenging situations
- Understand the curriculum and have a good knowledge base of using connected curriculum styles
- Understands the need to work in a mindful and therapeutic environment
- Has very good organisation, planning and creative skills.
- Can adapt to difficult situations
- Has very positive communication skills with parents and professionals
- Be willing to learn and develop your professional development
- Basic IT skills
- Be able to develop specific knowledge and expertise to work with groups of children to deliver aspects of the curriculum

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,262.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Special education: 1 year (preferred)
- education: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 03/01/2023

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