SEN Teaching Assistant

Hours: 36.75 hours a week, 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and

9.00am – 4.15pm Friday.

Term time only, 39 weeks per year, which includes five inset days a year.

Salary: £20,664 pa (actual term time only salary)

We are currently looking to recruit highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Tutors to work in our amazing school.

Upon joining The Quest School, we are delighted to award you with a one time sign on bonus of £1000. This is subject to tax, national insurance, pension and any other applicable deductions. (terms and conditions apply)

Once you have completed a years' service, you will be enrolled into the Quest School discretionary loyalty bonus scheme whereby you will receive £1000 for a further two years service (terms and conditions apply)

On top of the base salary Quest also provides a 5% pension contribution which equates to an extra £696 per year. This makes the Quest overall package of our new starter salary to be £21,360 (excluding the sign on bonus) Modest discretionary lump sum payments are also made from time to time

We also provide

• Term-time working & school holidays (This means that your salary will be divided and paid in 12 equal monthly instalments providing you with a full month's salary even during the school holidays)
• Rewarding, life-changing work
• Employee assistance program including 24/7 GP access
• Support for professional development
• Staff Well-being Task Force
• Supportive, team-based culture

You will be working with children with autism, implementing learning and behaviour programs set by our qualified teachers and behaviour specialist using techniques based on the principles of ABA.

You will work either 1-to-1 with pupils or in small groups of pupils (typically no more than 2-3 pupils per group), ensuring the daily needs of our pupils are met in a professional, competent, safe and fun school environment.

This is a fun and rewarding hands-on role, where no two days are the same. You will need to be creative, energetic and committed to providing an excellent school experience to our pupils.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a difference to children's lives by enabling them to learn, thrive and achieve.

Full training will be provided and there are great opportunities for career progression. Enthusiasm, reliability, being a team player and a self starter are key skills required for the role.

Full job description will be provided upon application

Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

The Quest School is legally obligated to process an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions, and any other information held by local police that's considered relevant to the role. Any information that is "protected" under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013 / 2020 / 2023) will not appear on a DBS certificate.

For posts in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a relevant barred list check (Children's and/or Adults barred list check depending on the role).

Job Types: Full-time, Graduate

Pay: Up to £20,664.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person