Teaching Assistant

1 week ago

Borehamwood, United Kingdom The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Full time

**Job Reference #**

EDV/2024/HGS/00544

**Location**

Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 3BT

**Contract Type**

Fixed Term

**Contract Term**

Full-Time

**Salary**
- £25,551.00 Annually (FTE)

Up to £20,324 a year (actual), dependent on experience

**Closing Date**

Midnight, 26th Aug 2024

**Start Date**

September 2024

**Positions Available** 1

**Role**:Teaching Assistant - Personal Care Support

**Overview**

Additionally, the role requires aiding with personal care tasks, such as mobility support, toileting, and other daily needs, ensuring the student’s comfort and dignity.

This is initially for one-year, fixed term.

**Responsibilities**
- Support primarily for a student with any physical disabilities and other SEND needs.
- The general responsibility is, under the teacher’s guidance, to support the educational, personal, and social development of students with special needs or disability, access or mobility needs, and establish positive relations with students.
- Provide personal care for key SEND students.
- Support the Headmistress and Individual Needs department, and the aims and ethos of the school.
- Establish positive relations with students and parents/carers to assist student progress and attainment and support the ethos of the school.

**Knowledge and experience**
- Experience of working with young people for a sustained period.
- A good understanding of effective ways to support SEN and disabled students and a willingness to learn through training.
- Awareness of the responsibilities for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of young people.
- Knowledge of how to respond effectively to the needs of SEND students and daily changes to routine.
- Willingness to provide personal care for students with a physical disability.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent (desirable)

**Qualities**
- Passionate about helping children with SEN and Disabilities.
- Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Patient and understanding of the needs of others.
- A flexible approach to daily work schedules and willingness to show flexibility.
- A positive approach to personal development and training.
- Willingness to assist with student supervision on trips or visits.
- Commitment to developing learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom.
- Resourceful, responsible, resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.

**What we are offering**:

- Free lunch and refreshments
- Additional life insurance cover
- Access to Employee Assistance
- Extensive professional development training opportunities
- Free onsite parking and access to travel on the schools extensive coach network
- Free access to sports facilities and well-being programmes for staff
- Enrolment into the Schools' pension scheme, with 12% employer contribution, based on 5% individual contribution

**Contact Details**:
Ian Harding

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