SEN Teaching Assistant

2 weeks ago


Shropshire, United Kingdom Esland Care Full time
Are you passionate about truly making a difference in the lives of young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

Become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career 

Esland are driven to changing children’s lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services. 

Our Teaching Assistants (TAs) play a vital role working alongside our class teachers to support our amazing students to fulfil their potential and to develop their skills of independence.

Staff may work with individual students or small groups to assist them to access our broad balanced, fun, relevant and functional curriculum. Our students have a range of learning needs, and have all experienced trauma in their lives; these experiences mean that sometimes students present with some challenging behaviours.

The position is based at our SEN School in Ditton Priors, near Bridgnorth.

This is a new school and is the fourth Esland school. Esland schools currently support a number of vulnerable young people aged 8-18 years with SEMH.
Commitment to continued professional developmentA supportive, inclusive working environmentA competitive salaryEnrolment into Esland pension schemeComprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the roleFantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last yearCycle to work schemeA £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme Monthly recognition awardsAccess to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-TogetherThe opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life
Appropriate knowledge of first aidAbility to relate well to children and adultsWork constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within theseTo have some knowledge of National Curriculum requirements.Effective knowledge and use of ICT to support learningUnderstanding of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislationBasic understanding of child development and learningAbility to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunitiesWorking with or caring for children 
Whilst this job description gives a reasonable overview of the post, it is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to behave in a flexible manner and take on any other duties that may be reasonably delegated from time to time.

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.


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