SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Based near Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY5
Actual Salary: £22,795 - £23,074 dependant on experience and qualifications
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, across 5 days
Weeks: 39 weeks (Term Time Only, including 5 PD days)
The Fitzroy Academy is a New Reflexions independent school for young people with autism, learning disabilities, communication difficulties, complex needs and associated emotional and behavioural difficulties. The Fitzroy Academy is a brand new school near Shrewsbury, which caters for students aged 7 to 18 years.
New Reflexions 'where every child matters' are one of the leading organisations for providing specialist services across the UK.
The school offers students a nurturing environment in which to grow, learn and develop. All of our staff are trained in Reflective Therapeutic Intervention to ensure a consistent approach to managing behaviour. This compliments a structured provision along with our high expectations and individual plans to best support the learning and behaviour needs of each student as well as supporting with personal-care.
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work within small classes with a class teacher, to support small groups or individuals to access bespoke learning programmes based on their developmental ages and abilities. The successful candidate need to have some experience working in a special needs environment, or educational setting. You will need to be confident and resilient in working one to one with students under teacher guidance. Further special needs training will be available for the right candidate.
Applicants should have experience of working with challenging young people, will need to demonstrate a calm, positive approach, enthusiasm, energy and plenty of patience. We can offer a supportive team, a very progressive approach towards professional development and a positive, problem solving working environment. If you would like to find out more or visit the school for a tour, please contact the Head Teacher, Lydia Swinton: 01939 210040.
Check out our website to find out more about what we do!
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, as this post is a regulated activity and/or on a regulated site, the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and our safer recruitment process. If you have any questions regarding this, please highlight these in your application.
This post is exempt from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Founded in 2007, New Reflexions has grown into one of the leading organisations for providing services with homes across the United Kingdom, for children that have emotional behavioural difficulties. We are an independent, integrated care company who truly believe that, “if it isn’t acceptable for our own children, it is not acceptable for any child”. Our successful triad of care: therapy, residential placement and education, has a proven track record and we are proud of our philosophy of never ending a placement for a child.
As an organisation we provide short, medium and long term residential care to young people, who for whatever reason are either unable or unwilling to live within a family setting. Our young people have usually suffered multiple placement breakdowns and are in desperate need of stability. It has been our experience that these young people just need someone to believe in them, to listen to and respond to their needs. To this end, we offer our young people a commitment to stand by them and work through the difficult times and support them to achieve a sense of emotional and practical independence.
