teaching assistant Winkleigh, England
Job description
£19,174 - £20,070 per annum (£10.70 - £11.20 per hour) | Term Time
Acorn School is set within the beautiful Devonshire countryside, surrounded by rolling green fields the students at Acorn School thrive by having access to a range of high quality co-educational offsite and onsite activities.
Our colleagues are excited to arrive at work each day as no two days are the same and is where every colleague recognises that the contribution, they make to the students we educate really does positively change our students lives. At Acorn School we believe everyone should achieve their full potential, including the colleagues that support our students, because of this a full suite of high-quality training is offered to everyone who joins our growing team.
The Role:
- To create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of student’s work;
- To use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support students to achieve learning goals;
- To assist with the planning of learning activities;
- To monitor student’s responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement / progress as directed;
- To provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on student’s achievement, progress, problems etc;
- To promote good student behaviour, dealing effectively with conflict and incidents in line with established policies and encourage students and where appropriate to take responsibility for their own behaviour;
- To develop a sound understanding of safeguarding procedures and work collaboratively to safeguard our students;
- To encourage student participation, involvement and personal fulfilment by supporting an individualised curriculum with stimulating and interesting tasks within an agreed program of activities;
- To lead on an area of curriculum and/or school development. (please share any particular areas of strength in your application and if invited to interview).
- To working with students, both inside and outside the classroom in small groups or 1:1 sessions.
Let us invest in you!
At Phoenix we are proud of the level of investment we place in learning and development to ensure our team members have the excellent level of training they need in order to be effective in their role. In addition to in-house professional training we provide opportunities for your personal growth led by industry leading qualifications including apprenticeships, diploma’s and more. Many people are supported to progress their career with us and we are proud of our strong heritage of developing leaders and supporting them to flourish.
Looking after you, with sector leading benefits!
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to make your day a bit brighter. Please see some of the benefits listed below:
- Pension
- Free Blue Light Card (discounts ranging from 5 – 20% off a wide rage of high-street, supermarket deals including family days out and holiday packages)
- Employee Assistance Programme (Online 24/7 confidential counselling for you an immediate family on a wide range of subjects including online health and medical hub.)
- Refer a friend bonus (£1000 for Registered Managers and £600 for Senior or Residential Support Workers and other roles)
After 12 months with us you will then be entitled to:
- Life Assurance (x2 of the basic salary)
- Critical Illness Cover (x1 basic annual salary) paid within a couple of weeks of diagnosis to help support you and your family in a difficult time.
- Medicash (Money back in your packet to cover a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses of up to £880 per year)
If you would like to come and visit the school to meet the team and find out more, please contact Wendy Miles on e-mail [email protected]
Phoenix is committed to safeguarding children, young people, families and our team members at all times and applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check, child protection screening including checks with past employers and to provide a suitable character reference.
