Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Mortimer House, Victoria Road, Tamworth

Salary: £23,995.69 - £29,956.53

Hours of Week: 40 hours

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time

Mortimer House School is seeking an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference by supporting vulnerable young people and helping them achieve meaningful educational and personal outcomes.

We are a secondary school teaching students aged 11 to 18, all of whom have Education, Health and Care Plans. Our pupils have social, emotional and mental health needs, and many have experienced significant challenges in their lives. At Mortimer House, relationships are at the heart of everything we do. Through use of small class sizes (maximum 4 students) we build real connections with the young people we support. We use positive behaviour support and emotion coaching to help young people feel safe, understood and ready to learn. Our approach is trauma-informed and restorative, ensuring that pupils are supported with consistency, empathy and high expectations.

Preparing young people for adulthood is central to our work. We are proud of the positive outcomes our pupils achieve, and we are looking for an English teacher who shares our belief that every young person deserves the chance to succeed, grow and thrive.

Essential Requirements:

• Demonstrable levels of numeracy & literacy equivalent to GCSE (A-C) or NVQ Level 2 (or by test).
• Basic IT literacy to support with teaching activities.
• Relevant work experience in a similar background within a school setting.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the safeguarding of children.
• To build positive relationships with student, parents/carers and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrates strong resilience and empathy

Qualities desired:

• Current or previous experience of teaching in a SEN setting.

• Ability to work creatively and use initiative as necessary.

• Desire to develop professionally and undertake additional relevant qualifications.

Role responsibilities:

• Motivating, engaging and encouraging the pupil(s) as required by providing levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils’ needs.
• Assisting in developmental areas, e.g. speech and language, reading, spelling, numeracy, handwriting/presentation etc.
• Promoting the acceptance and inclusion of the pupil with SEN and encouraging pupils to interact with each other in an appropriate and acceptable manner.
• Monitoring the pupil’s response to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modifying or adapting the activities as agreed with the teacher to achieve the intended outcomes.                    
• Under the direction of the teacher, carry out and report on systematic observations of pupils to gather evidence of their knowledge, understanding and skills, enabling the teacher to make informed judgements about each pupil’s stage of development.
• Understanding and applying school policies on Child Protection, Health and Safety, Behaviour, Teaching and Learning, Equal Opportunities etc.
• Comply with all legal and organisational requirements to maintain the health, safety and security of yourself and others within the learning environment.

Benefits of working for us:

•A rewarding career you can be truly proud of

•A supportive environment that is committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent holistic education to the pupils we support

• Competitive Salary

• Development & Progression opportunities

• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

•Private pension

• Wellbeing Support/ Employee Assistance Programme

• Range of discounts via access to Blue Light Scheme

•Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave packages

If you feel this could be the right role for you, we welcome your application.

Young Foundations are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. We adopt fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across the company online with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory reference, right to work checks and where applicable and a prohibition from teaching check.

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