About This Role
Overview and Responsibilities
Teaching Assistant - no experience necessary
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week, term time only
Salary: £22,996 to £25,068 (Actual annual salary, dependent on experience and qualifications)
Hourly Rate: £12.87 to £14.03 p/hr Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*
At Aurora Boveridge College, we prepare our students for adult life, through person-centred academic and vocational study programmes leading to independent living with employment or further study. By working together, we increase resilience, confidence, self-esteem, emotional intelligence, and well-being: the cornerstones on which strong and successful long-term futures are built.
The main purpose of the role:
As a Teaching Assistant, your role is essential to the support and development of our students being successful, independent, and achieving in a safe and caring learning environment. You will build a professional & trusted relationship with the students which put their health, safety and overall development first. This role will include supporting our teaching staff to deliver on a daily basis a broad and balanced curriculum for our students both on and off site. Flexibility is key in this role and may include working 1:1 with a student when required, or supporting in class working with a small group. Positive behaviour management is an important part of the role.
Key duties:
- Support and facilitate the learning and independence of our students.
- Contribute to planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of education programmes, plans and reports as required.
- Contribute to assessing, recording, and reporting on young peoples’ progress.
- Promote and encourage independence at all times.
- Keep records accurately and up-to-date.
- Ensure safeguarding and health and safety procedures are followed at all times.
- Promote the development of positive social behaviours and self-regulation skills.
- Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Skills and Qualifications
Whilst previous experience isn’t essential; the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with our young people is.
Successful candidates qualities:
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own car.
- Level 2 or equivalent in Maths and English.
- Please note that the minimum age to work on site is 21.
- Be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs.
- Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Competent ICT skills.
Benefits and Additional Information
What's on offer?
- Full training with the opportunity to gain qualifications (funded by us!) and CPD pathway for progressing.
- The little perks of appreciation, chocolates, food, tea & coffee pods, Christmas hampers etc.
- Free homemade lunches with a range of options.
- Well-being checks with our Mental first aiders & Well being Champions.
- Full management support.
- Life assurance.
- Enhanced pension scheme.
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Car lease scheme.
- Fully funded training and qualifications.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.