Teaching Assistant
Location: Red Moor School, Bodmin
Salary: Up to £17,500 dependent on experience
Hours: 8:00am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and vulnerable adults, we have the role for you!
We’re looking for a teaching assistant to join our team at Red Moor School in Bodmin. Someone who is organised, self-motivated and keen to make a difference would be perfect for this role.
About the School:
Red Moor School is a specialist provision located in Lanlivery near Bodmin in mid Cornwall. The school provides full-time specialist co-education for up to 36 children and young people aged 5 to 16 who have social, emotional, mental health and communication difficulties or associated behaviours that challenge.
Unable to achieve in a mainstream environment, our aim is to help pupils excel by providing a structured, nurturing approach, with students accessing a broad, balanced, engaging and extraordinarily rich curriculum.
With its large building and extensive grounds, Red Moor School is an environment where children learn to thrive both in the classroom and outdoors, helping them to be the best.
Red Moor School opened in September 2020 and is therefore a small, but growing, staff team, including strong links with local therapists to enrich the curriculum further.
About the Group
We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable children across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish. It is by no accident that 94% of our schools and homes are rated as 'Outstanding' or 'Good'.
We welcome staff who share our commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.
About the Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to join our growing staff team. Our aim as a school is to provide the BEST education for every child, through high quality teaching and learning activities and building quality relationships with our children and their families.
This role is for a teaching assistant, who has experience of working with students either the primary or secondary sector. We would welcome applications from professionals across the board.
Who we are looking for?
You will need to be enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work as part of a team of dedicated staff to help deliver the BEST education for our students. You will need to be caring, resilient, child-focussed and willing to go the extra mile to ensure our students achieve their potential.
The ideal candidate will be motivated by seeing students who have previously failed in education succeed and need to enjoy the challenge of having no two days the same!
Whilst previous experience of working in the special educational needs sector is desirable, it is not essential.
Key accountabilities/responsibilities:
- To take a pro-active role in the support of the educational, social and physical needs of the pupils;
- To support the curriculum and the school through the provision of assistance to the teacher in the practical organisation of class activities and small group work.
- To meet the needs of pupils with specific needs for learning support in relation to severe physical, learning and complex behavioural difficulties.
Essential Criteria
- Good levels of literacy and numeracy
- Organisational skills
- Good communication skills
- A commitment to safeguarding the welfare of all children
- Able to prioritise between different demands
- Self-motivated, and able to work in a team
- An interest in children and education
- Patient and friendly approach
Why work for us?
A few reasons we think it’s a great place to work:
- “Your Wellbeing Matters"- access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services
- Employee Rewards Hub – access to discounts, offers and cashback with 100s of retailers
- Pension
- Continuous professional development & training for a clear career path
- Opportunity to enrich the lives of young people and make a positive difference
- Be part of a fantastic team who work hard together and support each other
- No two days are ever the same
If you would like to arrange to come for a school tour, or have an informal conversation about this vacancy, please do not hesitate to contact the Headteacher at the school, Laura Horne on 01726 219 472.
We expect all our employees to share this commitment and strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for everybody in our care. A full application form must be completed with all employment dates accurate and gaps in employment accounted for.