Teaching Assistant - Norwich, United Kingdom - Appcastenterprise

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Norwich, United Kingdom

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We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance
Become a Teaching Assistant at our school Acorn Park, part of Options Autism and start working towards yours.

Acorn Park is a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School and Residential home.

We help care for and support young people who have complex needs and specialise in the communication and learning challenges associated with Autism.

The aim of the site is to provide enough support to unlock each child's potential so they can live fulfilling and productive lives.

We provide young people with as much freedom as possible in a safe and supervised environment. This is achievable due to thededication and support from a range of employed professionals who are passionate, reliable, and understanding

The opportunity
Enjoy a rewarding education career and have a real impact on children and young people's lives. Join an amazing team creating supportive, nurturing environments where our pupils achieve far more than they ever expected.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant children and young people we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education.

Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs. They haveso much potential, and they will rely on you to guide their learning journeys bespoke to them.

You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too.

You will take responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to develop as individuals and engagewith the world.

You will face challenges and overcome them as you flourish and thrive, sharing your skills and learning from others as your career takes you as high as you always dreamed you could go.

Every day will be different, but you will have all the support you need, with lots of skills and experience to draw on along with valuable advice and guidance too.

Who we are looking for

If you come from hospitality, the army, outdoor activity centres or an office-based job but are eager to help vulnerable children and young people to live happy, fulfilling lives, this is the role for you.

We will provide you with full training and developmentto succeed within your role.

You will be adaptable and ready to work in a variety of classroom roles, both indoors and outside according to individual need.

Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor experiences or supervising childrenas they explore further afield.

Are you happy to administer medication and to drive school vehicles (we will still consider that do not have a driving licence)?Would you be happy to complete a L2 course as part of your induction period?

Why join Options Autism?
- £17, £21,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Part time considered

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

- "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the livesof others.
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