Teaching Assistant - Break Through School

Job Advert – Teaching Assistant (TA)

Reports to : SENDCo

Location : Break Through School - Bexley

Salary : Competitive

Hours : Term Time only (40 weeks) Monday-Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Main Purpose of the role :

Every member of staff plays a significant part in the students’ ability to achieve their full potential and positive outcomes whilst at Break Through School. To do this we need to work collaboratively with multi-agencies and always as a team, which is essential to the students’ success and achievement.

TA’s provide support for students with their social, emotional, behavioural and mental health needs by working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic and adaptable Teaching Assistant our specialised alternative setting. We encourage applicants who would work well in a challenging setting, with a restorative and flexible approach. We have a full cohort of 45 learners, each of whom require a bespoke approach to the curriculum. Teaching Assistants play a vital role at Break Through school, offering pastoral and academic support throughout the day. We have a mixture of 1 : 1 and overall support packages, dependent on the learner’s needs. We also offer a range of renumerated, additional lead roles to aid in career development.

Our paramount concern is around learner's wellbeing, aiding them in removing barriers to their learning, working on improving self-esteem and providing life-long learning experiences.

We can offer you :

• A great learning and working environment and welcoming and enthusiastic staff and pupils who are thoroughly rewarding to work with
• Continued CPD opportunities throughout the year
• The opportunity to be a part of the schools continuing journey of improvement to be outstanding, working with a dedicated and hardworking staff, supportive parents and active Governance
• Private health care package
• Career progression opportunities within the school and the wider Melrose cohort

Visits to the school are welcomed and strongly encouraged. To arrange a visit or for more information