Teaching Assistant - Behaviour & Pastoral - The Aurora Group

Overview and Responsibilities

Teaching Assistant - Behaviour & Pastoral 

Location: Torton, Kidderminster

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Term time only

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Annual Salary: £20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to have recently opened a brand new ASC/SEMH school, Wilden View, in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-19.

It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

The role:

As one of our new Teaching Assistants - Behaviour & Pastoral, your role will be to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with positive behaviour management strategies outside of the classroom, adopting a tailored approach to the individual child and supporting our students to be the best they can be.  

Much of this role will be working individually or with small groups of pupils, thinking on your feet and being proactive to support students to access their learning. There will be the opportunity to deliver personalised intervention programmes and support programmes for our young people and to receive support from our on site therapy team to support students using positive behaviour support plan strategies and the thrive approach.

You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.

You will support the Leadership Team and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. 

Skills and Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications:

• Working towards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable   
• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential. 
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. 
• Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD 
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual 
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs 
• Have experience with pastoral support plans (desirable)

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer? 

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes: 

• Full training and continued support 
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Perkbox subscription
• Life assurance and pension 
• Car lease scheme 
• Bike to work scheme  
• Free parking   
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Apply/Enquiries 

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact 07918 144908 / adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com   

Applications to be made via our online application form

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

#Reed FTE: £24,378 - £26,582