Description
Join the team at Rhodes Wood Hospital School as a Teaching Assistant and support the delivery of education to residents with eating disorders.
You will work at the Rhodes Wood Hospital School in Hatfield with an onsite school, providing educational services to young people in care with a full multidisciplinary team.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will provide on-hand support to teachers designing and delivering classroom lessons, assist in lesson preparation, ensure the classroom has required materials, and support pupils to engage in the syllabus.
You will think creatively, build a strong rapport with the cohort, encourage engagement, and support their learning, behaviour, and social skills progression.
A range of training opportunities are available to help your career grow and achieve your aspirations.
Responsibilities:
- Provide on-hand support to teachers
- Assist in lesson preparation
- Ensure the classroom has required materials
- Support pupils to engage in the syllabus
- Think creatively and build a strong rapport with pupils
Requirements:
- Education-related qualifications
- Previous experience working with children in a school setting
- Excellent literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills
- Hobbies/interests/skills contributing to a wide curriculum offering
- Experience working with young people with SEMH needs and/or SEN
- Ability to identify and implement interventions to ensure student engagement and progress
- Resilience, flexibility, and adaptability
- Ability to empathise and engage with young people
Benefits:
- Annual base salary of £27,000
- Equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Career development and training
- Access to Rewards & Benefits platform
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Life Assurance
- Stream for instant access to earned wages
- 24/7 GP service
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Pension contribution
- Free meals and parking