We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, inspiring and skilled SEND Teaching Assistant to work in our wonderful Chesham House school in Bury, Greater Manchester.

The Role: Teaching Assistant 

The school: Chesham House School (SEMH school)

Salary: Up to £23,795 per annum + Cambian benefits

Location: Bury, Greater Manchester

Contract type: Full time – Monday-Friday - 40 hours per week (39 weeks per year)

Contract term: 2 year fixed term contract 

The school:

Here at Cambian Chesham House School we provide a high quality, personalised education for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) challenges that can create barriers to learning. Some will have statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP).

• Gender: Mixed
• Age range: 10-18 years
• Placement: 39 week, day

Students may be diagnosed with or present with:

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties
• Challenging behaviour
• Likely history of placement or family breakdown
• Attachment difficulties
• Exposure to traumatic/adverse life events
• A range of specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia
• Students with emerging or diagnoses of conditions including ADHD, ADD, ODD and PTSD
• Significant gaps in education

We believe that education is the key to success. We aim to dismantle barriers to learning through a therapeutic Thrive approach to yield positive outcomes, leading to greater integration with community and society.

As a Teaching Assistant you will have a passion for working with young people and want to make a difference in our young people’s lives. You will assist in providing a happy, secure and caring environment in which learning can best take place. This role involves carrying out a range of tasks, under the direction of the Teacher, including care and support of the students and helping to assist in the delivery and evaluation of specific programs within the class.

What we need from you?

Successful candidates will be part of a large supportive team of like-minded professionals who provide targeted education support. This is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with trained, qualified professionals from across our team to support a successful educational organisation.

As a Teaching Assistant you will:

• Supervise and support students in both the classroom and off site in the community.
• Effectively assist the teacher to plan learning activities.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with staff and young people.
• Encourage and motivate students to learn and develop.
• Ability to demonstrate good communication skills including the ability to clarify and explain instructions clearly.
• Support students in small group and on a 1-2-1 basis.
• To enable students to participate in learning activities by providing support, as appropriate for their specific difficulties.
• Produce legible, accurate and prompt written reports/records.
• To help students access the national curriculum including developing their literacy and numeracy skills.

 We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who is:

• Committed to providing educational guidance and support to our young people.
• Positive in assisting teaching staff in the delivery of lessons to young people.
• Passionate about improving the lives of others.
• A positive and consistent role model to others.
• Innovative, engaging enthusiastic and inspirational.
• A creative thinker and implementer.
• An excellent communicator and team player.
• Seeking career development and training.

Cambian is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant an