Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with the enthusiasm and capacity to support the wide range of educational and personal care needs of the pupils at Saxon Hill Academy. A successful candidate will have a positive attitude and initiative, a knowledge and experience of working with children who have special needs especially in the areas of physical disability, sensory, complex medical and communication difficulties.

You will be able to work with energy and enthusiasm and be keen to learn and develop new skills, be flexible to work in any of the school departments supporting students of ages 2 – 19 years with a whole range of complex learning and care needs and you will be pupil focused and have the desire and ability to support all our students with care and mutual respect. 

We would be especially interested in applicants who have proven successful experience supporting pupils who have complex communication needs ...