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English Teacher – Aurora Beeches   Location: Cranborne, Dorset Salary:  £30,000.00 - £44,870.00 (M1-UPS2) Hours: 40 hours a week   At Aurora Beeches in Cranborne, we believe in giving young people, ages 11-16, the tools and opportunities to create the lives they want for themselves. With high-quality teaching, an excellent level of individual support and a range of expert-led, integrated therapy, we support all our young people with a range of needs including Autism and other associated conditions. We can take advantage of our beautiful setting to inspire and create fun experiences to enhance learning and progress.   The main purpose of the role:   As our English Teacher, you will deliver high quality teaching and learning to young people aged 11-16 with social and emotional difficulties, anxiety disorders and mental health needs. The focus is on increasing academic and vocational qualifications and knowledge, whilst achieving independent living skills that will equip young people for the next stage in their lives, be that further education, training or work. Our students may present with challenging behaviours.   You will also be required to teach a second subject.   Key duties: - Contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment. - Work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team. - Maintain and use short-, medium- and long-term plans in delivering the curriculum. - Set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual. - Contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews. - Provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge. - Assist in the development of the curriculum offer. To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning. - Manage a delegated budget as required.     Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.   For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com 

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire    Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour, depending on skills and experience (£19,370.70 to £21,122.66 actual salary) Hours: 37 hours per week – Term Time Only       Aurora Ivy Lane School   Aurora Ivy Lane School is a 'Good' (Ofsted, October 2023) rated innovative provider of specialist education, supporting young people aged 11 - 19 with complex needs including autism, moderate and severe learning disabilities; speech, language, communication and interaction needs and behaviours that can challenge.   We’re currently looking for three skilled and effective SEN Teaching Assistants.   The Role / Key duties:   As our new Teaching Assistant, 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 care needs from time to time as well as following plans to ensure each child’s needs are met through positive behaviour management and personalised approaches to meeting sensory and communication needs.   You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school. As part of a committed team including a range of professionals, you will work to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.   You will support the class teacher 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.  Like many SEN environments, your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

Teaching Assistant – Aurora Beeches School Location: Cranborne, Dorset  Hourly Rate: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour Annual Salary:£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary (FTE £24,378 - £26,582) Contract: permanent, 40 hours per week, term time only    At Aurora Beeches in Cranbourne, we believe in giving young people, ages 11-16, the tools and opportunities to create the lives they want for themselves. With high-quality teaching, an excellent level of individual support and a range of expert-led, integrated therapy, we support all our young people with a range of needs including Autism and other associated conditions. We can take advantage of our beautiful setting to inspire and create fun experiences to enhance learning and progress. The role of a Teaching Assistant is essential to the support and development of our young people being successful and achieving in a safe and caring learning environment. Positive role modelling and flexibility is key in this role, including 1:1 support in both an academic and vocational setting such as Bushcraft, animal care and life skills. Key duties: - Working alongside the teaching staff to support learning and provide further explanation to young people where needed. - Taking responsibility for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people at all times - Supporting our young people to identify, meet and exceed their Education and Healthcare plan targets. - Implementing and supporting positive behaviour throughout the school, adapting own behaviour and responses when required to meet individual needs. - Ensuring all accidents, incidents, or health & safety documentation is accurately recorded as per the school’s policies. - Assisting our young people in attending a wide range of group activities, ensuring that choices are respected, with appropriate social interactions and friendships encouraged. For the full job description, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com

Location: Cranborne, Dorset Salary: £13.05-£13.65 per hour + £25 per night shift worked (approx. an additional £4,000 per year) Annual Salary: £29,688.75 - £31,053.75 Hours: 7.45pm-8.15am- 4 on 4 off shifts- average of 43.75 hours per week. Part time hours will also be considered.   At our Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment.    We’re currently looking for a Senior NightSupport Worker to assist our students at home (on-site) and during off-site activities.   Our working environment is amazing - To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour   The main purpose of the role:   The role is about supporting your Night Team Manager (and deputising in their absence) in working with a team of Support Workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first. The role will provide appropriate physical and emotional support to young people through the work of the support team within residential environments and with off-site activities.   Key duties: - Work directly and flexibly with all young people including covering absenteeism supporting on and off-site activities. - Ensure that all young people receive a high standard of care and live in a safe, clean and homely environment. - Ensure that each young person is treated as an individual, for instance bedrooms being personalised - Ensure that the health needs of the young people are met at all times - Take responsibility for the shift including making decisions regarding staffing levels and allocation in the absence of the Night Team Manager. - Complete regular supervisions and support the process of formal performance review. - Ensure Keyworker responsibilities are carried out - Take team meetings once a month - Keep records accurate and up-to-date in order to ensure information on the young person supports and informs reviews and development plans for the individual including documentation relating to learning, behaviour and well-being outcomes.   For the full job description, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com

SEN Teacher Essential Criteria: PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training. Location: Stoke Contract Type: Full-time, 12 month Fixed Term Contract (covering maternity)  Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: M1 – UPS2     The Aurora Group The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.   We are currently looking for three experienced Full Time Teachers for our 'Outstanding' rated Aurora Hanley School. The school supports young people aged 6 - 19 with ASC, communication and sensory needs. We offer life skills and a wide range of GCSE/BTEC accreditations alongside a functional skills/entry level pathway.  Behaviours across the school are excellent.   We are looking to appoint someone with experience of delivering outcomes for young people who are of secondary age but working below age related expectations and on a life skills/ functional pathway.   Experience of teaching a range of subjects at KS2/KS3 or 4 and/or experience of delivering entry level and functional skills maths and English, or any other accreditation e.g. Princes trust would be advantageous.     The Role: As a lifeskills pathway Class Teacher, your role will be to provide high quality teaching that will enable pupils to make progress not just academically but socially and emotionally. You must be creative and have high expectations. An understanding of ASC would be useful to support the planning and delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum to enable our pupils to achieve their full potential in all areas.   To facilitate this, you’ll plan and deliver lessons that support young people achieving accreditation on a lifeskills pathway. You will be able to support the young people to be independent and resilient learners both in and outside of the classroom.   You’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.   Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity. Additionally; you will also be expected to carefully monitoring the health, well-being and personal care of our pupils; informing Pastoral/clinical/ SEND support teams and any other relevant professionals of any concerns.

Teaching Assistant – Aurora Wilden View   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.   Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for Teaching Assistants.   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, 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 care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.    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 class teacher 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  

Part Time learning Support Practitioner   Location: Minehead, Somerset Salary:£13,532.60 - £14,756.08 (FTE £24,378.00 - £26,582.00) Hours: 24 Hours per week  Contract: Term time plus additional days and training (42 weeks per year)   Please note: there is a requirement for shift work including weekends and sleep-ins. The number of sleep-in shifts do vary and are paid at a flat rate of £65 (in addition to your annual salary) Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place. We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready. The main purpose of the role:   As one of our Learning Support Practitioners your role will be to assist our students in our residential houses and at Foxes Hotel, to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently   The role does require all successful candidates to be able to work a mixture of shifts,  7am-3pm, 2pm-10pm and 10am-6pm on a 3 week rota pattern.   Key Duties:   - As an LSP we expect you to have high expectations of all students, and to constantly challenge and stretch each student at every opportunity. - As an LSP we expect you at all times, and under the guidance of the House Team Leaders/Tutors, to support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential. - We expect all LSPs to professionally and effectively support with managing student behaviour, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate. - Work professionally and collaboratively with the session tutor to develop a positive, constructive and proactive relationship that benefits the students and contributes significantly to their success within each session and over the duration of the course. - Use strategies to promote students’ wider skills development, such as in communication, self-advocacy, presentation skills and team work. - Work professionally 1:1 with students as directed by House Team Leaders and other LSP’s, monitoring their personal management and independent skills. For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Housekeeper – Aurora Foxes   Location: Minehead, Somerset Hourly Rate: 11.72 - £11.93 Contact: Bank/Casual contract - Flexible days to suit you!   Welcome to Foxes Academy, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place. We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready. The main purpose of the role:   As our Bank Housekeeperwill be responsible for the cleanliness and upkeep of all furniture, fixtures, and fittings in all the bedrooms and public areas of Foxes Hotel.  The Housekeeper will also be responsible for carrying out full changeovers and servicing of guest bedrooms to a high standard.   The main purpose of the role is housekeeping, however, should there be instances where there are no Housekeeping duties to complete, the role will also involve supporting Students.   Key duties:   - To be responsible for checking each hotel room and area daily, to ensure correct items are placed in the rooms. - To be responsible for the welfare and comfort of our guests. To ensure they are well cared for during their stay with us and will wish to return. - Assist and/or attend student and hotel events, such as graduations. - Supervise and control the laundry and domestic stock and to ensure all chemicals are securely locked away. - ensure that all guest accommodation is prepared by the correct time and inspected before a guest is shown to their room. - ensure the safety and well-being of the students on duty by being aware of Company policies relating to Food Hygiene, Health and Safety, RIDDOR and COSHH. - Ensure all equipment and products required for effective housekeeping and kitchen needs are ordered in a timely manner. - Effectively work independently, and alongside students where necessary, promoting independent skills, being aware of individual learning objectives and ensuring health and safety is followed, using highly relevant resources.  

Speech & Language Therapist - Aurora Severnside School   Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire Salary: £10,520.68 - £17,822.99 (FTE £30,617.60 - £51,896.00) Hours: 16 hours per week – Term Time Only   Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing. We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos.    The main purpose of the role:   As our Speech and Language Therapist; your role will be to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team by making initial and ongoing assessments of our students speech, language and social communication skills, develop, implement and review communication programmes, and deliver speech and language therapy interventions, direct and indirect, 1:1 or in small groups, as appropriate. To facilitate this, you’ll be expected to plan, provide and further develop an integrated Speech and Language Therapy service to the students at Severnside School, covering communication needs.   Additionally you’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our therapy assistants and support staff where appropriate.   Naturally, you will take responsibility for writing professional assessment reports following assessments and progress reports for annual review of EHCP, and contribute to the development of the wider service implementation plan in respect of the speech and language therapy input.    

Bank/Casual Chef Tutor - Aurora Foxes   Location: Minehead, Somerset Hourly Rate: £14.74 - £17.64 per hour + 13% Holiday Pay Contract: Bank/Casual Contract - 8 hour shifts – Flexible days to suit you!   Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place.   We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.   The main purpose of the role:   As one of our Bank/Casual Chef Tutors your role is to plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate inspiring, engaging and individualised Food Preparation sessions of the highest quality that challenge and stretch every student.   Your role is to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently.   Always promote a professional attitude and approach with students and learner support practitioners, to support students to develop the skills required to be 'work ready, life ready.   Key duties:   - As a tutor we expect you to plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate inspiring, engaging, and individualised sessions of the highest quality that challenge and stretch every student. - We expect all tutors to support the students professionally, effectively and sensitively in their learning. - We expect all tutors to manage student behaviour professionally and effectively, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate. - We expect every student to make progress each session and that this progress is recorded, evidenced and evaluated effectively and efficiently. - Deliver professional, inspiring, and engaging sessions of the highest quality that challenge and stretch every student, and in which all students are motivated and engaged throughout. We expect every tutor to be fully always engaged in the session without exception. - All tutors must be familiar with, and actively use the principles of RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement). - To maintain and develop further the highest professional standards within Food Preparation. - To prepare food to the highest standards in line with hotel menus.    

Bank/Casual Front of House Tutor – Foxes Academy   Location: Minehead, Somerset Hourly Rate: £14.74 - £17.64 +13% Holiday pay (dependent on experience and qualifications) Contract: Bank/Casual contract - 8 hour days - flexible days to suit you!    Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place.   We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.   The main purpose of the role:   As our Bank Front of House Tutor, you will is to ensure vocational training supports business needs and to develop further the highest professional standards within Front of House. As a tutor, you will to plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate inspiring, engaging, and individualised sessions of the highest quality that challenge and stretch every student.   We expect all tutors to support the students professionally, effectively, and sensitively in their learning, and manage student behaviour, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate.   Key duties:   - Deliver professional, inspiring, and engaging sessions of the highest quality that challenge and stretch every student, and in which they are motivated and engaged throughout. We expect every tutor to be fully engaged in the session without exception - Plan and prepare robust and professional assessments, ensuring that all tracking (including base lining, target setting and review) and reports associated with these are completed accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner, and that any records are kept up to date. All tutors must be familiar with, and actively use the principles of RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement) and accredited - Work professionally and collaboratively with all colleagues and teams across the Aurora Foxes, including the Therapy team and House Team Leaders, to analyse student performance and ensure that they make progress commensurate with their ability. Where underachievement is identified appropriate strategies should be implemented immediately and reviewed. Where overachievement is identified, targets should be reviewed, and further challenges agreed within teams and set. - Ensure that all students receive professional, timely and effective feedback, with appropriate strategies (next steps) to improve their performance, and that such discussions are evidenced through effective and professional record keeping (Evaluations, Tutorials and Reviews). - Prepare, direct and lead Learning Support Practitioners (LSPs) within your session. Ensure that LSPs contribute throughout the session including session evaluation and student assessments where applicable. - Contribute professionally and constructively to any review and development of any course, scheme of work, quality assurance processes and procedures.   

Location: Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent    Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour   (£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary) Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only     The Aurora Group   The Aurora Hanley School is an 'Outstanding' ratedinnovative provider of education and care, supporting young people aged 6 - 19 with complex needs typically related to Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism and other conditions.   We’re currently looking for an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant.   The Role / Key duties:   As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is 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 care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.   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 class teacher 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.   Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

SEN Teaching Assistant  Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East    Salary: £11.72 - £13.72 per hour depending on experience and qualifications  Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only   Contract: Permanent and 12 months fixed term contract available      The Aurora Group   We’re really pleased to have opened Aurora Summerfields School in April 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.   This is a brand new independent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions.  The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here   Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for experienced 1-1SEN Teaching Assistant's.      The Role / Key duties:   As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is 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 care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.    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 while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.   You will support the class teacher 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.   Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

SEN Teacher – KS2/3 Essential Criteria: PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training. Location: Cheshire Contract Type: Full-time Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: M1 – UPS2   The Aurora Group   We’re really pleased to have openedAurora Summerfields School in April 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.   This is a newly establishedindependent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism Spectrum Conditions.  The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here   Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for an experienced SEN Teacher to start in September 2024   We will be offering a broad curriculum leading to Entry /Functional and where possible GCSE qualifications alongside a life skills pathway to positively impact social skills, personal development and employability.   We are looking to appoint someone with experience of delivering outcomes for young people who are of upper primary or secondary age but working below age related expectations and on a life skills/ functional pathway. Experience of teaching a range of subjects across the National Curriculum would be advantageous.   The Role   As a Class Teacher, your role will be to provide high quality teaching that will enable pupils to make progress not just academically but socially and emotionally. You must be creative and have high expectations. An understanding of ASC would be useful to support the planning and delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum to enable our pupils to achieve their full potential in all areas.   To facilitate this, you’ll plan and deliver lessons across a number of subjects that support young people, building self-esteem and confidence.   You’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.   Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity. Additionally; you will also be expected to carefully monitoring the health, well-being and personal care of our pupils; informing Pastoral/clinical/ SEND support teams and any other relevant professionals of any concerns. 

Maintenance Operative / Technician  Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East    Salary: £12.15 to £13.14 per hour depending on skills and experience  Hours: 20 hours per week, Term time only, Monday to Friday  14.00pm – 18.00pm   The Aurora Group   We’re really pleased to have opened Aurora Summerfields School in April 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.   This is a brand new independent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions.  The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here  We’re currently looking to enhance our team with a part time Maintenance Operative to start in April 2024.   The Role:   The role requires emphasis on Health & Safety relevant to the premises ensuring that the building and grounds are continually fit for purpose for students and staff to enable them to fulfil their roles. This job involves various duties to include carrying out general maintenance, and repairs to the building, and planned maintenance. This will require a high level of attention to detail to maintain the high standards of the school and any associated school property.   Key Duties:  - Carry out repairs and maintenance to a high standard in a proactive approach. - Conduct regular inspections and ensuring the upkeep and maintenance of all areas of the main school and associated school buildings. - Comply with all corporate policies regarding Health and Safety whilst carrying out maintenance functions. - Maintain plant and equipment service records. - Report defects, damages and malfunctions to the School Business Manager. - Ensure the safe storage of tools and equipment and maintain an equipment register. - Play a full part in building good relationships with other staff, students and stakeholders. - Operate and maintain heating and hot water plant. - Ensure records of all required checks are fully completed and legible, and available for inspection - Carry out Maintenance and Health and Safety checks on water, fire alarm, exits, equipment, emergency lighting, asbestos and general checks as required. - Organise and carry out the collection and movement of furniture and equipment as directed. - Ensure that the outside of the buildings are maintained in good order, liaising with contract window cleaners, gardening services and regulated services (gas and electricity contractors). - Ensure that all emergencies are dealt with speedily and effectively, including being a key holder for the site. - Promote and maximise the security of the premises. - Managing all contractors to site, including signing in and out, safe working practices and monitoring work carried out. - Carry out and record vehicle checks weekly. - Carry out fire drills and other emergency evacuations in line with Independent School compliance. - Carry out, as and when required, any additional tasks and responsibilities as directed by the Senior Leadership Team and/or group Facilities and Estate Team. - The role will require some lone working; travel; physical work and the ability to drive - The role will require independent working and the ability to work using your own initiative - The role may require emergency call outs; recompensed in agreement with SLT.  Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.  A full job description is available on request.  Please email karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com if you would like a copy. 

Teacher Essential Criteria: PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training. Location: Stoke Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract covering maternity leave (12 months)  Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: M1 – UPS2   The Aurora Group The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.   We are currently looking for an experienced Full Time Teacher for our 'Outstanding' rated Aurora Hanley School. The school supports young people aged 6 - 19 with ASC, communication and sensory needs. We offer life skills and a wide range of GCSE/BTEC accreditations alongside a functional skills/entry level pathway.  Behaviours across the school are excellent.   We are looking to appoint someone with experience of delivering outcomes for young people who are Primary Age and some at secondary age but working below age related expectations and on a life skills/ functional pathway. Experience of teaching a range of subjects at KS2/KS3 and/or experience of delivering entry level and  functional skills maths and english would be advantageous.     The Role: As a lifeskills pathway Class Teacher, your role will be to provide high quality teaching that will enable pupils to make progress not just academically but socially and emotionally. You must be creative and have high expectations. An understanding of ASC would be useful to support the planning and delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum to enable our pupils to achieve their full potential in all areas.   You’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.   Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity. Additionally; you will also be expected to carefully monitoring the health, well-being and personal care of our pupils; informing Pastoral/clinical/ SEND support teams and any other relevant professionals of any concerns. 

SEN Teaching Assistant, Aurora Brooklands Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire  Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 p/hr   Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only.     Aurora Brooklands School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).     The role:    Our Teaching Assistants support the 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 care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.    Key duties:  - Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.   - Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.  - Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies in order to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning.  - Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.  - Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.  - Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through a whole Day Curriculum.   Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.  

Outdoor Learning Coordinator – Hedgeway   Location: Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JN Salary: £20,598 - £32,134 (Actual annual salary) Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time only   Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for 7-19 year olds with complex communication and associated difficulties.     Putting students’ needs first, because they know that once they understand the young people’s personal needs and individual learning styles they can provide the right level of support to enable them to learn more effectively and achieve their full potential. Working with students to prepare them for adulthood, whether that be further education, training or employment.      The main purpose of the role:   As our Outdoor Learning Coordinator, you will have a passion for Outdoor Learning and will be an excellent team player. You should able to work independently but also collaboratively with colleagues.   The role will involve developing and delivering a scheme of work for Outdoor Learning and environmental sustainability on our Future Skills programme but also collaborative work with subject teachers to deliver outdoor sessions linked to subjects across the curriculum.   You will provide universal and targeted support for students between KS2 – KS5. This will involve planning, co-ordinating and delivering achievement opportunities which will work within the vision and values of The Aurora Group.   You will provide support for the pupils and teachers – working collaboratively in the development of the outdoor education programme.   Key duties:   - Developing and planning a dynamic, engaging and holistic outdoor learning curriculum that can be differentiated according to the age, stage and the specific needs of our students.  - Creating schemes of work that integrate horticulture, crop planning and organic growing, forest gardening, sustainable construction and infrastructure development, practical sustainability and other relevant outdoor learning activities. - Collaborating with teachers and other support staff to identify and create cross-curricular opportunities for outdoor learning. - Take lead on the School’s Eco-Schools Award group and accreditation. - Deliver Land-based units and relevant vocational qualifications as part of the schools BTEC vocational Award qualification. - Implementing and facilitating outdoor learning experiences that promote independence, creativity, and social interaction. - Providing guidance and support to teachers in incorporating outdoor learning opportunities and Eco-Schools links into their planning - Assessing and monitoring student progress in outdoor learning, providing feedback and adapting teaching strategies as needed.     For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire  Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour   (plus 13% holiday pay) Hours: Flexible shifts to suit you    Aurora Brooklands School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).     What is bank/casual work?   Our bank staff usually cover staff sickness, holiday and busy periods and they are able to choose what days they want to work, giving them a great deal of flexibility.      The main purpose of the role:    The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support the 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 care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.    Key duties:   - Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.   - Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.  - Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies in order to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning.  - Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.  - Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.  - Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through a whole Day Curriculum. 

Bank/Casual SEN Teaching Assistant Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East    Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour   (plus 13% holiday pay) Hours: Flexible shifts to suit you    What is bank/casual work?   Our bank staff usually cover staff sickness, holiday and busy periods and they have the flexibility to say yes or no to shifts available and offered.      The Aurora Group   We’re really pleased to have opened Aurora Summerfields School in April 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.   This is a brand new independent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions.  The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here   Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for an experienced 1-1SEN Teaching Assistant on an ongoing bank/casual contract.      The Role / Key duties:   As a Teaching Assistant, your role is 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 care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.    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 while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.   You will support the class teacher 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.   Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.