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L3 Qualified Support Worker, Meldreth Manor Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: £12.31 ph to £12.78 ph (linked to competency and qualifications) PLUS £1500 Welcome bonus*    Hours: 4 week rota pattern – Ave 40hrs per week. Where possible we will also consider flexible shift patterns to suit you (PT hours also available)   We are currently looking for a number of Support Workers in Meldreth, Nr. Royston (South Cambridgeshire / North Hertfordshire border), where our Aurora Meldreth Manor children’s home and school provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people aged 9-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders.   Key Duties - Providing exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care. - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable - Helping develop their learning and social skills wherever possible  

Support Worker, Meldreth Manor - No Experience Needed!  Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: £11.72 ph to £12.20ph (linked to competency and qualifications) Plus £1500 Welcome bonus *    Hours: 4 week rota pattern – Average 40hrs per week for full time and flexible part time shifts/hours available including weekend only hours.   Training: Full training is provided and once passed probation we will support and fund you completing Level 3 diploma in Residential Child Care   We are currently looking for a number of CareWorkers in Meldreth, Nr. Royston (South Cambridgeshire / North Hertfordshire border), where our Aurora Meldreth Manor children’s home and school provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people aged 9-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders.   Key Duties - Providing exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care. - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable - Helping develop their learning and social skills wherever possible    

Bank SEN Children's Support Workers- Day or Night Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:  £11.72 - £12.78 ph (linked to competency and qualifications) + 14.5% holiday pay + Night supplement £25 per shift Hours: Choose from a range of shift times that will suit any needs   What is a bank SEN Children's Support Worker?   Our bank staff are able to choose what shift they want to take on, giving them a great deal of flexibility when deciding to work days over nights, or weekdays over weekends.    Aurora Meldreth Manor   Situated in the village of Meldreth, just ten miles south of Cambridge, on the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border. Meldreth Manor provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties resulting in complex learning needs.    Set within 14 acres, our site provides extensive space for learning, developing and living in an environment where we have a range of incredible facilities that include:  - Music and Art Rooms - Rebound Therapy - Hydrotherapy - Hard and soft outdoor space - Forestry School - Adapted Kitchens - Enterprise Schemes - Sensory Rooms  As one of our Bank Support Workers, you will work with our children and young people who have varying degrees of special educational needs and disabilities. Your aim is to promote their confidence and independence and support them to lead a fulfilling life.   This is an incredibly challenging yet rewarding role, where being willing to lend a hand wherever required is essential.   Experience isn’t essential, the drive and compassion to empower and transform lives is.   You will have a chance to work with a supportive team whose common goal is to empower and support wherever is required.    Key Duties: - Provide exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care and ensuring care during the night. - DESIRABLE but not essential- Level 3 in Residential Child Care  - Ensuring that medical needs are met at all times - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable   

Speech and Language Therapist Location: Cranborne, Dorset Salary: £45,594.00 - £51,896.00 Hours: 40 hours per week – 52 weeks a year   Boveridge College is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting in 16 acres of listed gardens and a wider 50 acre campus - it is a truly spectacular place to work. The staff pull together to achieve a common goal of empowering their young people through learning, they strive to exceed expectations wherever possible.   To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour   The main purpose of the role:    To work as an Speech and Language Therapist as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service based at Aurora Boveridge College. The post holder is required to provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers and professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.   Key Duties: - To undertake autonomous assessment of young people with a wide range of additional communication needs attending the college. - To analyse and interpret assessments to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each child. - To formulate, evaluate and review individualised speech and language therapy treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment options to formulate a specialised programme of care. - Provide speech and language therapy training, support and advice to members of the multidisciplinary teams. - Delivery of both direct and indirect speech and language therapy interventions.   For the full job description, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com

Higher Level Teaching Assistant  Location: Cranborne, Dorset Hourly rate: £14.00 – £15.28 per hour Annual salary:  £25,015.20 - £27,302.30 (FTE £29,120.00 - £31,782.40) Contract: Permanent, 40 hours a week, Term Time Only     At Aurora Beeches, we believe in giving young people 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 students with a range of additional learning needs to create and meet their own goals.   The main purpose of the role:   As our Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you will support our young people 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 positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.   Key duties: - Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT - Under the guidance of a teacher, implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning - Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn. - Work with the children and support their learning, providing further explanation where needed, and work towards - Under the guidance of the Teacher, help collate evidence and information that supports pupils’ attainment and progress. - Participate in the 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.   For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com 

Land-Based Outdoor Education Teacher – Aurora Boveridge Location: Cranborne, Dorset Salary:  QTS/QLTS - £30,000 - £44,870 per annum (M1-UPS2) / UQT - up to £32,134 per annum Hours: 40 hours a week   At Aurora Boveridge College, we prepare our students for adult life, through person-centred academic and vocational study programmes leading to independent living with employment or further study. By working together, we increase resilience, confidence, self-esteem, emotional intelligence and well-being: the cornerstones on which strong and successful long-term futures are built.   The main purpose of the role: As our Land-Based Outdoor Education Teacher, you will plan and deliver outdoor education, life skills and learning outside of the classroom, providing opportunities which supports the purposes and implementation of the Curriculum.   The role involves working collaboratively in the development of the Outdoor Education and Life Skills programme whilst also providing support for students, teachers and the College as a whole.   Key duties: - Delivering BTEC Land Based Level 1 with a view to possible future delivery of Level 2 - Delivery of horticulture skills - Managing and developing the college’s organic vegetable garden - Promoting sustainability and a love of the environment and nature - Collaborating with staff across the college to help reduce the college’s carbon footprint - Developing and contributing to the College’s outdoor education and life skills programmes - Promoting and safeguarding the health, welfare and safety of students - Assisting in the provision of activities for the fullest development of the students which may involve work outside the College and in other learning environments located off site. - Applying considerable knowledge and understanding of the curriculum, age range, or SEN - Facilitating and instructing across a wide variety of student groups who have a range of complex needs - Leading assigned groups - Participating in meetings to review student progress and reporting to the meeting as required, on involvement with students. - Attending education department meetings - Completing weekly home link reports to parents and academic reports once a term - Willing to train and deliver Duke of Edinburgh Award - Supporting and embedding literacy and numeracy and key skills   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

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

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  

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.  

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, Primary  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 up to 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 have 2 x Teacher opportunities for variable fixed term periods (up to 12 months) at 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 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.  

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.