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Location:Pilning, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4JN Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only  Hourly Rate: £11.72 - £12.78 ph  Annual Salary:£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Contract: FTC until April 2025   Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 7-19 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.   We offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post-16, we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey.   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:   - 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.  - To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.  - To 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.  - Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class  - To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.  - To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.  - Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team  - Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary    For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com  

Location:Pilning, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4JN Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only  Hourly Rate: £11.72 - £12.78 ph  Annual Salary:£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications   Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 7-19 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.   We offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post-16, we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey.   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:   - 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.  - To promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.  - To 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.  - Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class  - To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.  - To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.  - Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team  - Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary    For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com  

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