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Higher Level Teaching Assistant   Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ Salary:Actual salary £25,015.19 - £27,302.29 dependant on qualifications Hourly rate: £14.00 - £15.28 per hour Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Monday - Friday - 8.30am - 4.30pm (5pm on Thursday, extra half hour taken off on another day) Contract: Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover   Aurora Eccles School: Due to the maternity leave, we’re currently looking for an FTC Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our school. The successful candidate will support the Class Teacher with all elements of the day to day running of the class and to teach whole classes, groups and individual lessons in consultation with the Class Teacher on a regular basis across a range of classes.   Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles School in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 11 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.  Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.  With small classes, a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT. To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour   Main Purpose of the Role: - Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT. - To lead in the absence of any Class Teachers across the school. - Support the day to day running of classes across the school and take the lead in the absence of a class teacher. - Select and adapt appropriate resources/methods to facilitate agreed learning activities - Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers. - Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment - Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities. - Be a role model for new staff and supervise and guide less experienced TAs. - Further professional development by engaging in reflective practices and continuous professional development and appraisal, including attending all statutory training provided by the school. - Contribute to the community life of the school by taking an active part in the preparation and celebration of both community and multi-cultural events. - Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and undertake duties and tasks to the highest ability in order to achieve the smooth running of the school. For the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com

L2 SEN Teaching Assistant   Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ Salary: Actual salary £21,709.61 - £22,388.59 dependent on experience Hourly rate: £12.15 - £12.53 per hour  Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Monday - Friday - 8.30am - 4.30pm (5pm on Thursday, extra half hour taken off on another day)   Aurora Eccles School: Due to our continued expansion, we’re currently looking for Level 2 Teaching Assistants to join our school. You will be working alongside the teacher and therapy teams to create an enabling environment and supporting students to actively engage with their social and academic environment.   Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles School in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 11 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.  Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.  With small classes, a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT. To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour   This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career whilst you help shape and develop our provision to achieve this.    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.  

Position: Teaching Assistant Location: Smallfield, Surrey Hourly Rate: £12.31 - £13.16 per hour Salary: Actual salary £21,995.67 - £23,514.45 dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *  Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am-4.30pm, flexibility within these hours is essential and you are required to work till 5pm one day a week for staff training and meetings. Term time only.   Aurora Redehall School    Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Redehall School, in Smallfield, Surrey are currently looking to recruit a SEN Teaching Assistant. Redehall School supports children aged 6-11 years with communication difficulties typically associated with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism.   Aurora Redehall School is linked to Caterham Education Centre, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs.. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.   To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Aurora Redehall   What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?  - You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families. - You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer. - You want to work with an inspiring student population. - You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team. - You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values. - You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff. 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 - 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. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided. - To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.  Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Redehall when required.   For the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com  

Teaching Assistant - SEN   Location: Effingham, Surrey Salary: £12.31 - £13.16 per hour (£21,995.67 - £23,514.45 actual salary dependant on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *  Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time only   Aurora Poppyfield School   Due to our continued growth and development we’re looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join our team at Poppyfield School.  The successful candidate will be supporting the teacher within the class.   Our autistic students are aged between 11 – 16, they have associated behavioural and communication difficulties. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties.   Poppyfield is part of the Aurora group, they share their Principal with Redehall school, but all other staff are specific to each school   To see more about the work that Poppyfield does please follow this link -  https://youtu.be/crpoGrYVnDU If you are viewing this advert on Reed please visit our website directly.     What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?  - You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families. - You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer. - You want to work with an inspiring student population. - You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team. - You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values. - You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff. Key duties: - Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT. - Provide meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour, relationships and attitudes. - 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. - Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn. - Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this. - Implement, and when appropriate, adjust learning activities as agreed with the teacher. Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers - Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the 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. Pupils Attainment and Progress 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.   Duties will vary, for a full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team: liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com  

Teacher – Music and Performing Arts Location: Caterham, Surrey Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £31,350 - £46,179 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher* Hours: 40 hours per week   Start Date: we are looking for an immediate start but will accept a September start if required   Caterham Education Centre (CEC)   We’re currently looking to recruit a Teacher specialising in Music and Performing Arts to join our team at Caterham Education Centre.  The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning. Our students are aged between 11 – 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.    CEC is part of Aurora Redehall School, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.    What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?  - You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families. - You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer. - You want to work with an inspiring student population. - You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team. - You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values. - You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff. Key Duties:   You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold, for the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com - To 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. - To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team. - To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum. - To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual. - To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures. - To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes. - To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews. - To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge. - 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. - To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met. Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of CEC when required.

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.  12 month contract.    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.  

Clinical Psychologist – Aurora Hanley and Summerfields School Salary:  £45,240 to £61,859 pro rata (depending on skills, experience and qualifications)  Permanent contact:  32 hours per week (ideally across 4 days, but open to discussion) Location: Stoke-on-Trent and Wilmslow Cheshire– Semi flexible remote working options can be discussed. The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities with an ambitious growth plan. We are looking for a HCPC Registered practitioner psychologist of clinical, educational or counselling who is keen to have autonomy in following preexisting programmes, supporting the planning of new ones  and developing a range of therapeutic practices in our Good and Outstanding schools.  The role is available due to the retirement of our current clinical practitioner who has led this service for the last 6 years.    We are looking for fun, passionate, dedicated, and driven professional to join our schools. The clinical team consists of three assistant physiologists across the two services who all work closely with the SENDCo, SLT, Pastoral Leads ,Teachers and young people.  We offer a truly unique workplace environment, embedded with a supportive culture, positive ethos, strong teamwork. We pride ourself on staff wellbeing.    The post will involve undertaking Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy duties whilst adhering to professional and regulatory guidelines, you will carry out assessments, design individualised plans and strategies. As well as implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions; report writing and multi-professional reviews you will provide advice, information, and training to staff, as well as parents, commissioners, and other agencies. You will be supported by Assistant Psychologists and a school staff team of nurturing and enthusiastic Teachers and TA’s who are committed to providing the very best. You and your team will be providing a unique and systematic high quality service within our schools, working with others to promote the wellbeing and best interests of our young people.  We are not just about outcomes in education but about empowering uniqueness, realising potential and  building resilience so that we are a safe place to learn and grow, where we nurture and support aspirational futures. We aim to provide the highest quality service to our young people and ensuring a provision in line with best practice guidelines and internal policies and procedures. Our schools maintain a nurturing environment where our young people can achieve their full potential. We put our young people at the forefront of everything we do, ensuring that young people are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a  Psychologist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering our young people to be the best they can be.

Clinical Psychologist – Aurora Hanley and Summerfields School Salary:  £45,240 to £61,859 pro rata (depending on skills, experience and qualifications)  Permanent contact:  32 hours per week (ideally across 4 days, but open to discussion) Location: Stoke-on-Trent and Wilmslow Cheshire– Semi flexible remote working options can be discussed. The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities with an ambitious growth plan. We are looking for a HCPC Registered practitioner psychologist of clinical, educational or counselling who is keen to have autonomy in following preexisting programmes, supporting the planning of new ones  and developing a range of therapeutic practices in our Good and Outstanding schools.  The role is available due to the retirement of our current clinical practitioner who has led this service for the last 6 years.    We are looking for fun, passionate, dedicated, and driven professional to join our schools. The clinical team consists of three assistant physiologists across the two services who all work closely with the SENDCo, SLT, Pastoral Leads ,Teachers and young people.  We offer a truly unique workplace environment, embedded with a supportive culture, positive ethos, strong teamwork. We pride ourself on staff wellbeing.    The post will involve undertaking Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy duties whilst adhering to professional and regulatory guidelines, you will carry out assessments, design individualised plans and strategies. As well as implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions; report writing and multi-professional reviews you will provide advice, information, and training to staff, as well as parents, commissioners, and other agencies. You will be supported by Assistant Psychologists and a school staff team of nurturing and enthusiastic Teachers and TA’s who are committed to providing the very best. You and your team will be providing a unique and systematic high quality service within our schools, working with others to promote the wellbeing and best interests of our young people.  We are not just about outcomes in education but about empowering uniqueness, realising potential and  building resilience so that we are a safe place to learn and grow, where we nurture and support aspirational futures. We aim to provide the highest quality service to our young people and ensuring a provision in line with best practice guidelines and internal policies and procedures. Our schools maintain a nurturing environment where our young people can achieve their full potential. We put our young people at the forefront of everything we do, ensuring that young people are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a  Psychologist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering our young people to be the best they can be.

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  

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) – Aurora Ivy Lane School Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire    Salary: £14.00 – £15.28 per hour, depending on skills and experience (£23,139.06 - £25,254.63 actual salary) Hours: 37 hours per week – Term Time Only   Closing date: 30/04/2024   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 a skilled Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team.   The Role / Key duties: 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 - Working alongside 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 - Working alongside a 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. - Working alongside teachers monitor, assess, record and report pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies in order to monitor and foster pupils’ progress 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.

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  

Teacher – Primary Location: Smallfield, Surrey Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £31,350 - £46,179 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher* Hours: 40 hours per week   Start Date: we are looking for an immediate start but will accept a September start if required   Aurora Redehall School    We’re currently looking to recruit a Primary Teacher to join our team at Redehall School.  The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning. Our students are aged between 6 – 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.    Aurora Redehall School is linked to Caterham Education Centre, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs.. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.    To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Aurora Redehall   What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?    - You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families. - You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer. - You want to work with an inspiring student population. - You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team. - You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values. - You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff. Key Duties:   You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold, for the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com - To 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. - To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team. - To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum. - To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual. - To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures. - To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes. - To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews. - To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge. - 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. - To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met. Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Redehall when required  

HLTA Positive Behaviour Support - Aurora Severnside School   Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire   Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Term time only Annual Salary:£25,015.20 - £27,301.96 actual salary (based on 44.67 paid weeks) - dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £2000 Welcome bonus* Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only   Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH and ASD 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:   We are looking for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant with responsibility for Positive Behaviour to support our students to develop and use strategies to enable them to access learning and achieve the best outcomes and to promote their cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole curriculum and extra-curricular activities.   Key duties:   - To take responsibility for leading behaviour approaches and pastoral care on a day-to-day basis - To support the class teachers in all areas of the day to day running of the classes. - Support all staff with training needs both whole staff sessions and individual class group sessions as required. - To be accountable to the school leadership team in all areas of work and responsibilities - To work closely with the Deputy Head Teacher for Behaviour and Safeguarding to lead on behaviour across the school. - Carefully monitoring the health and well-being of the pupils and passing on information to relevant colleagues and other professionals with both concerns and positive changes. - Carefully monitor behaviour reports and identify any trends in behaviour where strategies or interventions are required and support staff to implement these. - Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this. - 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. - Work with the students and support their learning and work towards positive outcomes for them. - Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and its pupils and undertake duties and tasks to the highest standards in order to achieve the smooth running of the school.    Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.  

Teaching Assistant    Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire    Annual Salary:£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary - dependant on experience and qualifications Plus £1000 Welcome bonus* Hours: 40 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:    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:    - 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.  - Promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.  - 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  - Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school.  - 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

SEN Teaching Assistant  Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East    Salary: £13.00 - £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 with a Level 3 qualification.        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 Teaching Assistant  Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East    Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour depending on experience and qualifications  Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only   Contract: 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.

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:£11.72 - £12.78 per hour   (£20,941.63 - £22,834.95 actual salary) depending on experience and qualifications Hours: Full time - 40 hrs per week, Mon - Fri. Term time only    The Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.    We are a well resourced school with exceptional facilities and therapeutic team.   Due to the continued increase in our student role and expansion of the school provision we are currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our NAS accredited specialist team to create better outcomes and life chances for our students in their preparation for adult life.   Role responsibilities:  - Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community - Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals - Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect - Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people - Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of Aurora and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role - Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role - The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: TA5 - TA7 (£12.15-£12.47) £21,709.61 - £22,281.73 pro rata Hours: Full time - 40 hrs per week, Mon - Fri. Term time only    The Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.    We are a well resourced school with exceptional facilities and therapeutic team.   Due to the continued increase in our student role and expansion of the school provision we are currently looking for experienced Level 2 Teaching Assistants to join our NAS accredited specialist team to create better outcomes and life chances for our students in their preparation for adult life.   Role responsibilities:  - Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community - Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals - Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect - Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people - Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of Aurora and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role - Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role - The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

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 

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.