Overview
Position: Teaching assistant (Teaching role – Effectively an unqualified teacher)
Location: Dumfries
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, term time
Salary Details: Up to £27,500 per annum
We are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Higher level teaching assistant, ideally an unqualified teacher to join our growing school. The successful candidate will support in delivering our unique curriculum and help to develop a positive learning environment in order to meet a range of student needs.
Why work for us:
- Competitive salary.
- Opportunity to progress in your career.
- Training opportunities either face to face or online.
- Wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
- You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
- Supportive management and senior leads.
- We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK`s biggest care providers.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have an ability to work under pressure.
- Have an ability to develop and maintain good relationships.
- Be well organised, good time management,
- Have an ability to effectively plan and prioritise.
- Be hardworking and enthusiastic.
- Be adaptable and able to motivate others with a positive 'can do' attitude.
- Have a good sense of humour.
- Be a team player.
- Have a passion for working with young people and want to make a difference in people’s lives.
- Bring positive commitment to young people and has an awareness of their issues.
- Be punctual and flexible.
- Be well-organised, adaptable and practical.
- Be able to work under pressure, sometimes in stressful and challenging situations
- Be self-motivated and be able to use own initiative.
Who we are:
Our school provides education to young people aged 8 -18 years with SEMH difficulties who mainly live in our residential homes. This is a challenging yet rewarding role where you can flourish within a team focussed on making a positive difference to our young people's lives.
CareTech is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Caretech is an equal opportunities employer.
CareTech will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
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