Teaching Assistant - (Grove Road School)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant (SEN) at Grove Road School.

Grove Road School is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls. Based in Sutton, the school meets the diverse needs of pupils aged 11-19 with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Autism.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

We enable young people to fulfil their potential and shape their own futures through therapeutic care, support, and a first-class education. At Grove Road School, we believe that each young person is unique and should be enabled to feel confident about their future, no matter what they have been through in life.

Our specialist independent schools offer unrivalled opportunities, securing strong educational outcomes with personalised, inclusive, and stimulating programmes of learning.

About the role:

As a Teaching Assistant at Grove Road School, you will work with a range of young people between ages 5 and 19, and support them to achieve a positive learning outcome, regardless of the challenges they face.

You'll be:

1. Assisting students in their educational and social development.
2. Providing support inside and outside of the classroom, so they can fully engage in a wide range of activities.
3. Helping to set up activities for students, using technology or adjusting the environment to suit their needs.
4. Supporting teachers, engaging with students, providing learning support, and reacting to situations in the classroom in a positive, non-disruptive manner.
5. Working 1:1 or 2:1 with some students, to give them the time and support they need to learn.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

How you'll be rewarded:

1. Real Living Wage employer
2. Competitive pay rates
3. Christmas bonus
4. Blue Light Card
5. Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!
6. Financial wellbeing service
7. Life Assurance
8. Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
9. Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
10. Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
11. Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
12. Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
13. Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
14. Employee assistance programme
15. Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
16. Supportive management and senior leaders.
17. High quality CPD opportunities.
18. Free eye checks.

To start your journey with Horizon, apply now!

Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attracting and retaining talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.