Teaching Assistant [England]

Spark of Genius Ltd operates small therapeutic residential care homes throughout Scotland and England for young people with a variety of support requirements. We also educate young people in our schools who cannot sustain a mainstream educational placement.

King Edwin School is a growing, independent SEMH school based in Norton, within Stockton-On-Tees. The school opened in June 2014 and offers learning opportunities to young people from across the Tees Valley, many of whom have failed within a mainstream environment.

Due to our growth, a vacancy has arisen for an SEMH Teaching assistant, ideally to commence at the outset of the new term.

The candidate must able to engage and support vulnerable and challenging children. You will be relentless in supporting our students to achieve a high standard of attainment throughout their time with the school and in preparing the students for their next steps. You must be flexible, innovative and responsive, able to work effectively with our teachers to identify every opportunity to help our children and young people develop their skills and confidence, both academically and personally.

The ideal candidate should be a committed individual with experience of teaching pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions as well as other complex social and emotional needs. The ability to develop creative learning environments for our young people is essential.