Teaching Assistant - Chiltern Wood School
Location: Buckinghamshire
Overview
We are looking to recruit new Teaching Assistants to join our already established Downley site catering for pupils with special educational needs from profound and learning difficulties, complex medical needs and severe learning difficulties with communication, physical and sensory needs.
This is a permanent full-time position, however part-time hours will be considered, and this is a term time role working 38 weeks per year, plus INSET.
£17,517.00 - £18,214.00 Annually (Actual)
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: £17,517.00 - £18,214.00 Annually (Actual)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-Time/Full-Time
Closing date: 18/04/2025 00:00
Interviews to be held: TBC
About us
Chiltern Wood School is a Special School currently supporting over 200 students ranging from ages 3 to 19 years, located across three sites in Cressex, Studley Green and Downley. We offer the opportunity to become part of a team of caring professionals, contributing purposefully to meeting the special educational needs of children in the High Wycombe area. You will be well supported by welcoming and knowledgeable staff within a well-run, hard-working school which holds as its core value the wellbeing of its pupils, parents and staff.
Our Downley site caters for pupils with a range of special educational needs from profound and learning difficulties, complex medical needs and severe learning difficulties with communication, physical and sensory needs. We pride ourselves on building positive relationships with our pupils, their families and supporting professionals to enable communication, physical, social and emotional development for each individual. We have extensive facilities on site to support this development and provide learning opportunities through a variety of experiences, lessons and routines.
Website: https://www.chilternwood.bucks.sch.uk/
About the role
You will be well supported by experienced and welcoming staff within a well-run, hard-working school who put the wellbeing of pupils and staff at the forefront. We pride ourselves on building positive relationships with our pupils, their families and supporting professionals to enable communication, physical, social and emotional development for each individual. Chiltern Wood follows a therapeutic approach and is well-supported by occupational and speech and language therapists who work across all sites.
If you are interested in learning how to contribute purposefully to the educational and social development of children and young people, and you feel you have the qualities to successfully support their welfare and emotional needs, we want to hear from you!
About you
Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided, however experience of a learning through play environment would be beneficial. Training opportunities may include:
· Using a communication book / device
· Low arousal approach
· Behaviour and de-escalation
· Occupational therapy basics including sensory regulation
· Child protection
· Online safety and GDPR
· Administering medication
Other information
Please click on the link below to apply for this role and to view the full job description:
https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110578/EDV-2025-CWS-47007
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. 01494 532621
Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full vetting checks, including a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level, online searches and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
