Teaching Assistant for Autism Specialist Resource Provision

Kensington And Chelsea, London
ARK SCHOOLS

About The Role

Ark Brunel is delighted to offer this vacancy in its growing Specialist Resourced Provision for children with Autism. You will work as part of the autism provision team to support pupils to make good academic, social and personal progress by using autism evidence-based approaches. You will support the delivery of a broad, balanced and personalised curriculum that has a therapeutic approach woven throughout. At times, you will share your knowledge and experience with Teaching Assistants in Ark Brunel’s mainstream.

To arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact James Lewis-Murphy at or call .

Benefits:

• You will be supported by unrivalled training and CPD to develop yourself as an outstanding teacher and leader.
• We offer twice the standard number of professional training days, attractive remuneration, above the national pay scales
• Range of benefits including reduced gym membership and retail discounts.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.

About Us

Ark Brunel Primary Academy is a vibrant, two-form entry primary school situated in North Kensington, within easy reach of transport links.

We believe in giving children the very best start in life and work hard to ensure children are given the best possible chances of achieving their potential. We are a Rights Respecting School and believe children should know their rights and responsibilities to be well-rounded citizens and leaders of the future. Furthermore, we are a Read Write Inc school and utilise Ark’s Maths Mastery and Curriculum+ programmes as we aim for children to achieve excellent outcomes through our experience-rich curriculum and our strong school values of honesty, enthusiasm, ambition, resilience and thought.

Supported by a leadership team with a sense of humour, our team works hard to promote achievement for all, promoting excellent communication in collaboration with our dedicated resource base for speech and language. We aim for all students to gain awards and qualifications that reflect their rich and varied interests.

Visit arkbrunelprimary.org to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.