Teaching Assistant ROLE PROFILE
Hours:
36.75 hours a week, 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and
9.00am – 4.15pm Friday.
Term time only, 39 weeks per year, which includes five inset days
a year.
Salary:
£20,664 pa-actual term time only salary,
Probation Period: Up to 6 month probation period.
Location:
The Quest School, The Hop Farm, Tonbridge. TN12 6PY.
ROLE PROFILE
This is a pivotal role within the school, working with children with autism implementing
learning and behaviour programs set by our qualified teachers and behaviour
specialists
Working in small teams, ensuring the daily needs of our pupils are met in a
professional, competent, safe and fun school environment.
ROLE SPECIFICATION
Required to:
• Deliver effective teaching, applying behavioural strategy consistently to pupils with
autism, following programmes set by qualified teachers and behaviour specialists.
This could involve teaching pupils on a 1:1 basis, or teaching small groups of pupils
(typically no more than 2-3 pupils per group).
• Support pupils with their learning and behaviour during group lessons being taught
by qualified teachers.
• Prepare and deliver individual or small group sessions for curriculum areas such as
Asdan, for designated pupils, including any related record keeping.
• Undertake key worker duties for designated pupils; this includes ensuring daily data
is recorded and uploaded as needed.
• Assist with the preparation of photos, videos and observations for online parent
communication system.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Complete all records, for incidents, policy breaches and safeguarding concerns, in a
timely manner.
• Manage any challenging behavioural issues when they arise in a safe and
professional manner. This may include the use of positive handling techniques
(Team Teach training will be provided).
• Work unsupervised with pupils.
• Supervise and interact energetically with pupils during lunch and snack breaks and
indoor/outdoor break times.
• Support pupils with their personal care needs e.g. toileting, dressing, support with
feeding and administering medication, with the support of Senior Tutors and
Supervisors.
• To supervise and support pupils on activities and trips outside of the school, such as
swimming, gym and woodland walks.
• Record data clearly and consistently on programmes throughout the day, ensuring
accurate and appropriate data collection systems are followed and used as an
effective assessment for learning tool.
• Responsible for safeguarding the health and safety of pupils, including maintaining a
physically safe environment and following risk assessments as appropriate.
• Receive further training in direct work with pupils, provided by Senior Tutors,
Supervisors and specialist Consultants, and implement feedback consistently.
• Receive additional training across a range of areas, including Statutory, Health &
Safety, Safeguarding.
• Work effectively as part of the team.
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching the pupils of Quest School effectively,
eliminating barriers to learning, and facilitating optimum development.
• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of the learner group, and specific needs of
individual pupils.
• Demonstrate commitment to contributing to the daily running of the school and
assisting with daily job lists as directed by Senior Tutors.
• Take responsibility for specific additional tasks as directed by senior teaching staff,
including preparation, organisation and maintenance of teaching materials and
resources to support pupils’ personalised targets.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Maintain complete confidentiality regarding the individual records of any pupil of
Quest school; this applies to data held either electronically or physically.
• Co-operate in accordance with all school policies
• Responsibility and commitment towards safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children, maintaining a physically safe environment for all pupils.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
A teaching assistant will:
• Be passionate about making a difference to children’s lives by enabling them to
learn, thrive and achieve.
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a team player.
• Demonstrate a high level of motivation and present as a self-starter.
• Present with a positive disposition.
• Be energetic, dynamic, creative and enthusiastic.
• Relish a challenge.
• Demonstrate reliability and be trustworthy.
• Show a willingness to develop existing skills further.
• Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• A full DBS disclosure is essential for this role, therefore candidate must
demonstrate suitability to work with children
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
•
Ideally be educated to A level standard, or to have achieved relevant vocational
qualifications e.g. NNEB.
• Experience of working with children with special needs preferred but not
essential.
• Awareness and understanding of autism.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working in a position that requires the person to show initiative.
• Good social skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• General IT skills.
• Good organisation, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Physically and emotionally resilient in order to work with children with autism who
may have challenging behavior.
• Good appreciation of health and safety in the workplace, data protection
principles and equal opportunities.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
ABA TUTOR ROLE PROFILE
Hours:
36.75 hours a week, 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and
9.00am – 4.15pm Friday.
Term time only, 39 weeks per year, which includes five inset days
a year.
Salary:
£20,664 pa (actual term time only salary)
Probation Period: Up to 6 month probation period.
Location:
The Quest School, The Hop Farm, Tonbridge. TN12 6PY.
ROLE PROFILE
This is a pivotal role within the school, working with children with autism implementing
learning and behaviour programs set by our qualified teachers and behaviour
specialists using techniques based on the principles of ABA.
Working in small teams, ensuring the daily needs of our pupils are met in a
professional, competent, safe and fun school environment.
ROLE SPECIFICATION
Required to:
• Deliver effective teaching, applying basic behavioural strategy consistently to pupils
with autism, following programmes set by qualified teachers and behaviour
specialists. This could involve teaching pupils on a 1:1 basis, or teaching small
groups of pupils (typically no more than 2-3 pupils per group).
• Support pupils with their learning and behaviour during group lessons being taught
by qualified teachers.
• Prepare and deliver individual or small group sessions for curriculum areas such as
Asdan, for designated pupils, including any related record keeping.
• Undertake key worker duties for designated pupils; this includes ensuring daily data
is recorded and uploaded as needed.
• Assist with the preparation of photos, videos and observations for online parent
communication system.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Complete all records, for incidents, policy breaches and safeguarding concerns, in a
timely manner.
• Manage any challenging behavioural issues when they arise in a safe and
professional manner. This may include the use of positive handling techniques
(Team Teach training will be provided).
• Work unsupervised with pupils.
• Supervise and interact energetically with pupils during lunch and snack breaks and
indoor/outdoor break times.
• Support pupils with their personal care needs e.g. toileting, dressing, support with
feeding and administering medication, with the support of Senior Tutors and
Supervisors.
• To supervise and support pupils on activities and trips outside of the school, such as
swimming, gym and woodland walks.
• Record data clearly and consistently on programmes throughout the day, ensuring
accurate and appropriate data collection systems are followed and used as an
effective assessment for learning tool.
• Responsible for safeguarding the health and safety of pupils, including maintaining a
physically safe environment and following risk assessments as appropriate.
• Receive further training in direct work with pupils, provided by Senior Tutors,
Supervisors and specialist Consultants, and implement feedback consistently.
• Receive additional training across a range of areas, including Statutory, Health &
Safety, Safeguarding, as well as further educational and ABA related practices.
• Work effectively as part of the team.
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching the pupils of Quest School effectively,
eliminating barriers to learning, and facilitating optimum development.
• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of the learner group, and specific needs of
individual pupils.
• Demonstrate commitment to contributing to the daily running of the school and
assisting with daily job lists as directed by Senior Tutors.
• Take responsibility for specific additional tasks as directed by senior teaching staff,
including preparation, organisation and maintenance of teaching materials and
resources to support pupils’ personalised targets.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Maintain complete confidentiality regarding the individual records of any pupil of
Quest school; this applies to data held either electronically or physically.
• Co-operate in accordance with all school policies
• Responsibility and commitment towards safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children, maintaining a physically safe environment for all pupils.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
An ABA tutor will:
• Be passionate about making a difference to children’s lives by enabling them to
learn, thrive and achieve.
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a team player.
• Demonstrate a high level of motivation and present as a self-starter.
• Present with a positive disposition.
• Be energetic, dynamic, creative and enthusiastic.
• Relish a challenge.
• Demonstrate reliability and be trustworthy.
• Show a willingness to develop existing skills further.
• Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• A full DBS disclosure is essential for this role, therefore candidate must
demonstrate suitability to work with children
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
•
Ideally be educated to A level standard, or to have achieved relevant vocational
qualifications e.g. NNEB.
• Experience of working with children with special needs preferred but not
essential.
• Awareness and understanding of autism.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working in a position that requires the person to show initiative.
• Good social skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• General IT skills.
• Good organisation, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Physically and emotionally resilient in order to work with children with autism who
may have challenging behavior.
• Good appreciation of health and safety in the workplace, data protection
principles and equal opportunities.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
Teaching Assistant ROLE PROFILE
Hours:
36.75 hours a week, 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and
9.00am – 4.15pm Friday.
Term time only, 39 weeks per year, which includes five inset days
a year.
Salary:
£22,500 pa-actual term time only salary,
Probation Period: Up to 6 month probation period.
Location:
The Quest School, The Hop Farm, Tonbridge. TN12 6PY.
ROLE PROFILE
This is a pivotal role within the school, working with children with autism implementing
learning and behaviour programs set by our qualified teachers and behaviour
specialists
Working in small teams, ensuring the daily needs of our pupils are met in a
professional, competent, safe and fun school environment.
ROLE SPECIFICATION
Required to:
• Deliver effective teaching, applying behavioural strategy consistently to pupils with
autism, following programmes set by qualified teachers and behaviour specialists.
This could involve teaching pupils on a 1:1 basis, or teaching small groups of pupils
(typically no more than 2-3 pupils per group).
• Support pupils with their learning and behaviour during group lessons being taught
by qualified teachers.
• Prepare and deliver individual or small group sessions for curriculum areas such as
Asdan, for designated pupils, including any related record keeping.
• Undertake key worker duties for designated pupils; this includes ensuring daily data
is recorded and uploaded as needed.
• Assist with the preparation of photos, videos and observations for online parent
communication system.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Complete all records, for incidents, policy breaches and safeguarding concerns, in a
timely manner.
• Manage any challenging behavioural issues when they arise in a safe and
professional manner. This may include the use of positive handling techniques
(Team Teach training will be provided).
• Work unsupervised with pupils.
• Supervise and interact energetically with pupils during lunch and snack breaks and
indoor/outdoor break times.
• Support pupils with their personal care needs e.g. toileting, dressing, support with
feeding and administering medication, with the support of Senior Tutors and
Supervisors.
• To supervise and support pupils on activities and trips outside of the school, such as
swimming, gym and woodland walks.
• Record data clearly and consistently on programmes throughout the day, ensuring
accurate and appropriate data collection systems are followed and used as an
effective assessment for learning tool.
• Responsible for safeguarding the health and safety of pupils, including maintaining a
physically safe environment and following risk assessments as appropriate.
• Receive further training in direct work with pupils, provided by Senior Tutors,
Supervisors and specialist Consultants, and implement feedback consistently.
• Receive additional training across a range of areas, including Statutory, Health &
Safety, Safeguarding.
• Work effectively as part of the team.
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching the pupils of Quest School effectively,
eliminating barriers to learning, and facilitating optimum development.
• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of the learner group, and specific needs of
individual pupils.
• Demonstrate commitment to contributing to the daily running of the school and
assisting with daily job lists as directed by Senior Tutors.
• Take responsibility for specific additional tasks as directed by senior teaching staff,
including preparation, organisation and maintenance of teaching materials and
resources to support pupils’ personalised targets.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Maintain complete confidentiality regarding the individual records of any pupil of
Quest school; this applies to data held either electronically or physically.
• Co-operate in accordance with all school policies
• Responsibility and commitment towards safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children, maintaining a physically safe environment for all pupils.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
A teaching assistant will:
• Be passionate about making a difference to children’s lives by enabling them to
learn, thrive and achieve.
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a team player.
• Demonstrate a high level of motivation and present as a self-starter.
• Present with a positive disposition.
• Be energetic, dynamic, creative and enthusiastic.
• Relish a challenge.
• Demonstrate reliability and be trustworthy.
• Show a willingness to develop existing skills further.
• Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• A full DBS disclosure is essential for this role, therefore candidate must
demonstrate suitability to work with children
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
•
Ideally be educated to A level standard, or to have achieved relevant vocational
qualifications e.g. NNEB.
• Experience of working with children with special needs preferred but not
essential.
• Awareness and understanding of autism.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working in a position that requires the person to show initiative.
• Good social skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• General IT skills.
• Good organisation, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Physically and emotionally resilient in order to work with children with autism who
may have challenging behavior.
• Good appreciation of health and safety in the workplace, data protection
principles and equal opportunities.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and
procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of
safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check with relevant barring list
checks.