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Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.\nCatch22 College supports young people to gain the skills required to progress into apprenticeship training, employment or further education. You can find out more our college on our website, as well as more about our programmes.\n We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our Catch22 College team in Maidstone.\nAs a Teaching Assistant your responsibilities and accountabilities will be:\nWorking with individuals and groups of students, ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.\nDealing with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher.\nDelivering SEN interventions.\nHelping implement lesson plans, aims and contents with the teacher.\nProviding feedback to students without reference to the teacher.\nTaking a small group of students for defined activities.\nBeing responsible for a whole class during the absence of a teacher.\nWorking with challenging students away from the classroom as a respite strategy.\nSupervise students at breaks and lunchtimes.\nIn conjunction with the teacher, liaising with parents on student progress.\nEnsuring learner files and records are kept up to date.\nClick here to view job description\n ESSENTIAL\nGood skills in English and Maths.\nKnowledge of the statutory requirements of health and safety, SEN & safeguarding of children.\nAbility to work independently, supported by the teacher, with groups of or individual students.\nAbility to work with challenging students, understand their needs and demonstrate effective behaviour management strategies as and when required.\nExperience working at an advanced level with the teacher in planning and delivery of teaching activities (including those defined in Individual Education Plans).\nExperience of teaching children with Education Health Care Plans and Special Education Need, and language difficulties or other complex needs.\nDetermination to raise the levels of achievement of children.\nAbility to cope with emotionally demanding situations.\nDESIRABLE\nExperience of being a Teaching Assistant in an alternative provision environment.\nHave an understanding of curriculum, particularly literacy and numeracy requirements.\nEvidence of successful work with disaffected and emotionally vulnerable students.\n We are looking for two Teaching Assistants\nHours of work: 37 per week. Term time only (41 weeks)\nContract: Permanent\nSalary: £25,500 FTE (Pro-rata: £23, 262.64 )\nCatch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.\nSee the benefits of working for Catch22 here.\nSee the benefits of working for Catch22 here.\nUnless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.\nAt Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. 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