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Outcomes First Group Shifnal Full-time
Job description
**_At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes youhappy!_**
**How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?**
**Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, sowe’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s worklife balance.
We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could
be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**
**4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement ofstaff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time
to join us #teamOFG!**
**Job title: Teaching Assistant****Location: Higford School, Shifnal, Shropshire**
**Salary: £22,300.00 per annum**
**Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday**
**Contract: Permanent; Term Time only**
**As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for aTeaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Higford School, part of
Options Autism.**
**About the role**
Enjoy a rewarding education career and have a real impact on pupils’ lives.
Join an amazing team creating supportive, nurturing environments where ourpupils achieve far more than they ever expected.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupilswe care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education.
Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs. They
have so much potential, and they will rely on you to guide their learning
journeys bespoke to them.
You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, withplenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. You will take
responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to
develop as individuals and engage with the world.
You will face challenges and overcome them as you flourish and thrive, sharingyour skills and learning from others as your career takes you as high as you
always dreamed you could go.
Every day will be different, but you will have all the support you need, withlots of skills and experience to draw on along with valuable advice and
guidance too.
**Who we are looking for**
If you are eager to help vulnerable pupils to live happy, fulfilling lives, this is the role for you. We will provide you with full training anddevelopment to succeed within your role.
You will be adaptable and ready to work in a variety of classroom roles, bothindoors and outside according to individual need. Taking a responsive and
caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor
experiences or supervising pupils as they explore further afield.
Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support. If you enjoyworking as part of a dedicated team, sharing knowledge, experience and
learning, simply fill in our safeguarding-compliant application form and a
member of our team will be in touch.
**About us**
Options Higford is a special school set in 28 acres of beautiful Shropshirecountryside. We provide a high quality, holistic education for up to 60
autistic students who also have associated behavioural needs. Class groups
have five students in with at least 1:1 staffing. We provide personalised
curriculums for each student based on their individual needs and aim to
support them to make progress academically, socially, with skills for life, regulating their emotions and accessing the community.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupilsand adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of
Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new
approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officiallycertified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
**Why join Options Autism?**
**Benefits**
**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptionalreward package including:**
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:**
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that
your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.**
**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. Allapplicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to
a fully enhanced DBS.**
**_*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving youmore time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful
completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit_**
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