Teaching Assistant for the Visually Impaired

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED Are you passionate about working with young people? Would you like to move your career to the next level and join a team who are enthusiastic, committed and talented? If so…we want to hear from you! We are looking for a talented individual to join our teaching assistant team to support a visually impaired student requiring Braille resources. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is skilled in this area and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 additional days. Our Culture We are proud to be building a school delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work, whilst at the same time supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community. Our Values The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities that are valued in fellow employees and our staff community. At Allerton Grange, we place particular emphasis on the following values, behaviours and qualities. This means we are looking to recruit and promote people who live these values on a daily basis. Integrity Compassion Community Humility Emotional Intelligence Courage Critical Thinker Collaborative Diligent A role model The challenge for us all at Allerton Grange School is to continue to improve and grow as a community. We want to ensure that our staff feel able to take the next steps in their career, but we also wish to create a culture that encourages them to stay and grow with us. The successful post holder will: Have the ability to create specialist Braille resources (training will be provided) Be able to motivate and engage young people (be an excellent role model) Demonstrate excellent written, verbal communication, organisation and ICT skills Be able to demonstrate excell