About us

Brooke School is a broad-spectrum special school catering for pupils aged 4 -19 years. We have a warm, mutually supportive and caring ethos with enthusiastic and skilled staff who are highly aspirational and committed to pupil welfare, progress and life-chances.   

We are seeking to appoint Teaching Assistants with recent SEN experience to join our hard working and dedicated staff team at Brooke School.   You would be working with learners on an individual basis and within small groups.   Our Teaching Assistants contribute to the assessment, planning, recording, monitoring and reporting of learner’s progress.  We are driven to provide our young people with access to a varied and enriched curriculum.

Our school is part of Unity MAT, which is a small, ambitious trust comprising of ourselves and two other similar special schools. Our collaborative working means that we have shared understanding of the challenges and issues that our schools face and can work together to find solutions. The schools are supported by a strong Core Team who provide dedicated support services across the Trust.

What we need

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Level 1 Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and ambitious school.  Experience of working with pupils with a range of complex needs is desirable and a passion for enabling pupils with SEND to achieve their full potential is essential. 

The core purpose of your role will be:

• Assist the Class Teacher in general classroom duties the with preparation of learning materials, displays and resources ensuring they are tailored to meet the diverse needs of the pupils.
• Working as part of a team with the flexibility and adaptability to meet the diverse needs of students.
• Patience, empathy, and resilience in working with students who may have challenging behaviours or specific learning difficulties.
• Contribute to the assessment of pupils by teachers through monitoring, recording and reporting.
• To provide support to pupils in their personal, social and emotional development and engage them in their own learning
• To provide personal care for learners, including, changing, toileting, showering, washing, dressing and undressing, care of clothes, personal hygiene where required.   Communicate inter-actively, make drinks, feed, supervise learners at appropriate times throughout the day.

What we offer

• the opportunity to make a difference
• enthusiastic, friendly and engaged pupils who are keen to learn
• a supportive community of families and external partners
• a friendly and inclusive working environment
• talented, dedicated and hardworking colleagues and SLT team       
• comprehensive induction and probation support

Rewards & Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and significant employer contribution
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Enhanced employee assistance programme (including financial and legal advice, medical information, support with stress, anxiety, family issues and many more)
• Occupational Health service
• Wellbeing app and staff discount
• Family friendly and Employee Health & Wellbeing  policies  

Safer Recruitment 

Unity MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow robust safer recruitment processes, including online searches, during all recruitment. Please see application pack for further details

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. 

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all ages, backgrounds and those with disabilities