1:1 Teaching Assistant
The Quay School, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4HU
21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Application deadline
16 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
21 September 2022
Job details
Job role
Key stages
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- View all Part timejobs - 34.5 per week – Term time
Contract type
- Fixed term (Until August 2023)
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,650-£20,443 pro rata to £15,680-£16,312 for part time, term time working
1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary
We are currently looking to employ a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to work at our Parkstone site. Our Parkstone site works with students who can’t attend mainstream school for a variety of reasons including social, emotional and mental health needs.
We know that pupils and staff value consistency and so we are looking for someone who can work flexibly but will enjoy building relationships as a regular member of staff.
This job will involve working as the key adult for a specific young person to support them in class as well as at social times.
A desire to work with children and young people and to ensure that they have the support needed to overcome barriers to their learning is essential. A thorough new staff induction programme, CPD and continual support will be offered.
We are looking for someone who:
- Shares our vision of “Learning together in pursuit of happiness” and applies that to all they do in their work.
- Has passion/enthusiasm and can bring this to life through teaching.
- Has a particular interest in teaching students who have social, emotional and mental health needs.
- Can coach and support students.
- Is a highly motivated and flexible individual who can form positive relationships with students with a wide range of special needs, including behavioural, in order to make a difference for some of the most vulnerable adolescents across BCP.
- Previous experience of working with students with behavioural difficulties is desirable.
- Has a flexible approach, coupled with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Has a high level of communication and organisational skills and has a Grade C or above in GCSE English and Maths (Essential).
- Has experience of working in a school (Desirable).
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive support and training package
- The opportunity to grow and develop in your role and in a Trust that is growing
- An inclusive and collaborative leadership team
- One of the most rewarding careers changing the lives of those pupils in our school
- Local Government Pension Scheme with 22% Employer pension contributions
Delta Education Trust
The Quay School is part of Delta Education Dorset, a small but growing Trust. As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision“Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.We put this into practice byensuring:
- All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, pupils and families.
- High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
- We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
- We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
- We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
We value our staff as much as our pupils recognising that through their well-being and by having a holistic approach to our individualised and therapeutic curriculum, we can meet pupil need and ensure their progress towards a life that they can enjoy.
Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact Helen Cottrell (Assistant Headteacher) on 01202 716910 to arrange an appointment.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring Service Check.
Applying for the job
Please send completed application forms to HR@deltaeducationtrust.com
Download an application form - 73.5 KBSupporting documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Quay School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 80 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)
- School website
- The Quay School website (opens in a new tab)
- Contact email
- HR@deltaeducationtrust.com
The Quay School is an OFSTED rated Outstanding, National Teaching School Hub and a progressive educational establishment that supports young people through difficult times in their lives.
Our different sites provide for very different needs, and we are currently looking to employ a home tutor to work at our Parkstone base. The students at this base are no longer in mainstream education due to social, emotional and mental health needs.
The Quay School offers a great deal of CPD opportunities. We take great care to recruit the very best people so that the services we provide are first class. We believe that the best work gets done in an environment that's enjoyable and which values, supports and encourages the development of its employees.
We also strongly believe in supporting our staff to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
The successful candidate would become an essential part of the team and the school culture.
You will be supported fully by equally passionate staff and in return for your hard work you will be rewarded in the knowledge that you have enabled life changing opportunities for young people whom otherwise might not get this chance.
Arranging a visit to The Quay School
Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact Helen Cottrell (Assistant Headteacher) on 01202 716910 to arrange an appointment.
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