Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Lees Brook Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4QXThis job expired on 12 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 4:58pm
Date listed
12 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, Term Time Only.
Contract type
- Fixed term - 6 Months
Full-time equivalent salary
- From £31,067 - £34,314 per annum. (FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT
- Support and direct activities with either individuals or groups of students to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical, emotional and cognitive development.
- To lead care, personal hygiene medical needs and support of students including publishing care plans
- Contribute to the health and well-being of students.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with individual students and groups.
- Promote and reinforce the students’ self-esteem and independence e.g. support in form time, assembly, unstructured time, enrichment etc.
- To take a lead role in encouraging the acceptance and inclusion of all students including the implementation of buddy systems and building constructive relationships in form time meetings.
- To support students as directed during formal public or internal Academy examinations.
- To supervise and coordinate students on work placements, educational visits, residential trips, transition, travel training, off-site placements and recreational activities as appropriate.
- To plan and deliver a programme of self-organisation and study skills in allocated periods during the Academy day and after Academy sessions.
- Drawing on prior knowledge and expertise of individual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the students within the Academy community.
- To liaise effectively with teachers/parents/carers/external agencies as appropriate.
- To assume responsibility for designated keyworker role with the most challenging and complex EHCP student/s.
- To collaborate with the SENDCo in the writing and collation of IEPs/Reviews/Annual Reviews.
- To be responsible for the planning and participation of transition process and individualised programmes for targeted students.
SUPPORT THE TEACHER
- Liaise with classroom teachers and complete Teacher/TA contracts.
- Assist teaching staff in the planning of work programmes for individuals and groups of students.
- To implement learning programmes as directed by the class teacher – with individual or small groups.
- Plan and provide appropriate resources reflecting needs of SEN students in mainstream lessons.
- To support designated students/s or be responsible for a small group as agreed by the teacher.
- To be responsible for the collation of data for targeted students with SEN.
- Using assessment information and data to inform teaching staff of students’ learning goals and preferred learning styles.
- To gather information, as directed, about named students and their current levels for staff.
- To observe and assess individual student’s needs and provide regular feedback and/or guidance to the teacher/SENDCo.
- To agree a behaviour management role within the classroom and following through sanctions and rewards.
- To work with the mainstream teacher in the review process as appropriate.
SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM
- Plan and lead intervention tasks to improve access across the curriculum in a planned manner.
- Co-ordinate and organise students attending extra-curricular activities.
- Plan and deliver learning activities including enrichment activities during the normal Academy day and after Academy.
- Support the use and development of ICT within the classroom.
- Take responsibility for developing and delivering individual/small group skill sessions including Literacy, Numeracy, Life Skills, SpLD, SRE, SALT, self-help skills, Social Stories etc.
- Use specialist prior knowledge, experience and training to provide support to staff or individual prioritised students. (At least 2 years’ experience in specific area) e.g. ASD experience.
- To liaise and report to, as necessary, during visits by support agencies who might be involved in the support of key areas of the curriculum [Educational Psychologist, Speech Therapist, Inclusive Education Service, Academy Doctor etc.]
- To assess, record and report back on student achievement through Academy assessment procedures.
SUPPORT FOR THE ACADEMY
- To be responsible for a designated area/s for the development of the Learning Support Faculty e.g. budget, subject area, enrichment.
- Collaboration with colleagues and form effective working partnerships.
- Establish effective working relationships with parents/carers that influence student achievement.
- To be responsible for safeguarding the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues.
- To supervise the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the faculty and taxi duties.
- To lead and/or contribute at Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate.
- Attend and report back on student progress on specific subject areas at Parent Evenings.
- To represent the faculty at Open Evenings, Induction Evenings, Information Evenings etc. as and when appropriate.
- Liaise and visit other Academy’s/colleges to help with the transition process.
- Certain Level 2 Teaching Assistants have specific additional responsibilities that are unique to the post which needs to be included in individual job descriptions due to the level of coordination including staff, parents, outside agencies.
What the school offers its staff
- Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
- *Access to Teachers’ Pensions / Generous pension scheme
- Access to discounted travel schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Comprehensive training and support
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- Eye care voucher scheme
- Free flu vaccine
- Access to e-learning and development
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lees Brook Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1095 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lees Brook Academy website
- Email address
- hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01332671723
Lees Brook Community School is committed to working with pupils and their parents to enable each youngster to achieve success in all areas of life – academic, personal, physical, social;Raising standards of achievement, increasing access and widening participation in PE and Sport for everyone in our school, partner schools, wider community and Derby City;Changing the culture for learning in our community by raising self-esteem, recognising achievement, promoting pride within the local area and providing pathways for talented performers;Building a community for learning in which everyone (pupils, parents, staff, governors, and the wider community) sees learning as a life-long process for them to engage in.
At Lees Brook, we believe how we learn is as important as what we learn and the kind of person we each become matters as much as what we achieve. Each of us is responsible for our actions and our behaviour; each one of us has a right to feel safe, secure and free from bullying in school; each one of us has a right to learn and achieve at the highest level we are capable of. The way in which we deal with other people matters, so we should always treat other people as we would wish to be treated and we learn from our mistakes as well as our successes.
Lees Brook is a school that cares for the people within it. We have a uniquely inclusive school which allows everyone to succeed. Our safe, successful and positive learning community ensures that every student is able to fulfil their potential; but more than that, to also become well rounded young people who will go on and thrive in the world of work.
Mrs Z House - Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Lees Brook Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.
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