Level 2 Teaching Assistant - POD
The Long Eaton School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 3NP5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- English, Mathematics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Term time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
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, AoW, unstructured time, enrichment etc.
To take a lead role in encouraging the acceptance and inclusion of all students, including the implementation and delivery of targeted interventions, and any other support task as directed by the SENDCo.
- To support students as directed during formal public or internal School 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 School day and after School sessions.
- Drawing on prior knowledge and expertise of individual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the students within the School 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 Statemented student/s.
- To collaborate with the SENDCo in the writing and collation of EHCPs/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 SEND 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 SEND.
- 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 recording appropriate Sleuths 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 literacy and numeracy 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 School day and after School.
- 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.
- To teach the Foundation Learning cohort in sessions as directed by the SENDCo and Assistant Principal (Curriculum)
- 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, School Nurse / Doctor etc.]
- To assess, record and report back on student achievement through School 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.
- Collaborate 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 academies / 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
- 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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Long Eaton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1112 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Long Eaton School website
- Email address
- hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01159732438
The Long Eaton School
The Long Eaton School with 1,078 students is built on a long tradition of academic success, dating back to 1910. The school has gained an excellent reputation for the quality of its educational provision and its developments in Literacy and Numeracy have earned the school the prestigious Quality Mark and our approaches have been shared nationally as a model of good practice.
Arranging a visit to The Long Eaton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.
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