Senior (Specialist) Teaching & Learning Support Assistant
Tweendykes School, Hull, HU7 4PW3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 8am
Date listed
18 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours, Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,624 - £31,067
Pay scale
- Grade 6, Scale Point 14-19
What skills and experience we're looking for
SENIOR (SPECIALIST) TEACHING & LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Grade & Scale point: Grade 6, Scale Point 14-19
Salary:
£28,624 - £31,067 FTE, £21,693 - £23,545 Actual Salary
Hours of work:
32.5hrs per week
Contract:
Permanent, term time +5 training days
Start date:6 January 2024
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed Senior Teaching & Learning Support Assistant. This post is an exciting opportunity for anyone wishing to progress and will help to support and strengthen the leadership of the school during a period of change and expansion.
You must be innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with children to ensure they get the education they deserve. Taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This will involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development.
You will be expected to work closely with the Headteachers, Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher, Teachers and Curriculum Leaders to support in the continued development of the school. This may be the opportunity for you to make a real difference
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Undertakes structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses, including 1:1 and group reading interventions as directed, also during breakfast club, pupil breaks and at pupil lunchtimes.• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plan/ relevant learning activity and assists pupils in their use• Support the emotional, behavioural and pastoral needs of all pupils, including children with additional needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities • Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes • Assist with the planning of learning activities • Staff may supervise whole classes occasionally during short term absence of teachers
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
• GCSE English and Maths Grade A-C (or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification
• Understanding of National Curriculum, EYFS Guidance and other codes of practice e.g. SEN,
Equalities, Safeguarding
•
Experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age
•
Highly competent written skills, including spelling, grammar, and use of ICT
•
Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of
partners/colleagues and children and young people.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please download our application form and submit it via ETeach with an optional cover letter. All candidates
are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Early
application is encouraged. This post could be shared so part time applications will be considered.
Closing Date:
8am,
Monday 25 November 2024
Interview Date:
Friday
29 November 2024
For further details on the role, please contact Arron Holmes, School Business Manager, via email sbm@tweendykes.het.academy.
CONDITIONAL OFFER:
Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from
the Disclosure Barring Service, Children’s Barred List Check, Section 128 check where applicable, identity
checks, medical clearance, proof of qualifications, satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK
checks. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT:
Humber Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people
and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly
welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age,
disability, sexual orientation or religion.
What the school offers its staff
Work for Humber Education Trust .... We value our employees.
The following benefits are available to employees within our academies:
Financial
- Competitive Salary
- Teacher’s Pension & Local Government Pension Scheme
- Occupational Sick Pay
Family Friendly
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Parental and dependent care leave
- Flexible working
Employee Benefits- Permanent & Fixed Term Contracted Employees
- Staff Wellbeing EAP - 24/7 Confidential counselling service
- Integrated GP service
- Physiotherapy
- SAS Gym and 12 week weight management programme
- Preparing parents programme
- Financial wellbeing support
- Discounts on high street brands and stores via online discount platform
- 20% Discounted Gym Membership - Hull City Council Leisure
Professional Development
- Continuous Professional Development for All Staff
- Access to Middle and Senior Leadership Courses
- Supportive staff, committed to improvement, who will work with you to achieve your goals
The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our students.
Commitment to safeguarding
Humber Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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About Tweendykes School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 165 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Tweendykes School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sbm@tweendykes.het.academy
- Phone number
- 01482 826508
Tweendykes School is a community special school and sixth-form for pupils with severe learning difficulties, autism and complex needs between the ages of 3-19. They are based in a new building, co-located with Winifred Holtby secondary school, and have up to 165 places. Tweendykes School is Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ and is National Autistic Society accredited. It runs outreach services and training for a wide range of schools and partners. At the heart of its ethos is the belief that every child can reach their potential with the right support. Tweendykes School converted to academy status in May 2013 and joined Humber Education Trust in June 2019.
Arranging a visit to Tweendykes School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@tweendykes.het.academy.
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