Specialist TA (Part Time)
Outwood Academy City, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8SS24 days remaining to apply
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 20.5 hrs per week, Mon to Wednesday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £15,735.11 to £16,978.83
Pay scale
- OGAT Grade 9, SCP 22 to 25
What skills and experience we're looking for
Take responsibility for a caseload of students inside and outside of the classroom during structured and unstructured time;
To provide specialist knowledge for students with specific adaptation and equipment needs, advising, sourcing, ordering bespoke resources, creating leaflets and/or written information where necessary;
Give specialist advice via multiple communication methods on individual students needs and on specialist subjects;
Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students’ educational progress and attainment;
Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers with regards to their role in students’ educational and life skills progress, ensuring confidentiality is respected;
Deliver intervention programs to individuals and small groups, preparing relevant and appropriate learning experiences in conjunction with the department staff;
Discuss reasons for underperformance with students, through interview;
Liaise regularly with the Head of Department and teachers to inform them of progress and provide relevant feedback;
Track and monitor student life skill targets and/or EHCP outcomes, discussing progress with parents, students, staff and external agencies and agreeing new targets/EHCP outcomes with Interim Reviews;
Provide case studies, pen portraits/case studies and reports for students to evidence impact of the support you have provided;
Complete student risk assessments, individual health care plans and personal emergency evacuation plans where necessary;
Lead Person Centred Reviews/EHCP Reviews for the students within your caseload where necessary;
Support exam revision sessions as required;
Where applicable, lead the administration of the exam access arrangement process and ensure students receive exam access arrangement testing and where necessary work with the Business Manager to initiate service level agreements;
Administer routine assessment tests and provide approved examination/test support to accommodate student needs for exam access arrangements;
To attend curriculum and departmental meetings, academy briefings and CPD as required;
Undertake training where appropriate;
To provide assistance and cover to the Bridge, PLC, VMG/HMG, detentions and consequences as required;
To collect work from teaching staff to enable a full bank of resources for students to access the full curriculum and return as appropriate;
Facilitate a smooth transition between educational phases, managing student assessments to determine levels and managing appropriate interventions;
Support students in their social and emotional wellbeing, reporting problems as appropriate.
What the school offers its staff
• We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
• You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
• All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
• Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
• Comprehensive induction and training process Employee benefits
• Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:
• Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
• Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
• Legal guidance
• Financial guidance and debt counselling
• Child and dependent care support and advice
• Support for managers
• We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies
• Free flu vaccinations
• Free onsite parking
• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
• Access to various discount sites
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Outwood Academy City
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Outwood Academy City website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- c.attrill@outwood.com
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy City
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.attrill@outwood.com.
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