Teaching Assistant 6th Form SEND
The Thomas Adams School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5UB10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Term Time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5, Point 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Purpose
Work under the guidance of the SENDCO and 6th Form SEND Support Officer to support access to learning for students in years 12 & 13, including support for individual Education Health Care Plans (EHCP’s). This will include structured independent learning, the preparation and routine maintenance of resources / equipment, supervising the 6th form student support base during study and social time. Acting as key worker for individual students as per the pre-designed provision map.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Attend to students’ personal needs and assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour / Support / Mentoring Plans and Personal Care Programmes
- Supervise and support students with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students.
- Encourage students to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage in learning activities
- Set challenging and demanding expectations for students and promote self–esteem and independence
- Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of the teacher
- Assist with the planning of learning activities
- Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support students to achieve learning goals
- Ensure the timely and accurate design, preparation, and use of specialist equipment / resources / materials
- Monitor students’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement / progress as directed
- Establish constructive relationships with parents / carers
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on student’s achievement, progress, problems etc
- Maintain records as requested
- Administer routine tests, invigilate exams, and undertake routine marking of students’ work, accurately recording achievement / progress
- Promote good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour
- Provide general clerical / administrative support e.g. administer coursework, produce worksheets for agreed activities, photocopying, typing, filing etc
- Support students in understanding instructions
- Undertake structured and agreed learning activities / teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to student responses
- Support students in using ICT and develop students’ competence and independence in its use
- Prepare, maintain, and use equipment/resources required to meet the study plans/relevant learning activities, and assist students in their use
- Monitor and manage stock and supplies, cataloguing as required
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure that students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
- Contribute to the overall ethos / work / aims of the school
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
- Assist with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes
- Accompany teaching staff and students, as appropriate, on visits, trips, and out of school activities, and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of a trip leader
5. Safeguarding
- Be aware of and comply with safeguarding responsibilities as outlined in the school’s Staff Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
6. Data Protection and other statutory responsibilities
- Be aware of and comply with data protection responsibilities as outlined in the school’s Staff Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Professional development
- Help keep knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on your own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness
- Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
Other Responsibilities
- Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Be aware of and comply with all school policies and procedures
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
- Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the School and Trust
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- Attend and participate in relevant meetings, training and learning activities as required
The postholder may be required to carry out any other duties that the Headteacher feel is commensurate with the post. Whilst every effort is made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
This job description is subject to review by the Headteacher, in negotiation with the post holder at any time.
What the school offers its staff
In addition to exclusive access to a reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, paid for enhanced DBS, we also offer:
Ø A competitive salary
Ø Access to the Trust’s Employee Assistance Programme, which includes 24 hour access for you and your family members to legal, financial, health, parenting and life advice
Ø 1:1 Counselling Service
Ø Cycle to Work Scheme
Ø Childcare Voucher Scheme or Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
Ø Access to freshly made hot meals or deli-style food on site
Ø Teachers Pensions (23.68% employer contributions)
Ø Local Government Pension Scheme (17.9% employer contribution)
Ø Generous Sickness Payment Scheme
Ø Eye Testing Scheme
Ø Flexible Working Policy
Ø Special Leave Policy
Ø Member of the Valued Worker Scheme (accredited by our recognised unions)
Ø A Disability Confident Committed Employer
Ø Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Ø Collaborative working culture and professional development opportunities across our Trust schools
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About The Thomas Adams School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1226 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Thomas Adams School website
- Email address
- belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01939 237000
11-18 school part of the 318 Education Trust
Arranging a visit to The Thomas Adams School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk.
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