Teaching Assistant - Alternative Provision
The Spires Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2NEThis job expired on 31 October 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 October 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 September 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 37 hours per week (Term Time Only)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 17942
Teaching Assistant - Alternative Provision job summary
Job Description
Join us as a Teaching Assistant and you could be playing a key role in providing an invaluable programme of education for vulnerable students who present challenging behaviours.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will provide support for our students, ensuring that the education provision is of a high quality and that students are supported, motivated and challenged.
If you have the passion, resilience and determination to make a difference this really is a great opportunity to become part of a small team where you can see the impact your interventions are having. Join us and help change young people's lives for the better.
As a Teaching Assistant, your main accountabilities will include:
Working with individuals and groups of students, assisting in ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.
Dealing with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher.
Delivering Special Educational Needs (SEN) interventions.
Helping to implement lesson plans, aims and contents with the teacher.
Providing feedback to students without reference to the teacher.
Taking small groups of students for defined activities.
Supporting and working with the teacher in testing/assessment.
Providing individual student and group counselling.
In addition you will:
Take responsibility for small groups during the temporary absence of a teacher.
Work externally to the school site, e.g. on trips, educational visits etc.
Supervise students at breaks and lunchtimes.
In conjunction with the teacher, liaise with parents on student progress.
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 The Spires Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 43 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Spires Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.westley@thespiresacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01604801320
Company Description
The Catch22 Multi Academies Trust is the vehicle for our sponsorship of an expanding number of academies focusing on learners who can benefit from small, supportive alternative education provision.
Academy sponsorship is about using partnerships to provide specific expertise and skills to enhance standards. Catch22, with our existing wide experience of alternative education provision, brings a focus on academic and behavioural improvement leading to re-integration back to mainstream provision up to Key Stage 2, infrastructure support, improvement to pastoral provision and greater focus on preparing young people for the world of work.
We look to increase access to one to one and mentoring opportunities through a mixture of off-site and extra curricular events in order to improve the self-esteem and self-confidence of learners.
Arranging a visit to The Spires Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.westley@thespiresacademy.org.uk.
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