Teaching Assistant - Coventry Alternative Provision Academy

Coventry Alternative Provision Academy, Coventry, CV2 5BD

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 November 2024 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  8 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,619-£20,836 actual salary based on 32.5 hours, TTO 39 weeks

Teaching Assistant - Coventry Alternative Provision Academy job summary

We encourage educators who enjoy innovation and differentiation in their teaching to join us. 

We focus on Well-being and Social-Emotional Learning:

Supportive Environment: The program prioritises student well-being and social-emotional learning, creating a nurturing and trauma-informed environment. This can be fulfilling for those who want to make a positive impact on a child's whole development.

Collaboration and Relationships: The restorative practice approach emphasises building relationships and resolving conflict constructively. This can foster a more collaborative and supportive school community.

We cater to diverse needs:

SEND Expertise: The curriculum is SEND-friendly, and the school offers inclusive teaching practices. This allows you to develop your expertise in working with students with diverse needs, which can be both challenging and rewarding.

Bespoke Curriculum: The bespoke curriculum allows for creativity and tailoring lessons to individual student needs while encouraging the aspects of PACE: (Play, Attention, Curiosity, and Exploration) to encourage active learning through play-based and child-centred approaches.

We encourage professional development and growth:

Small Class Sizes: Small class sizes allow for more individualised attention to both students and teachers. You'll have the opportunity to provide more focused support and receive more professional development opportunities.

Staff Wellbeing: We care about the wellbeing of our staff by creating a positive work environment, offering professional development opportunities across the academy.

We want to make a difference:

Sustainable Focus: The school promotes environmental awareness and action, which is a powerful way to inspire students and contribute to a better future.

Alternative Provision: Working in alternative provision allows you to make a significant impact on the lives of students who may be struggling in traditional settings.

Our Values

Coventry Alternative Provision Academy, part of the Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trust (SAPMAT) is a Nurturing, Restorative, Sustainable, SEND-Friendly Primary Alternative Provision.    We focus on creating a nurturing and restorative environment for students with diverse needs striving to make a positive impact on a child's whole development.  

What is the job role?

The Academy leadership team is determined to give our students the best opportunities possible to become successful, responsible citizens with the best life chances. This is an exciting opportunity for you to progress in an aspirational, therapeutic and innovative environment with students who need you.

If you are a team player who is interested in working with young people in an innovative classroom environment, perhaps with previous experience in an educational environment we would welcome an application from you.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate will have:

•  A clear, consistent and relational approach to working with high-tariff and vulnerable students

•  A passion for pupil progress

•  High expectations and skill in raising standards (behaviour, attendance, academic progress)

•  A vision for obtaining the best outcomes for our students.

In return, SAPMAT will offer you:

•  The chance to make a real difference in the lives of our children

•  A friendly and supportive team

•  Continuous professional development

•  The opportunity to grow your own career within the trust

•  Employee benefits including Staff wellbeing program

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack, Job Description & Person Specification for full details of this vacancy.  

To apply for this vacancy please visit https://mynewterm.com/jobs/150652/EDV-2024-CAPA-59453

Closing Date - 24th November 2024 

Interview Date - 29th November 2024

SAPMAT and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The post you are applying for is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and involves “regulated activity”. As such it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

SAPMAT are a socially inclusive and equal opportunities Trust and are committed to actively promoting equal opportunities for all our staff and pupils. As part of the recruitment process, we collect and process personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use this data, in accordance with UK GDPR.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Coventry Alternative Provision Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• School size: No information available
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Coventry Alternative Provision Academy website (opens in new tab)
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