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Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Pastoral Support) Grade 4

Trent View College, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 1DS

This job expired on 12 November 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE) 31 hours per week term time - Actual salary £17786.53

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Pastoral Support) Grade 4 job summary

ABOUT US

Trent View College is a newly build post 16 special educational needs college. Trent View College aims to equip young people with essential skills for life, building on and enhancing their College journey. Removing barriers to learning, we are a fully inclusive College, where individual differences are celebrated and aspirations are supported. Our aim is to develop inquisitive, aspirational and resilient young people who are fully equipped to engage and contribute to their own communities.

Trent View College Our college is proud to offer a supportive team, high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with amazing students as outlined in our values - Pride, Aspire, Resilience and Nurture.

THE ROLE

As a level two Teaching Assistant at our spcial college based in Scunthorpe, you will be more than classroom support. Working under the guidance of senior staff, Teaching Assistants play an important role in supporting and leading the academic and personal development of students both in and out of the classroom. You will also be part of the specialist Pastoral team where you will play an important role in helping to create a stimulating, safe and structured environment for students with complex needs. In particular, this team provide an on-call service for students at times of crisis, proactively supporting students in their self-regulation to enable them to settle and learn. When students are regulated, the team support students’ long-term development through the planning and delivery of interventions, coaching conversations and therapeutic activities or by providing general support in the classroom under the guidance of a teacher.

• Establish positive, productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and promoting restorative practice
• Work within teams to provide a relational approach to behaviour support for our students
• Support students with consistent, unconditional positive regard, identifying and responding to their individual needs
• Contribute to the timetable of lunchtime activities for our students to ensure activities are available that meet the needs of our students
• Use judgement and creativity to plan and deliver interventions according to the needs of students and small student groups
• Develop a deep and wide ranging understanding of the reasons behind different behaviours
• Contribute towards a robust and positive culture of safeguarding for our college community
• Use specialist SEN and behaviour strategies, including TeamTeach, to support self-regulation and de-escalation in accordance with school policies to effectively support students at times of crisis
• Work with the Pastoral Manager and SENCO to establish a thorough package of transition support to students that are joining college
• Attend to students’ personal needs including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare mattersA
• Assist with the development and implementation of relevant education, behaviour, health and support plans
• Implement planned interventions for both individuals and groups
• Supporting with external meetings relating to our students
• Support students with their mental health, wellbeing and resilience through a range of different strategies and workshops
• Liaison with different agencies to ensure appropriate and continuous support for students
• Contribute to the development of Personal Intervention Plan

THE CANDIDATE

• Experience in a school or similar setting
• Ideally experience working with children/ young people with SEN / SEMH needs
• Ideally be educated with GCSE Math's and English
• Ideally a car driver

SALARY / HOURS

Starting salary for a grade 4 Teaching Assistant is £17786.53 actual annual salary working 31 hours per week Mon-Fri term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-join-us/

NEXT STEPS

For more information please refer to the job description attached.

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity simply click APPLY NOW. If you have additional questions then please reach out to Stacey Cavill the Office Manager: s.cavill@trentviewcollege.co.uk. If you are unsure if you meet all the criteria but have an interest in this opportunity then please do submit your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion - We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Safeguarding - We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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 Trent View College

• School type: Free School, ages 16 to 19
• School size: 29 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Trent View College website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trent-view-college (opens in new tab)

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