Zenith Minds Teaching Assistant
The James Hornsby School, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NXThis job expired on 31 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hrs per week, 8.30am to 3.30pm Mon to Fri, term time plus 10 holiday working days (inc non pupil days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale 2/3 – point 3-5
Actual salary
- £14,259 to £14,835 per annum
Zenith Minds Teaching Assistant job summary
This position is based at Zenith Minds Provision, Leinster Road, Laindon, Essex SS15 5NX
Zenith Multi Academy Trust’s core aim is to ensure that we enhance the life chances of all the young people within the Trust to enable them to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes. This is at the heart of everything that we do.
Zenith Minds is a MAT wide provision to enhance life chances and make sure the approach to support is child-centred and ensures; at all times, the wishes, needs and best interest of the child are paramount.
The Zenith Minds project started in December 2018 with a vision of accessible support that is bespoke to the needs of individual students.
We aim to have a provision that enables access to: counselling, mentoring, family support, 1:1 support, external agencies, re-integration, self-esteem plus more.
The Zenith Minds Teaching Assistant will work with the Zenith Minds Provision Manager to:
• Provide social, emotional, mental health and educational support to students ensuring a holistic approach
for the most vulnerable students across the MAT
• Enhance the life chances of all young people within the academy trust
• Ensure the approach to child support is child-centred
• Responsible for all aspects of student welfare, ensuring effective support for wellbeing and safety
• Adapt and offer support as required to ensure that all elements of student welfare are addressed and
maintained
• Liaise with staff and other relevant professionals to provide information about learners as appropriate.
• Maintain excellent records of support, action and outcomes.
Experience:
• Good awareness of mental health and experience of working with children and young people with social,
emotional, mental health needs
• Experience of working with and supporting young people
• Experience in responding to mental health needs of young people
• Experience of working within schools and working with external agencies
• Understanding and experience of special educational needs (desirable)
• Counselling qualifications, skills, experience (desirable)
• Training and understanding of safeguarding (desirable)
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to the following satisfactory pre-employment checks:
• Health
• Identity
• Relevant work qualifications
• Right to work in the UK
• Barred List Check (previously List 99)
• Disclosure & Barring Service Check (for all staff and volunteers)
• References
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About The James Hornsby School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 970 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The James Hornsby School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@zmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01702 426707
The Trust’s core aim is to ensure that we enhance the life chances of all the young people within the Trust to enable them to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes. This is at the heart of everything we do.
Zenith MINDS is a MAT wide provision to enhance the life chances of all young people within the academy trust, making sure the approach to support is child-centred and ensures; at all times, the wishes, needs and best interest of the child are paramount.
In September 2018 a Zenith member of staff was appointed as Director of Student welfare with a focus on improving opportunities for student support. The Zenith MINDS project started in December 2018 with a vision of accessible support that is bespoke to the needs of individual students. The provision will be implemented for start of autumn term and it will enable young people to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes.
We work with our growing family of local primary, secondary and teaching schools to have a provision that puts the needs of students at the centre, whilst working collaboratively with other MATs and organisations to make this vision a reality.
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