1:1 Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Cambridge; In loco; GBP 19.000 - 23.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Anglian Learning Sports Centres

Cycle to Work salary sacrifice

Eye care vouchers

Descrizione del lavoro

Anglian Learning is seeking Learning Link Mentors to support students with high and complex needs at Netherhall. You may work 1:1, in pairs or small groups to aid learning, transitions and communication, guided by EHCPs and safeguarding plans.

As part of our Inclusion Faculty, you will collaborate with teachers and families, recording progress and ensuring consistent, professional boundaries while promoting learner independence.

Competenze

• Calm, resilient, adaptable individual with 1:1 support experience.
• Willing to work across timetables and Inclusion Faculty priorities.
• Commitment to safeguarding and building professional relationships.

Mansioni

• Provide 1:1, paired, small-group or classroom support as needed.
• Support learning, transitions, communication, emotional regulation and reintegration.
• Follow EHCPs, support plans, risk assessments, safeguarding plans, and de-escalation strategies.
• Build trusting professional relationships while maintaining clear boundaries.
• Develop learner independence and avoid over-reliance on adults.
• Collaborate with teachers, SEND and safeguarding staff, families and external providers.
• Record attendance, engagement, progress, incidents and safeguarding information accurately.

Descrizione del lavoro

What skills and experience we're looking for

Join our Inclusion Faculty

We are seeking calm, resilient and adaptable Teaching Assistants to join our Inclusion Faculty. At Netherhall, our Teaching Assistants are known as Learning Link Mentors because the role centres on building reliable links between students, learning, families and the wider professional team.

Postholders may be primarily allocated to a particular student and must be prepared to provide consistent 1:1 support for learners with high and complex needs. They will also work flexibly across students, timetables, interventions and Inclusion Faculty priorities as directed. Staff work within agreed plans and staffing arrangements and are not expected to manage significant incidents alone.

The role includes

• Providing consistent 1:1, paired, small-group or classroom support according to identified need.
• Supporting learning, transitions, communication, emotional regulation and reintegration.
• Following EHCPs, individual support plans, risk assessments, safeguarding plans and agreed de-escalation strategies.
• Building trusting professional relationships while maintaining clear, predictable boundaries.
• Developing independence and avoiding unnecessary reliance on adult support.
• Working closely with teachers, SEND and safeguarding staff, families, external professionals and alternative provision tutors.
• Recording attendance, engagement, progress, incidents and safeguarding information accurately and promptly.

What the school offers its staff

As part of Anglian Learning, employees can benefit from:

• Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their families
• Free membership of Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
• Eye care and annual flu vaccination vouchers
• 20% discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education courses
• Teacher Discounts and Blue Light Card shopping discounts
• Professional development, coaching and career development opportunities across the Trust

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.