Full Time Teaching Assistant

WMJobs; Dudley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Dudley is seeking a Full Time Teaching Assistant to support students with mental health needs. This permanent position offers a unique opportunity to work within an Alternative Provision environment, ensuring that young people can access education despite their challenges. Applicants should have a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification and a commitment to working with teenagers.

Qualifications

• Experience as a HLTA or TA willing to complete further training.
• Understanding of challenges faced by pupils with medical and mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Support students with mental health needs in an Alternative Provision setting.
• Engage in regulated activities with children.

Skills

Commitment to work with teenagers

Ability to travel independently

Education

Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

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Cherry Tree Learning Centre,

Cherry Tree Learning Centre (Dudley) AP Academy are currently seeking a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to work in our Short Stay School. This is a very exciting opportunity to work in the Alternative Provision field with young people who are unable to attend their usual schools due to their physical or mental health needs.

Hours: 8:35 – 15:40 term time only

Timing: The position is permanent

Salary: £26403 – £29540

Essentials: You must have a commitment to work with teenagers with mental health needs. The ability to travel independently by using your own car is an essential criteria for this post.

As a Trust, we value diversity and encourage applications from a range of backgrounds.

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and recruitment is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust. The post will involve contact with children and engaging in regulated activity with children. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Cherry Tree is part of the Skylark Partnership Trust, a multi-academy trust which is for settings delivering education for pupils with medical needs. It is already renowned for having a climate of high expectations of pupils, despite the impact of their illness, enabling them to access education and fulfill their potential.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly successful AP Academy.

The successful candidate will be closely aligned with the core values and ethos of Cherry Tree and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the challenges faced by pupils with medical and mental health difficulties in accessing education. You will be an experienced HLTA or a TA willing to complete further training to gain an HLTA qualification. Experience of working in a medical setting is desirable but not essential.

If you are interested, you should arrange a visit beforehand as this is such a unique working environment.

Contact the office on 01384 813739

Closing Date: Monday 6th June 2025 at 12 midnight

Interviews: 12th June 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

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  Human Resources Services

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