L3 Teaching Assistant

The Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Term-time schedule

Job summary

The Trust in England is seeking a dedicated role to promote and safeguard the welfare of children, support pupils in learning, and work with small groups or one-to-one. Responsibilities include addressing personal needs, health, and welfare within a supportive school setting.

Commitment to safeguarding, fluent spoken English, and teamwork are essential. Hours are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday, with a permanent contract and a salary band of £30,023 to £32,046.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
• Fluency in spoken English to communicate complex situations clearly.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Experience working with young people at KS1/2 or equivalent.
• Evidence of working constructively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible.
• Attend to pupils' personal needs and implement related personal programmes.
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring safety and access to learning in small groups or 1:1.
• Develop knowledge of pupils' SEN needs and implement strategies from EHCPs.
• Use specialist skills to support pupils; uphold safeguarding policies.

Skills

Friendly and courteous manner

Relate well to children and adults

Teamwork

Fluency in spoken English

Education

Good basic education (English and Maths)

Job description

• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.
• Attend to the pupils' personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters, as appropriate.
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning in small groups or on a 1:1 basis.
• Develop a good knowledge of pupils' individual special educational needs and implement appropriate strategies as outlined on the students' profile (EHCPs).
• Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils.
  Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
• Evidence of a good basic education, especially in English and Maths Knowledge of a range of SEN needs A friendly and courteous manner.
• Ability to relate well to both children and adults Experience in working with young people at either KS1/2
• Evidence of working constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities, This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to converse in spoken English with ease and provide accurate advice around complex situations without hesitation or difficulty for extended periods of time.
  Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education's 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, 37.5 hours per week,
• Salary: N13-N17, £30,023 - £32,046.00 (Actual £26,610.46 - £28,403.52)
• Contract: Term Time Only plus Inset Days, Permanent