Level 1 Teaching Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; North West Leicestershire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Occupational pension scheme

Occupational sickness scheme

TOIL / flexi scheme

Health benefit scheme

Job summary

Heywood Academy is seeking a Level 1 Teaching Assistant to support a dedicated group of pupils with special needs. The role focuses on assisting the class teacher with tracking progress, recording outcomes, and reporting to stakeholders across 195 term-time days.

Ideal candidates will have experience with challenging behaviour and complex needs, plus a DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK. A collaborative, proactive approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with primary and secondary age pupils with challenging behaviour and complex needs
• Nurturing, empathetic approach to behaviour management
• Ability to record progress and report to stakeholders
• DBS check required (Full enhanced)
• Right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Support teaching and learning for a dedicated group of students in a special needs setting
• Help monitor student progress and improve engagement with school and learning
• Record student progress and provide regular feedback to stakeholders
• Differentiate interventions with classroom teachers in line with the curriculum
• Model and encourage appropriate social behaviour in and out of school
• Look after the general welfare of students
• Work as part of a team and use initiative when needed

Skills

Nurturing approach

Behaviour management

Progress recording

Stakeholder reporting

Job description

This Level 1 Teaching Assistant post sits within Heywood Academy's special needs provision, supporting a dedicated group of primary and secondary age pupils. The work centres on helping the class teacher track progress and engagement, recording outcomes, and reporting regularly to stakeholders. It is a term-time role across 195 days, suited to someone with experience of challenging behaviour and complex needs in a school setting. A full enhanced DBS check is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Support teaching and learning for a dedicated group of students in a special needs setting
• Support the class teacher to monitor student progress and improve engagement with school and learning
• Record student progress and give regular feedback to stakeholders
• Work with classroom teachers to differentiate interventions in line with the curriculum
• Model and encourage appropriate social behaviour in and out of school
• Look after the general welfare of students
• Work as part of a team, using own initiative when needed

What’s required

Experience

• Experience working with primary and secondary age young people who may present challenging behaviour and complex needs

Skills & knowledge

• Nurturing, empathetic approach to behaviour management
• Physical and emotional resilience to support students with complex needs, taking a non-judgemental approach
• Supporting teaching and learning in a special needs setting
• Recording student progress and giving regular feedback to stakeholders
• Modelling and encouraging appropriate social behaviour
• Differentiating interventions with classroom teachers in relation to the curriculum

Checks & eligibility

• Full enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Working as part of a team, using own initiative when needed
• Willingness to take part in own professional development

Nice to have

• Experience within an educational setting

What’s offered

• Occupational pension scheme
• Occupational sickness scheme
• TOIL / flexi scheme
• Health benefit scheme