Teaching Assistant

Unity Education Trust; Bradwell; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Education Trust is seeking a versatile Teaching Assistant to support across all key stages in our all-through setting. You will work alongside the class teacher to help pupils with work and behaviour, establish positive relationships and model calm, supportive interactions.

The role involves liaising with guardians and is subject to enhanced DBS checks and Childcare regulations. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with varied needs, including SEBD, in all key stages.
• Willing to undergo safeguarding checks and enhanced DBS processes.
• Ability to liaise with guardians and school staff when needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist children with their work and support pupil behaviour alongside the class teacher.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and act as a role model.
• Support across all key stages in an all-through setting, including pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties.
• Be prepared for regular physical activities as part of de-escalation and play-based interaction, with adjustments where appropriate.

Skills

Behaviour management

Adaptability

Interpersonal skills

Resilience

1:1 support

Job description

We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Teaching Assistant, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.

Our schools are specialists in catering for various students in an all-through setting, our varied cohort of students include children classed as missing education and permanently excluded from mainstream schools, as such many of the pupils have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD).

This school offers academic and vocational avenues to their students with the aim of re-integration, and as such, an experienced Teaching Assistant who has worked in a similar setting would be extremely useful. As part of this role you would also be expected to liaise closely with the students guardians.

This role requires a firm but fair role model to appropriately deal with the challenging behaviour you will encounter on a daily basis, be it in a 1:1 or group setting. If you have the experience and resilience to deal with the challenges you will face.

Please note that the role does involve some regular physical activity e.g. restrictive physical interventions, interacting with students through play on the floor and responding promptly to escalated situations. This does not remove our obligation to make adjustments where appropriate.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

Unity Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.