Teaching Assistant

TES FE News; Dudley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in education is offering a permanent position for a Teaching Assistant at The Wenlock School in Dudley. This role involves supporting pupils with various educational needs and working closely with families and professionals. The school is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, supportive environment and offers a range of benefits including participation in a 4-Day Working Week trial.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Physical health checks

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid fertility support

Qualifications

• Experience with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is highly desirable.
• Grade C in Maths and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support to pupils with learning challenges.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils.
• Collaborate with external agencies for student support.

Skills

Previous experience working with SEND

Safeguarding

Education

Grade C or equivalent in Maths and English

Job description

Job Overview

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or the equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling out the 4DWW across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Location: The Wenlock School, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3SB

Salary: £20,906.25 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday 08:15 - 16:30, Tuesday - Friday 08:15 - 15:45

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at The Wenlock School located in Dudley, West Midlands.

About The Role

The Teaching Assistant will work specifically with individual pupils who are placed at the school, requiring 1:1 staff support. They may experience multiple social, emotional, and learning challenges, including speech and sound disorders, disordered expressive language skills, delayed understanding of language, concentration and attention difficulties, challenging behaviour, and work avoidance behaviours. This role is predominantly education-based but will also include supporting families, carers, and the wider community. It will involve close collaboration with agencies such as Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapy Service, Social Communication Disorder Assessment Service, Early Intervention Team, and Educational Psychologists. Work may sometimes be undertaken outside the main teaching area to support and promote the learning, personal development, and well-being of all pupils.

General Responsibilities

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils and young people;
• Work in accordance with professional practice, statutory and legal requirements, and the policies of The Wenlock School;
• Take on specific tasks related to the day-to-day administration and organisation of the school;
• Take responsibility for specific areas of work, reviewed annually within the performance management cycle and school improvement process;
• Take on additional responsibilities as determined from time to time.

Required

• Previous experience working with SEND school (highly desirable);
• Grade C or equivalent in Maths and English.

About Us

The Wenlock School opened in September 2018. We are a co-educational day school catering for pupils aged 7-18 with complex needs, including social, emotional, and mental health needs, as well as pupils diagnosed with autism or demonstrating autism-related behaviours.

You will contribute to making The Wenlock School an Outstanding provision and a leading example for our young people and their families. We value the uniqueness of every pupil and embrace diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our curriculum goes beyond the formal National Curriculum to provide rich, varied opportunities that develop essential skills and knowledge for later life. We are committed to providing a therapeutic, supportive, and inclusive environment that raises achievement and enables pupils to reach their potential.

In 2024, Outcomes First Group was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth consecutive year.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll receive an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to mental health support and physical health checks

Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, allows you to choose benefits such as:

• A range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits;
• Discount options in the UK and abroad;
• Cycle to Work Schemes;
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme;
• Critical illness cover;
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid fertility support.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will undergo social media checks, and successful candidates will require a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time for personal pursuits. The 4DWW is subject to successful probation and is not a contractual benefit.