Teaching Assistant

The Wave; Four Lanes; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Job summary

The Wave is seeking an outstanding Teaching Assistant to support pupils with diverse needs within our Trust. The role focuses on delivering a broad curriculum that promotes holistic development and prepares pupils for adult life.

We value teamwork, empathy and resilience as essential qualities, and you will work closely with families, schools and external partners to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable learners aged 4–19 across our academies.

Qualifications

• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, patience and resilience to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide a balanced curriculum promoting pupils' developmental and adult-life preparation.
• Give access to the National Curriculum and external accreditation opportunities.
• Support pupils to develop positive attitudes, wellbeing, self-esteem and potential.
• Encourage active participation, confidence, independence and expression of needs.
• Seek positive relationships with families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for pupils.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Patience

Resilience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils' families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing
• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Parking

Further details about the role

Our Values Evidence shows that the values we embody empower young people to succeed; these are the values we are looking for when we recruit new staff or work with new stakeholders.

Our Values

• BE POSITIVE
• HAVE EMPATHY
• SHOW RESPECT
• WORK AS ONE TEAM

We are looking to appoint an outstanding and committed Teaching Assistant who embodies our Trust values; candidates who have diverse experience, as well as a passion for working with young people with additional needs. Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's child and adolescent mental health unit 'Sowenna') and a Special Academy. We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 - 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.