Teaching Assistant

Wave Multi Academy Trust; Highweek; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Wave Academy Trust is seeking an outstanding Teaching Assistant to join Glendinning Academy. The role involves supporting pupils with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs, and contributing to an inclusive learning environment within a specialist setting.

We expect a patient, resilient team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills. The post requires safeguarding compliance and a positive commitment to helping pupils achieve their potential in line with the

Job description

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.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.

Wave Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 2020 & 2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

About the Academy

Glendinning Academy is a 120 place Special School for children aged from 7 to 16 with social interaction and communication needs including those on the Autism Spectrum. The academy opened in 2019 and will have grew to 120 pupils and associated staff by Sep 2022.

Pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans with primary needs of Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) or Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).

Glendinning Academy provides a personalised supportive environment. Pupils have opportunities to use outdoor learning to access the National Curriculum, developing communication, interaction, social and emotional skills. Working in partnership with pupils, and their parents/carers the academy supports pupils academically and in their journey to independence. These partnerships play a vital role in ensuring pupils enjoy, succeed and achieve.