Teaching Assistant

Unity Education Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Norwich is looking for a committed Teaching Assistant to support students, particularly those with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. The ideal candidate should be resilient, versatile, and able to manage challenging behaviour while building strong relationships with pupils. Experience in a similar setting is preferred, and the role demands a willingness to undergo safeguarding checks.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar setting or specialist provision is advantageous.
• Ability to adapt practice across all key stages.
• Willingness to undergo safeguarding screening and checks.

Responsibilities

• Assist class teacher and support pupils with their work.
• Establish good relationships with pupils as a role model.
• Manage challenging behaviour in 1:1 or group settings.

Skills

Versatility

Resilience

Ability to support pupil behaviour

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

This school offers academic and vocational avenues to their students with the aim of re-integration, and 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 guardians.

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, as a specialist provision experience within the role of a TA would be advantageous.

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). These children need the very best adults to work with them.

Responsibilities

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, apply today, we would love to hear from you.

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.

Compliance and Safeguarding

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.