Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Redruth; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Job summary

Wave Trust is seeking an outstanding Teaching Assistant to support pupils across a range of ages and needs. You will join a committed team, upholding safeguarding values and working closely with families and professionals to promote inclusive learning.

The role requires patience, empathy and strong teamwork to help pupils access the National Curriculum and reach their potential within a supportive trust environment.

Qualifications

• Candidates with diverse experience and a passion for working with young people with additional needs.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Boundless patience and resilience.
• Commitment to safeguarding and safe recruitment procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Work as part of a teaching team to support learning and behaviour management.
• Follow the school's safeguarding policies and procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Patience

Resilience

Special needs support

Job description

What skills and experience we’re looking for

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 on our website.

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.

We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received, to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.

What the school offers its staff

Wave Trust: What we believe and what we do

Who We Are

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.

• 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.

The Benefits

• 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.

BE POSITIVE

We value positivity, no matter what the circumstances. It is our intention to stay constructive, optimistic and confident both for and with our young people and their families.

HAVE EMPATHY

We are kind, we have empathy. We consider the consequences of our decisions, large and small on those around us.

SHOW RESPECT

We conduct ourselves in ways that earn the trust of those around us. We respect each other and those we work with.

WORK AS ONE TEAM

We depend on teamwork and the relationships we have. When we work together we are stronger. Together we will achieve more.

BE INCLUSIVE

Everybody is treated fairly and equally; no-one is marginalised or left behind. We are inclusive, we embrace the human spirit. We value diversity of people and thought.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.