Teaching Assistant Level 2

Lime Academy Watergall; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution is seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide support to learners with complex needs. You will assist in managing behavior and creating a positive classroom environment, ensuring each learner is valued and included. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality education to all students. Applicants must undergo Child Protection screening, including a DBS check, and references will be required.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under teacher guidance to support learning.
• Skills in managing classroom behavior according to school policy.
• Experience in assisting with maintaining a positive learning atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with physical, medical, and learning needs.
• Promote inclusion and equal learning opportunities.
• Maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.

Skills

Support learners with complex needs

Behaviour management

Classroom support

Creating supportive environments

Building relationships

Job description

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Luton, Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees.

• Learners are safe and enjoy learning
• Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
• An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
• Employee potential is recognised and invested in

The Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do.

We passionately believe in promoting the well‑being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.

Overview of the role

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who is an ambitious passionate professional. You should be somebody who can add value to our school in striving to help deliver personalised learning that prepares our learners for the next stage in their life, and you must be able to:

• Work under the direction of the class teacher to support learners with a range of complex physical, medical and learning needs to access learning by implementing activities and interventions designed to meet their personal needs
• Manage behaviour in line with school policy
• Provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the classroom
• Assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment
• Promote the inclusion of all learners, ensuring they have equal opportunities to learn and develop
• Build and maintain successful relationships with learners, treating them with respect and consideration
• Work together with families and other agencies to ensure every learner is valued, challenged and supported
• Have the highest expectation that every learner will make sustained academic and personal progress
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

The postholder will be part of our school support function and play a large part in delivering a high‑quality education to the learners who attend our schools.

Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, therefore you may be invited for interview before the closing date.

Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01733 264238 to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before