Teaching Assistant Level 2

Lime Academy Hartwell; Luton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Trust in Peterborough, Luton and surrounding areas seeks a dedicated role to support learners with complex physical, medical and learning needs. You will work under the direction of class teachers to implement activities that meet personal needs and help learners access learning.

You will help manage behaviour, support classroom organisation, and foster inclusive, respectful relationships with learners while collaborating with families and other agencies to ensure every learner thrives and

Qualifications

• Support learners with a range of complex physical, medical and learning needs to access learning.
• Manage behaviour in line with school policy and promote inclusion.
• Provide general support to the class teacher and maintain a purposeful, orderly learning environment.
• Build positive relationships with learners and work with families and other agencies.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Peterborough, the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest and Luton. We have grown to include four primary schools, four all-through special schools and one secondary special school, with 2588 pupils and over 750 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:

• 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.

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