Teaching Assistant Level 2

Lime Academy Orton; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our school support function. You will work under the direction of the class teacher to help learners access learning and build a supportive, inclusive environment.

Committed to safeguarding, you will support learners with diverse needs, manage behaviour, and collaborate with families and agencies to ensure every learner makes progress and feels valued. Visits to our schools are welcomed and training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learners with a range of complex physical, medical and learning needs.
• Ability to manage behaviour in line with school policy.
• Provide general support to the class teacher in 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 and equal opportunities to learn and develop.
• Build and maintain relationships with learners and families; collaborate with agencies as needed.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the class teacher to support learners with complex needs.
• Manage behaviour in line with school policy.
• Provide general support to the class teacher in managing the classroom.
• Assist in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly, supportive learning environment.
• Promote inclusion and equal opportunities to learn and develop.
• Collaborate with families and other agencies to support learners’ progress.
• Demonstrate high expectations that learners make sustained academic and personal progress.

Skills

Support learners with complex needs

Behaviour management

Classroom assistance

Inclusive education

Safeguarding

Family collaboration

Interpersonal skills

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:

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 391800 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