Teaching Assistant Level 3

Leverhulme Academy Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Leverhulme Academy Trust's Rivington & Blackrod is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support students with Developmental Language Disorders in our Speech and Language resource provision. You will work under supervision to implement work programmes and liaise with teachers and therapists to support the children.

You will help develop positive behaviour and social skills, support families, and contribute to planning and preparing resources; experience with SEN is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with Developmental Language Disorders in a resource provision.
• Ability to plan and prepare resources with teaching staff.
• Support positive behaviour and social skills development for students.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with DLD students within the resource provision under supervision.
• Assist the teacher in planning, management and preparation of resources.
• Supervise the resource provision in the absence of lead staff.
• Liaise with parents, therapists and other professionals to support learners.

Skills

Experience with DLD students

SEN support experience

Collaboration with families/therapists

Job description

The school wishes to appoint a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with students with special needs, including those with Educational Healthcare Plans and with their families and supporting agencies. The role focuses on helping to support learning and the development of positive behaviour and social skills for those student's diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorders. The successful applicant will work within the Speech and Language resource provision, liaising with teachers, parents and therapists to support the children. We seek an outstanding and caring professional who can:

• Working directly with DLD students within the resource provision; working under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.
• This include acquiring/using specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the planning, management and preparation of resources.
• Supervision of the resource provision during the absence of a Lead teacher / Level 4 Teaching Assistant.

The school has strong links with the local community with a heritage of 450 years and is successful and popular with parents. You will be joining a Staff Team that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community committed to young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions. We strive to meet the needs of every learner; drive them, motivate them and support them to achieve. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter. Rivington & Blackrod is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust and we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

Salary: Grade E SCP11 SCP17 Actual salary £20,656 - £22,769 per annum Plus, SEN Allowance of £1,130 per annum 31.75 hours per week Term Time Plus 5 days Monday Friday, 8.30am 3.20pm 4 days a week and 8.30am 3.25pm 1 day a week, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break each day