Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Canolfan y Gors

Carmarthenshire County Council; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Staff health and wellbeing support

Personal development and career growth

Staff discount schemes

Cycle-to-work

Flexible working

Job summary

Carmarthenshire County Council is recruiting a Level 3 Teaching Assistant for Canolfan y Gors, a Pupil Referral Unit supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. The role focuses on providing emotional wellbeing support, assisting learning in class, supervising pupils 1:1, and working with small groups to deliver academic and pastoral programmes.

There is an Enhanced DBS check, Welsh language requirement at conversational level, and opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Ability to provide emotional wellbeing support and address barriers to learning.
• Experience delivering academic support and guiding wellbeing programmes.
• Willingness to provide outreach support at home or in the community.
• Enhanced DBS check (Barred List) required.
• Welsh language ability at conversational level is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional wellbeing support for pupils.
• Support learning in class and with small groups.
• Supervise pupils 1:1 where required.
• Deliver pastoral support and wellbeing programmes.
• Provide outreach support to students at home or in the community.

Skills

1:1 supervision

Small group instruction

Pastoral support

Emotional wellbeing support

Education

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Job description

We are seeking to employ a Level 3 Teaching Assistant at Canolfan y Gors. We are a Pupil Referral Unit catering for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs which are currently preventing them from accessing mainstream education. The successful candidate will provide emotional wellbeing support in addressing the needs of pupils who require particular help to overcome barriers to learning as well as supporting their learning in class. As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant the post will also involve supervising pupils 1:1 where required as well as working with small groups of pupils to deliver academic support, pastoral support and guiding wellbeing programmes. There will also be the expectation to provide outreach support for students who may require it at their homes or within the local community. An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk Welsh language level - verbal Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies