Teaching Assistants x 2

Teaching Vacancies; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Job summary

Wave Academy Trust is seeking two outstanding Teaching Assistants to support pupils with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs. The role emphasizes teamwork, patience and a commitment to safeguarding.

DBS checks are required, and applicants should be ready to contribute to an inclusive learning environment. The school offers a range of staff benefits and a supportive community, with opportunities to develop skills and advance within a trusted academy network.

Qualifications

• Two outstanding Teaching Assistants who support pupils with additional needs.
• Strong teamwork and communication, boundless patience and resilience.
• Commitment to safeguarding with Enhanced DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Support a balanced and broad curriculum across key stages 4–19 within Wave Academy Trust.
• Assist with learning activities, monitor progress and provide constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to support pupils.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment.
• Promote pupils' wellbeing, independence and positive attitudes toward learning.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint two outstanding and committed Teaching Assistants who embody our Trust values; candidates who have diverse experience, as well as a passion for working with young people with additional needs.

Our ideal candidates will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.

Wave Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 2020 & 2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received, to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.

What the school offers its staff

• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Parking

Further details about the role

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.