Teaching & Learning Support Practitioner - Permanent

Teaching Vacancies; North East; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A Multi-Academy Trust seeks a teaching & learning support practitioner to advance pupil progress within an SEMH environment. The ideal candidate will have NVQ level 2 or 3 for Teaching Assistants and demonstrate the ability to build respectful relationships with learners. Responsibilities include managing pupil behavior and providing emotional safety. The Trust offers a supportive atmosphere committed to both staff and student well-being.

Benefits

Extensive innovative CPD programme

Focus on staff well-being and mental health

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in an SEMH environment is advantageous.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to the school’s vision and aims.
• Suitable candidates must be friendly, approachable, and calm.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain successful working relationships with learners.
• Work collaboratively within the whole school team.
• Support the advancement of pupil progress in a learning environment.

Skills

Experience in SEMH environment

Managing pupil behavior

Building relationships with learners

Emotional safety and co-regulation

Attention and evaluative skills

Education

NVQ level 2 or 3 for Teaching Assistants

Level 2 Basic Skills in Literacy and Numeracy

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for friendly, approachable and calm individuals to join our team as a teaching & learning support practitioner. Previous experience of working in an SEMH environment and managing pupil behaviour would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they can build and maintain successful working relationships with learners and treat them consistently and with respect and consideration.

Ideally you will have or be working towards NVQ level 2 or 3 for Teaching Assistants or have an equivalent qualification or experience.

A minimum of Level 2 Basic Skills in Literacy and Numeracy is required for this role.

Criteria

• Experience of advancing progress of pupils of relevant age within a learning environment.
• Experience of managing pupil behaviour and supervising pupils under an agreed system of supervision and processes for integrated working.
• Experience of administering, assessing and marking tests.
• Training in relevant learning strategies and specialist knowledge in a particular curriculum area.
• Working towards Level 2 Basic Skills (Literacy and Numeracy) or equivalent competency.
• NVQ 2 or 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Full driving license.
• Friendly, approachable and professional manner with a calm approach.
• A commitment to working as part of the whole school team and supporting the vision and aims of the school.
• High expectations of all pupils, respect for their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and commitment to raising their educational achievements.
• Ability to build and maintain successful relationships with pupils; treat them consistently, with respect and consideration, and demonstrate concern for their development as learners.
• Able to improve their own practice through observations, evaluation and discussion with colleagues.
• To have skills and experience in providing emotional safety, building relationships, co regulation and aiding reflection in children and young people.
• To have good attention and evaluative skills leading to positive reflective skills to interpret students underlying needs.
• Experience of integrated working.
• Experience of working 1:1 with students.
• Appropriate first aid training.

What the school offers its staff

Trinity Academy Newcastle Trust is a Multi‑Academy Trust which incorporates two Pre‑16 Special Converter Academy (Trinity Academy Newcastle and Trinity Academy New Bridge), a Post‑16 Converter Academy (Trinity Solutions Academy) and one private limited company (Trinity Post‑16 Solutions Ltd). As a Multi Academy Trust, we are determined to strive for excellence in everything we do. In doing this, we know that we change lives on a daily basis. In an environment where kindness, honesty and calm are revered, we are ‘preparing the parents of the future’.

The Trust is committed to staff well‑being and mental health and also has a focus on ‘growing our own’. Due to this we offer an extensive innovative CPD programme. Our Executive Leadership Team is dedicated to a one trust vision.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.