Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time - term time
Advert Start Date:
15/04/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 30/04/2021 23:59
Salary:
Actual Salary (£19,463 - £20,249)
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching
Employment Location:
Middlesbrough
Further Information
Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant
Status: Permanent
Required: September 2021 (1 post earlier)
Salary: NJC point 13 – 15 is £22,627 - £23,541 Actual Salary (£19,463 - £20,249)
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only + 5 days
Reporting to: Headteacher
Discovery Special Academy is seeking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and reliable Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join the Tees Valley Education Trust. This position would be to work with children from Reception to Year 6. As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside the class teacher, helping pupils to get the most out of their learning and supporting individuals or groups of pupils.
We are looking for people who have experience of, or a genuine interest in, working with children with complex SEND, are interested in their development and learning and have good organisational and communication skills. We ask that all staff working with our children hold qualifications in English and mathematics that are at least equivalent to GCSE grade ‘C’. Qualification as a teaching assistant (or equivalent) is essential.
In return, we can offer you the opportunity to join a successful academy within a well-established trust. Both the trust and academy have a strong inclusive ethos and an inherent drive for quality. Discovery Special Academy is dedicated to delivering outstanding inclusive practice through a culture of co-production, experiential learning and growth, where parents and professionals work together to support the holistic development of the child. Our children are proud academy citizens, care for each other, are focused on learning and enjoy coming to school. We have an incredibly strong team and thrive on working together to improve access to education and outcomes for our children.
Applications are invited from prospective candidates who are able to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification and who have the vision, values and tenacity to join an outstanding team and help continue the journey towards excellence.
Tees Valley Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Visits for discussion with the headteacher/deputy headteacher can be arranged by appointment with the Tees Valley office on the following dates: Wednesday 21st April at 2:00pm, Thursday 22nd April at 10:00pm, Friday 23rd April at 3:30pm, Wednesday 28th April at 3:30pm. Visits will be held at Discovery Special Academy.
Application packs can be downloaded or printed directly from the Trust website www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk or requested from the academy. Only applications on Trust’s official application form will be accepted.
If you are submitting your completed application form by e-mail via Recruitment@tved.org.uk please be aware that the academy cannot be responsible for any formatting anomalies when printing. Hand written or electronic printed copies should be posted or hand delivered to the following address for the attention of Miss Jennifer Duncan:
Discovery Special Academy
C/ O Brambles Primary Academy
Kedward Avenue
Brambles Farm
Middlesbrough
TS3 9DB
If you have any queries about the application process or the position please feel free to contact Carole Tonner, Academy Business Manager, on 01642 248333 or email DICTonner@tved.org.uk.
Closing Date: Friday 30th April
Shortlisting: Friday 30th April
Interviews: Friday 7th May
Please note
This job is closed for applications.