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Teaching Assistant

Employer
The Coleshill School (ATLP)
Location
The Coleshill School, Coventry Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 3EX
Salary
£14,495.69 – £15,081.40
Closing date
7 Feb 2022
Reference
WARWED000010739

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Sector
Education
Job Type
Schools / Academies - Support staff roles
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Term time
Hours
Part-Time

The Role


32.5 Hours per Week

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing 6 secondary schools, 11 primary schools, a Teaching School Hub, and School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. Our schools are based in North Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield, and North Warwickshire. A further 2 primary schools will join ATLP during the next 12 months.

Teaching Assistant - Level 2

Grade E, Points 4-6, £18,933 - £19,698 (actual salary £14,495.69 – £15,081.40)
32.50 hours per week, Permanent
8.30-4.30 pm Mon, 8.30-3.00 pm Tues, 8.30-4.00 pm Wed, 8.30-3.00 pm Thurs-Fri
term time including 5 Inset days
Required as soon as possible

The Role:
•Are you passionate about supporting students to enable them to reach their full potential and increase their life chances?
•Are you patient, caring and resilient?
•Do you have good knowledge of the secondary school curriculum and of supporting students with SEND and SEMH difficulties?
Then the post of Teaching Assistant Level 2 could be for you and you will be joining The Coleshill School at an exciting time, following our most recent Ofsted Report (March 2020): when we maintained our status "Good" in all areas.
Working in the Inclusion Team, the Teaching Assistant is a role that benefits both the students and the school. It has been designed to enable vulnerable students to reach their full potential via in class support, bespoke interventions or through an alternative curriculum.
Your role will include helping vulnerable students to overcome their barriers to learning, supporting access to the curriculum and acting as a role model, whilst working with families and support agencies. Extra-curricular opportunities will be developed for the students on your caseload and you will work closely with other departments.
You will work supporting student's behaviour and learning in and outside of the class.

We can offer:
•Committed, welcoming and supportive staff
•Opportunities to collaborate with other support staff across the Partnership and within local hubs
•An excellent range of professional learning opportunities within the school and within the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
•A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team who are passionate about the school and the local community

Closing date: 9.00 am Monday 7th February 2022
Interview Date: tbc

Please visit: https://coleshill.warwickshire.sch.uk/ for further information about our school or contact Yvonne Holder, PA to the Headteacher via e-mail: holder.y@thecoleshillschool.org or 01675 432035.

We continue to adhere to the government’s advice and guidance for education settings, ensuring appropriate risk assessments are in place to allow for safe working practices.

Key Requirements

Educated to Level 2 (or equivalent) including:-
Maths GCSE – grade C or above
English GCSE – grade C or above
SEND accreditation in learning difficulties e.g Autistic Spectrum
Other qualifications e.g Counselling/ Social Skills/ Solution Circles/ Person Centred Planning/ Circle of Friends
Worked as a Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant
Worked with students with SEND including SEMH
Confident in managing small groups of young people
Worked in 11 – 16 school setting
Worked with students with complex learning needs and/ or behaviour e.g Autistic Spectrum/ ADHD
Experience of working with multi- disciplinary agencies

Additional Information & How to Apply

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). 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: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references, which will be sought prior to interview. The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy, which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation https://atlp.org.uk/files/2021/03/ATLP-Overall-Safeguarding-Policy-2020-FINAL-3.pdf

How to apply details: Please visit: https://coleshill.warwickshire.sch.uk/ for further information about our school or contact Yvonne Holder, PA to the Headteacher via e-mail: holder.y@thecoleshillschool.org or 01675 432035.

Closing date: 9.00 am Monday 7th February 2022
Interview Date: tbc

Application packs can also be downloaded from https://atlp.org.uk/vacancies/


Supporting documents
Application Guidance Notes
Application Form
Equality and diversity monitoring form
Person Specification
Job Description

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