Teaching Assistant Resource Level 3
About the job
Aston Community Education Trust are a forward thinking and ambitious multi-academy trust, comprising of three secondary academies and nine junior academies across the Rotherham, Sheffield and north Derbyshire areas.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Level 3 Teaching Assistant to help develop and grow our 20 place ASD Integrated Resource provision for our students in key stage 3 and 4.
Applications are particularly welcome from individuals with experience of working with students within KS3 and KS4 (age 11 - 16). Experience of working within KS2 is not essential but desirable.
The successful candidate will plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals or groups, or short term for whole classes, and will monitor, assess, record and report on students’ progress, achievement and development.
The level 3 teaching assistant will have experience of:
Providing high quality support and teaching for students and using own initiative to personalise the curriculum delivery or content depending on need.
Working effectively with children with ASD, ideally in a Base or specialist setting.
Working effectively with children who have emotional needs.
Teaching and supporting students with special educational needs and demonstrate the skills to inspire and motivate learners.
Supporting and personalising learning programmes for students with a focus on integration into mainstream learning.
Working collaboratively within a SEND or Inclusion Team to plan and deliver and assess appropriate learning activities linked to the KS2/KS3/KS4 National Curriculum.
Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
Supporting children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
Within agreed systems of supervision, Planning and teaching high quality learning activities designed to promote accelerated progress, address misconceptions and consolidate learning.
Recording progress and achievement systematically and provide evidence of range and level of progress and attainment.
Liaising with parents to support with students learning and contribute to/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback.
Modelling and promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviour.
Having a willingness to be fully involved in the life of the academy.
*The role is based at the Integrated Resource at Swinton Academy, but you may be required to work in other academies within the trust.
Including working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed by the school, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise, and for which additional payment will be made.
Application Details
Applications should be submitted via My New Term. We also encourage you to visit us. If you wish to do so, please contact Gail Walker on gwalker@swintonacademy.org
If you would like any additional information regarding the post, please contact Katy Wright on Katy.wright@astoncetrust.org
Safeguarding
ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.
It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.
Equality
ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.
We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.
