Post Teaching Assistant

Post 16 Teaching Assistant (The Axis Academy)

Location:

The Axis Academy, Lodgefields Drive, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 8TU
, UK

Contract Type:
Permanent

Job Role s:
Teaching Assistant

Working Patterns:
Full-Time

Final date to receive applications:
Monday, 6th July 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

1st September 2026

• Support the vision and direction of the school
• Support teachers and Learning Mentors to deliver an engaging specialist curriculum within the academy for an alternative pathway for KS5 pupils
• Support and facilitate effective learning and teaching for KS5 pupils accessing the pathway
• Deploy and create resources efficiently and effectively to meet specific objectives in line with the needs of the group
• Ensure effective pastoral care and behaviour support for the KS5 group
• Adopt a therapeutic approach, understanding the individual needs of the whole child

• Support teaching staff to ensure high quality teaching is delivered to students across a number of subject areas
• Support teaching staff to provide and maintain an environment and behaviour for learning which promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement
• Support the curriculum and its assessment; work with the teachers and Learning Mentors to monitor and evaluate it in order to identify areas for improvement
• Support students with their emotional health and wellbeing by taking a therapeutic approach
• Develop key relationships with students and parents and carers
• Engage in outreach to ensure all students’ needs are met

• Seek opportunities to invite parents and carers into The Axis Academy to enrich student experience and promote the Academy’s value to the wider community
• Collaborate with staff to actively promote the British values, academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well‑being of students and their families

• Help ensure that health and safety standards meet statutory requirements, monitoring health and safety matters within the school, ensuring that all staff take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others
• Help ensure that Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and Department of Health assessments of Children in Need are rigorously complied with, and that the welfare and health and safety of students are of prime consideration
• Promote the safety and well‑being of students and staff
• Ensure good order and behaviour of students and staff
• Engage with CPD opportunities to effectively fulfil your role and achieve the best possible outcomes for students

• A teaching day that ends
• Access and support with training and CPD including further professional qualifications
• Specialist training where required
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible and supportive approach to work
• Free lunch at school
• Education Mutual – access to free face‑to‑face counselling, physiotherapy, nurse help‑line, prescription service whenever you need it

• NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant or higher
• Relevant qualifications or training in SEMH, behaviour support, trauma‑informed or therapeutic approaches
• Training or accreditation linked to employability, mentoring, youth work or life skills
• NVQ Level 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification/experience in education, youth work, care or a related field
• GCSE English and Maths at Grade A*–C (9–4) or Level 2 equivalent

• Experience working with SEND and/or SEMH learners, particularly at KS4 or Post‑16, in functional skills and life skills or employability programmes
• Experience of mentoring, coaching or providing 1:1 support to young people
• Experience supporting accredited or non‑examined qualifications
• Confidence supporting portfolio‑based learning and practical evidence gathering
• Understanding of how learning links to Preparation for Adulthood outcomes
• Experience contributing to EHCP targets or review evidence
• Experience working with young people with mental health needs or adverse childhood experiences
• Experience in de‑escalation, regulation strategies, Zones of Regulation or similar approaches
• Confidence acting as a mentor or…