Teaching Assistant Level 1; Grade 3

Position

Teaching Assistant (Level
1)

31 hours per week, Term time + 5 INSET Days.

Grade 3, SCP 3 £ 24,796 (FTE), £17,790.83 actual.

Trent View College is a newly built post 16 special educational needs college. The college aims to equip young people with essential skills for life, building on and enhancing their college journey. Removing barriers to learning, we are a fully inclusive college where individual differences are celebrated and aspirations are supported. Our aim is to develop inquisitive, aspirational and resilient young people who are fully equipped to engage and contribute to their own communities.

Under the guidance of senior staff, Teaching Assistants play an important role in supporting the academic and personal development of students both in and out of the classroom. The role includes getting the classroom ready for lessons, supporting students in the community, helping students who need extra support, helping teachers plan learning activities and complete records, supporting teachers in managing class behaviour, supervising group activities and looking after students who are upset or have had accidents.

• Establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
• Attend to students’ personal needs including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
• Supervise and support students ensuring their safety and access to learning
• Support students to access learning activities as directed by the teacher and in line with their personalised learning maps or outcomes

• Support the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment including preparing for lessons, clearing away and assisting with the display of students’ work
• Support the teacher in managing student behaviour
• Be aware of matters relating to, for example, student progress, welfare and behaviour and report to the teacher as agreed
• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers as agreed with the teacher and in line with school policies
• Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate when required
• Provide general administrative support

• Experience in a school or similar setting
• Ideally experience working with children/young people with SEN/SEMH need
• Ideally be educated with GCSE Maths and English
• Ideally a car driver
• Willing to undertake further qualifications relating to the post

Starting salary for a grade 3 Teaching Assistant is £17,790.83 actual annual salary working 31 hours per week Mon‑Fri term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion – we want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.
References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance ther pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years, please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.