Senior Teaching Assistant

2 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Brunel Academies Trust Full time

The Opportunity


Due to our continued growth, we are seeking to appoint a Senior Teaching Assistant who can specialise in Careers and Work Experience, who is passionate and able to make a positive contribution to the learning experiences of our students who can support our brand new satellite provision, set to open in September 2024 in Swindon town centre.

As a growing Multi Academy Trust, now is a fantastic time to join our community of school support professionals.

Churchward is a special Education Provision (EP), rated Good by Ofsted in 2023, for young people aged 11-19 with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and/or Social Communication Interaction Disorders (SCID).


Churchward is an inclusive and aspirational community where, built on absolute integrity, learning for life is holistic and specifically tailored to the needs of young people with social and communication challenges.

Through our personalised approach and high expectations, we strive to ensure all CYP really achieve their potential helping to create positive young people equipped with life and work skills for a sustainable and fulfilled future.

This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and experience as part of the Thrive team.

With a passion for planning and delivering interventions throughout the EP, you will be working closely with the teachers and support staff to enhance the promotion and development of academic interventions across the provision.


Your Role
The attached job description will detail your role in full.

But at a glance, some of the key fields you will be responsible for include:

  • Deliver, record, monitor and review interventions throughout the EP.
  • Provide support to identified CYP, attending meetings and writing reports as appropriate.
  • Provide additional support in identified classes as appropriate.
  • Support the assessment and collection of literacy and numeracy data throughout the year.
  • Promote clear communication between wings and the academic interventions team.
  • Support the teacher in analysing academic data to identify individual and class patterns where additional support may be required.
  • To train employees in a range of strategies that enable that promote independent learning in the classroom.

Your Experience
Our person specification attached will contain the full areas of skills and experience, but it is really important to us that you feel comfortable and confident in your role, so although you may not have everything desirable, there are some essential features our appointee will need to have and these include:

  • Level 2 Literacy/Numeracy (or NVQ equivalent)
  • Experience in delivering academic interventions or a desire to do so
  • Have experience of supporting CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and have an understanding of Autism and associated barriers to learning

Interviews:
w/c 20 May 2024

Benefits
Brunel Academies Trust is a rapidly developing Multi Academy Trust. We value our colleagues and the effort they put into our children and young people day in and out. Whether through continuous professional development (CPD) to feed your ambitions, personal and impartial support through challenging days.

These exciting and easy to use discounts to enjoy with friends and family, we have a package of excellent benefits which are available to all employees including:

  • Support on continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities
  • Brunel Perks exclusive discounts on a range of products and retailers from cinema tickets, food shopping and holidays
  • Discounts with Swindon Designer Outlet Village
  • Carefirst impartial counselling service in person, by video call or phone as well as a citizen's advice function for advice and support on personal or professional queries
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • Free onsite parking
  • Annual pay progression opportunities
  • Continuous Service Date (CSD) honoured


Most importantly, we can promise that you will achieve a high level of job satisfaction through the professional family community our colleagues represent; and the positive impact your role will have on supporting and developing our children and young people's futures.

Your role matters.


Potential talent for this exciting opportunity are warmly invited and encouraged to visit our setting to explore how unique and inspirational our children and team really are.

In addition to exploring our EP's journey to success via our website, please contact the office to arrange a visit to tour the site or/and have an informal conversation with the Headteacher.


Safeguarding Statement

  • Brunel Academies Trust is dedicated to the vision of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that reflects diversity from the communities it serves. We value the contributions of all colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds and actively seek to promote an environment which is free from discrimination and harassment; which at the same time s

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