Teaching Assistant

3 weeks ago


Penzance, United Kingdom Wave Multi Academy Trust Full time

Salary is NJC4 - 6, pro-rata.

We are looking for someone who embodies Wave Trust's values; someone who has diverse experience, as well as a passion for working with young people with additional needs.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description.

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and a online check may be carried out.

**About the Academy**

Serving the Penwith area including some of the most economically disadvantaged areas in Europe.

**Work with Wave: What’s in it for you?**
- Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Counselling
- Occupational Health Services
- Professional Development & Training
- Salary depending on experience
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Free Will Writing Benefit
- Health & Wellbeing Champion
- Company sick pay dependent on service
- Free refreshments in workplaces

**Wave Trust: What we believe and what we do**

**Who We Are**

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 - 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

**We Aim To**
- Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
- Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
- Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
- We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
- Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
- Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

**Our Values**

Evidence shows that the values we embody empower young people to succeed; these are the values we are looking for when we recruit new staff or work with new stakeholders.

BE POSITIVE

We value **positivity**, no matter what the circumstances. It is our intention to stay constructive, optimistic and confident both for and with our young people and their families.

HAVE EMPATHY

We are kind, we have **empathy**. We consider the consequences of our decisions, large and small on those around us.

SHOW RESPECT

We conduct ourselves in ways that earn the trust of those around us. We **respect** each other and those we work with.

WORK AS ONE TEAM

We depend on **teamwork**and the relationships we have. When we work together we are stronger. Together we will achieve more.

BE INCLUSIVE

Everybody is treated fairly and equally; no-one is marginalised or left behind. We are **inclusive**, we embrace the human spirit. We value diversity of people and thought.
- If you feel this role is of interest we look forward to hearing from you_

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 32.5 per week

**Salary**: £21,189.00-£21,968.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/05/2023


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