1:1 Teaching Assistant

1:1 TEACHING ASSISTANT

Salary Grade: WHF NJC L

Salary Band: £15,767 - £18,112 per annum

Location: St. Luke's Academy

Contract Type: Term Time Only

Contract Term: Fixed Term until 31.08.2024

Closing Date: Sunday 10 July 2022

Hours: 32.68 per week

About the Opportunity

St Luke’s is a vibrant, thriving and rapidly improving specialist school, providing education for children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

We are committed to achieving academic standards and individual growth of every child.

We have a very motivated staff who create an inspirational learning environment and we now have an excellent opportunity for someone with good interpersonal skills, confidence and the ability to relate well to students, to join our team as a 1:1 Teaching Assistant. You will be supporting a student in KS3, who does not socialise appropriately. The student requires support in developing his confidence and social interaction skills, to enable him to thrive. This vacancy is for a fixed term contract, until 31 August 2024. 

You will be passionate, driven and have:

Excellent communications skills

Experience of working with children/young people who display challenging behaviour

The ability to build a professional relationship, encouraging our students to access the curriculum

A professional and flexible approach

Ready to get involved and get stuck in

Strong team work skills

An interest in running additional activities, where your passions can be shared

You will set high expectations for all

This is a great opportunity for those experienced in working with children/young people who display challenging behaviour. Or those with transferable skills including graduates who may be looking to develop their skills and experience working with young people.

This is a challenging but rewarding role, so we want you to know you will be well supported by an excellent Class Teacher, as well as a strong, brilliant Pastoral Support team. Our class sizes are usually between 4 and 8 students per class so this is very different to mainstream schools, but our students are worth it!

Do you think you have what it takes to make a real, positive difference?!

We have fun while we work, so a good sense of humour is important!

We are a tight, close knit community at St Luke’s and we all look out for each other. Most of our students have social, emotional, and mental health difficulties rather than overt physical disabilities.

If you are not already Team Teach qualified, you will benefit from receiving this training. In addition to this, you will be kept up to date with the latest educational initiatives and benefit from a strong induction and support programme. 

Many of our Teaching Assistants progress to become Teachers/Instructors. There is plenty of opportunity for development both within the school and across TWHF!

Visits to the school are encouraged, it’s important you gain a feel for the Academy’s journey, see our staff and students. So please come and see for yourself! Contact 01793 705566 to make an appointment. More information about the school can be found on our website www.stlukes.swindon.sch.uk/

Why Work With Us

The White Horse Federation (TWHF) is a not-for-profit multi-academy trust that supports and sponsors many primary, secondary and special schools across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire.

Its shared vision for excellence through partnership means it is also committed to keeping the best of what makes a local school great – in other words, the type of schools where TWHF colleagues would be proud to send their own children.

TWHF combines a relentless drive for academic excellence with a shared moral purpose and shared values while ensuring that fun and happiness are key attributes of each of its schools. TWHF believes that partnership-working with its schools, pupils, and their parents, as well as the wider community, helps creates the best possible outcomes for all children.

TWHF empowers its colleagues through support, training, and career opportunities to recruit and retain outstanding staff who are leaders in their field. That way TWHF can ensure that every student achieves their full potential, regardless of background, culture, heritage, or ability.

TWHF recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that reflects diversity from the communities it serves. TWHF values the contributions of all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment; which at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010, TWHF welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process that is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this position you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.