SEN Teaching Assistant
Harborne Academy
Birmingham
- £22,891.55 - £25,735.61 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual salary: £20,044.37 - £22,534.70
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 8 July 2022
Job overview
Salary: Grade 3, SP 24 – 28 (£22,891.55 - £25,735.61)
Actual salary: £20,044.37 - £22,534.70
Hours: 36.5 Term Time only – fixed term for 2 years (August 2024)
Start date: September 2022
Harborne Academy are seeking to appoint a dedicated teaching assistant to assist and support a pupil who is a full time wheel chair user. The role will include support in mainstream lessons and if required, personal care which could involve assistance with toileting and changing.
You will work with teaching staff to develop teaching resources to support the learning of students and you will raise the aspiration of students through coaching and mentoring.
This role would suit someone who is compassionate and caring, and is committed to making a positive change to young people’s lives. This role involves working across a variety of different classes, so you need to be able to easily adapt and work with children of different levels/ needs. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a highly rewarding role, within an established setting.
You should have a flexible approach, be able to build a rapport with staff and students and be able to work under pressure. To be successful in this role you should hold a teaching assistant qualification or relevant degree and have experience of working within a classroom setting and providing personal care.
Harborne Academy can offer:
• Excellent modern facilities
• Extensive professional development opportunities
• A friendly and supportive learning environment
• A vibrant and exciting academy which is culturally and ethnically diverse
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team
• 1 paid absence staff day per academic year
• 24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme, Virtual GP, Stress Coaching
• Are members of the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter
Harborne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications and two good references.
Want to know more? Please ask!
Please apply directly through our website by downloading an application form, or contact the academy on 0121 464 2737 or email recruitment@harborneacademy.co.uk
Closing Date: Friday 8th July @ 15:00
Interviews: To be advised to shortlisted candidates
Attached documents
About Harborne Academy
Headteacher's Message
I am extremely honoured to be the Headteacher at Harborne Academy. Having been here as the Deputy Headteacher since 2017 and now as the Headteacher I have been part of an amazing team of staff, students, parents and governors who all work tirelessly to ensure that Harborne Academy is a positive, welcoming and successful place for students and staff.
Harborne Academy students have access to brilliant teaching and a wealth of fantastic extracurricular experiences from the moment they start in Year 7 to when they leave us in Year 11, ready to start the next chapter of their education. We are enormously proud of our past students many of whom come back and share their new lives with us.
It is my belief that as educators we have the best job in the world and we have a responsibility to ensure that the students in our care are not only safe, happy and learning at school, but are equipped to leave here and face the challenges of the modern world. To be proud of where they come from, to be able to voice their opinions, while listening and accepting that others may be different, to be respectful, courteous and curious.
We place literacy and a love of reading at the heart of our curriculum and have a fantastic library and cosy reading room to support our students to read in a comfortable environment. We make sure that students are nurtured to reach their full academic potential with support for those who need it and we offer an ambitious and challenging curriculum to stretch our students and ensure high aspirations. We are lucky to have the University of Birmingham on our doorstep and we take full advantage of the opportunities they can offer our students through mentoring and lectures to stretch our most able students.
The academy values the arts and invests within these faculties through their facilities, equipment and staffing. One of our investments is in the Hippodrome Education Network (HEN) which allows us to provide our students exposure to professional workshops, as well as live action shows at the theatre, and a cultural capital that can rival any other. As a result, the Performing Arts faculty is going from strength to strength and students’ talents are showcased in a variety of performances throughout the year, including a musical extravaganza in the summer term. The Creative Arts faculty is not left behind with our new kiln allowing us to offer our very popular pottery lessons. Students can also now enjoy 3D Design in the curriculum and have access to a laser cutter and 3D printer within the Design Technology department.
Alongside all of this, there are state-of-the-art facilities available including a gym, sports hall, 3G pitch, which are regularly used by all students for lessons and enrichment sessions.
Enrichment forms the fabric of academy life and is well-embedded within our calendar with events including ‘Arts Week’, ‘STEM Fortnight’, and our Humanities Department celebrates a variety of events across the year. Our programme of careers education is embedded from Year 7. You can keep up to speed with all of our activities by following our social media accounts.
We have very high expectations at Harborne Academy and it is my aim to ensure that we work in partnership with our parents and carers to ensure the very best possible outcomes for every child. If there is anything that we can do to support, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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