Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Professional - Nightingale Community Academy

Salary: Starting Salary – Scale SC3: £20,411.60 (FTE £23,837) Salary is per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance

Contract: Permanent, Term-time only

Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only

Location: Nightingale Community Academy, Tooting, SW17 7DF

Do you believe that education has a critical role in transforming and enriching the lives of young people? Would you like to be part of something energetic, innovative and empowering? If so, we want to hear from you.

Nightingale Community Academy is a special school in Wandsworth for 120 boys aged 5 to 19 with social emotional and mental health needs.

Primary pupils benefit from a purpose-built classroom hub and outdoor adventure playground and access to weekly music lessons and a comprehensive therapy service. Secondary and post-16 students are offered a broad curriculum including vocational courses such as motor vehicle studies, construction, horticulture and hospitality. All pupils benefit from regular animal therapy at Tom’s Farm, which is located on the spacious school site.

Staff at Nightingale Community Academy take pride in the development of young people in a safe and stimulating environment and are offered a rewarding and varied career in return.

To find out more about Nightingale Community Academy please visit www.nightingaleca.org.

We are looking for enthusiastic Teaching Assistants with drive and creativity to join our dedicated and welcoming team to support the delivery of our curriculum, across the school (Primary, KS3 & 4, 6th Form), to enable our pupils to make exceptional progress in all aspects of school life. We are looking for experienced staff and Graduates to deliver ‘quality first’ learning experiences that challenge and engage. You will supervise and provide support for pupils to help improve engagement in learning, remove barriers to learning, improve attainment and promote their self-confidence and emotional well-being, whilst creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment.

It is essential that you have experience of working with or caring for children. Experience of working with learners with SEN, SEMH, ASD, ADHD in either a mainstream or special setting is desirable but not essential. What is imperative is that you have high expectations, a love of challenge and a determination to make a difference to the lives of our learners. 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Nightingale Community Academy is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Reception on 020 8074 9096 or info@nightingaleca.org to make an appointment.

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk 

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role. Failure to show evidence will result in your application not being shortlisted for interview.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Closing Date: 15/07/2022

Interviews will take place on: Week Commencing 18/07/2022

Nightingale Community Academy and OHC&AT are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.