Teaching Assistant with Forest School Lead

Wheelock Primary School has a fantastic opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic, positive and hard-working Teaching Assistant with Forest School qualifications to join our dedicated team of staff. This role is ideal for those who genuinely have a passion for helping children within a primary setting through alternative methods of teaching.

What does the role involve? The main aim of this role is to support our teachers to deliver academic excellence, day in, day out, with professionalism and enthusiasm. This will involve providing a comprehensive support service to the school including:

• Leading the Forest School programme by planning, preparing and helping a team of trained staff deliver purposeful and productive activities for children under Forest School guidelines and relevant risk assessments.
• Assisting students with their educational and social development, on an individual and group basis and providing support inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Building and maintaining successful relationships with students, whilst treating them with respect and consideration
• Provide expertise to deliver a personalised curriculum for each pupil’s learning
• Work together with families and other agencies to ensure every pupil is valued, challenged and supported
• Have the highest expectation that every pupil will make sustained academic and personal progress

The successful candidate will also provide class cover during Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time, Senior Leadership Time etc

Each and every member of staff, regardless of their position or seniority, is expected to participate in the overall running of the school and to act as a positive role model for our students. In and out of the classroom you will encourage and promote positive behaviour and effectively manage any situation that threatens to impact on the progress of other students.

You will be expected to be well organised and flexible with high expectations of attainment, achievement and behaviour and have a drive to make a difference to the education of all pupils. You will have excellent communication skills and evidence of continued professional development.

There will also be ample opportunities for you to develop further skills through onsite and offsite training for areas such as Mental Health etc

In return we will also be offering the successful candidate:

• A welcoming school with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff
• Inquisitive and self-motivated children to inspire
• Staff benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact

officemanager@wheelock.cheshire.sch.uk

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of our successful and forward-thinking primary school. Wheelock is part of the Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust (MAT) and the Trust offers outstanding opportunities for peer learning and development.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate. Stringent Checks and Vetting Procedures apply to all posts as part of our Safeguarding Policy.

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Hours: 31.25 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm: 45 Min Lunch

Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time only)

Actual salary range: £19,288.00

The closing date for applications: 14th June 2024 @ 5.00pm

Shortlisting: Week Commencing Monday 17th June 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 25th June 2024

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

In line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 The Learning Partnership does not request attendance or medical information on candidates for posts prior to appointment. We will, however, seek a post-appointment reference for successful candidates, which will include questions relating to attendance records. Appointments will be made subject to this reference and the Trust may, in some circumstances, withdraw the offer of appointment on the basis of information received, again having full regard to the requirements of the Equality Act.

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status. The Trust supports CIPD’s #FlexFrom1st campaign and is ‘happy to talk flexible working’.