Teaching Assistant
Meadowcroft School
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- £17,510.00
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 June 2018
Job overview
No two days are the same here at Meadowcroft, so if you want to be part of a great team that works at pace to turn “can’t do” in to “want to” and are flexible to meet the challenges of working with children with complex needs then we have the role for you!
We are an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 – 19 catering for children with a wide range of needs across two sites, Bar Lane and The Gallery located in the heart of Wakefield Town Centre.
The Role
Due to continued growth we require a qualified Teaching Assistant with the relevant experience, to support access to learning for students and provide general support to the class teacher and other education staff in the management of pupils and the learning environment.
Occasionally, work may be carried outside the main teaching area including off site locations. It would be an advantage to have experience in planning and leading parts of lessons within the classroom setting. The ability to contribute to the development of our school is essential and we believe that energy, passion and a commitment to high standards are key characteristics required. We are looking for a special individual who is able to help re-engage the young people that we serve. This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their skills and experience in a challenging, motivating and highly rewarding environment.
Purpose of the Job
To work under the direct instruction of an assigned teacher, usually in the designated learning environment with a teacher, to support access to learning for students and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may sometimes be undertaken outside the main teaching area - this may include off site locations including college settings. To lead small parts of lessons with a small number of students. To share the school’s responsibility to support and promote the learning, personal development and well-being of all students.
Key Result Areas
To work under direct supervision/instruction to support access to learning by:
• Attending to the welfare and learning needs of students
• Working with and leading small groups or one to one
Hours
Hours for this position are 42.5 per week to be worked between 8:00am and 17.30 Monday to Friday and includes Staff Meetings, but you are expected to work on other days or at other hours when the volume and nature of your work demands this and as are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of your duties and proper functioning of the school.
It is essential that you have a deeply held conviction that every child can achieve to their highest standard and that you show a commitment to ensuring that the students will achieve their full educational potential. Additionally, you will need to be able to establish fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with the students, interact with them according to their individual needs and ensure equality of opportunity for all.
When you join our team, you become part of something very special. The Acorn group is a family of outstanding fostering, residential care and special educational services which provides to some of Britain’s most vulnerable children and young people. We can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Meadowcroft is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Meadowcroft School
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Meadowcroft school is based on four sites, The Lodge, The Gallery, The Hub and The Works, each providing very focused care for the children we support. All our children have complex social, emotional and mental health needs and many have additional severe learning and communication difficulties. Most of the children we care for have struggled to engage in formal education, so our job involves far more than simply providing an engaging and creative setting for them to learn in. We come alongside our children, take an interest in their lives and help them to overcome barriers that prevent them engaging in education.
The staff at our school know each child well enough to be able to set ambitious, realistic targets and put in place a structure of support to ensure they achieve them. Success looks very different for each child, so we take time to build personal plans and celebrate the progress they make.
When our pupils leave Meadowcroft, we want them to have secured the skills and confidence they need to find sustainable employment; developed interests and hobbies to keep them motivated; and learnt how to make and sustain healthy relationships. With these key skills, we know our children can be healthy, happy, successful adults.
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