Teaching Assistant SEN Fixed Term

Hours: 37 per week (39 weeks per year)

Start date: ASAP (Negotiable)

End date: 31st August 2025 

Firth Park Academy; is a good school, with a strong team spirit, high expectations and driving ambition which have led to notable improvements. We are a fully inclusive school with a distinctively inclusive ethos and have the highest aspirations for and expectations of our students. 

We continue to work tirelessly to ensure our examination results continue to improve, that students continue to feel happy, safe and cared for, one of our key aims is that everybody deserves the chance to fly; and that the students are challenged and developed academically by the stimulating and rewarding education they receive.

The role:

We are looking for a passionate, motivated and dedicated Teaching Assistant - SEN to work in partnership with teaching and other educational support staff. You will provide learning support for pupils, working with them as directed by teaching staff within a structured teaching situation or individually as required in accordance with academy policies and procedures. Our SEN Teaching Assistants may also administer personal care to those with an educational health care plan.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of supporting and adapting learning for pupils in any phase.
• Have experience of working with young people
• Be robust, resilient and take pride in helping students who can sometimes find school life challenging.
• Be flexible, positive and have a ‘can do’ attitude
• Trained in/ or willing to complete training to administer personal care to SEN students with educational health care plan.
• Level 2 qualified in a relevant subject would be advantageous but not essential

Come and visit us to meet the team of students and staff who are making Firth Park Academy one of the best schools in our city: Informal enquiries are welcome - please contact our SENCO Elouise Robinson at erobinson@firthparkacademy.org 

Join our team and build a wonderful career in a school you are passionate about with students you love to help learn.

The role is due to commence May/ June 2024

Closing date: 19th May

Interview date: 22nd May 2024

 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.