Level 3 Teaching Assistant (SEND)

Vacancy for Level 3 Teaching Assistant (SEND)

To start May 2024               

Permanent, Part time (32.5 hours per week)

Term time only (39 weeks per year)

Grade 5 SCP 7-11 FTE £24,294 - £25,979 pay award pending

Actual Annual Salary £18,420 - £20,142 pay award pending

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

A vacancy has arisen within the Invictus Education Trust for a Teaching Assistant based at Pedmore High School. Pedmore High School is a smaller than average 11-16 mixed, multi-cultural comprehensive. Graded ‘Good’ by OFSTED, the school provides stimulating and innovative opportunities for learning; transforming the aspirations and educational outcomes for all students.

We are seeking to appoint from May 2024 a hardworking, highly motivated, good communicator who is passionate about helping young children achieve their best. 

Applicants should hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification and have some experience of working with secondary aged children.

The role would include delivering small groups of phonics (training given if necessary), supervising small groups within a classroom or small Intervention session and working alongside students with behavioural challenges. We are particularly interested in meeting candidates who have specific training in behaviour management (eg, ELSA training).

The needs of the school and the students it supports may be subject to change. As part of this role you may be required to work 1:1 with student(s) with specific needs as defined in their EHCP.

Please contact Ms Durrant, SENDCo on 01384 686711 for an informal conversation about the post.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References of short-listed candidates will be sought prior to interview. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Closing date: Wednesday 1st May 2024. 12 noon

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews due to take place:  w/c 6th May 2024

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2023. This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.