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Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant

Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant

North East Derbyshire AP Academy

Derbyshire

  • £21,905 - £24,069 per year
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  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 8
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
24 February 2023

Job overview

Job Title: Peripatetic Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant

Location: NEDSC, to be based from the Hasland site but work peripatetically covering the Chesterfield area, S41 0LN

Grade/Scale: Grade 08 (Point 12-15) Actual Salary £21,905 - £24,069

Start date: ASAP

Contract: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only, permanent

 

North East Derbyshire Support Centre is seeking a flexible, committed, enthusiastic and highly skilled Specialist Teaching and Learning Assistant, to deliver off -site English, Maths and PSHRE sessions to a caseload of pupils who are on roll at our Chesterfield site.

The academy provides statutory education to children who are at risk of, or have been permanently excluded. Pupils who attend the academy have challenging and often complex needs, and exhibit behaviours that prevent them from attending a mainstream school.

 

The successful candidate will inspire, motivate, and support pupils to reach their full potential, by providing education at off-site venues or their home. We are developing a variety of bespoke learning pathways to meet the needs of our pupils. This role is to ensure that all pupils receive an education even if they are not school site or group ready.

Applicants should have good knowledge and experience of working with disaffected pupils in KS3 and 4 in a school or other alternative setting. An affinity for pupils with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties is an essential quality for this challenging but rewarding opportunity. Applicants should be resilient, have high expectations, and a sense of humour. You will be working in pupil’s homes and so must be able to build relationships with families and other external agencies. This post will involve lone working. Working 37 hours over 5 days.

 

The role will be based from the Hasland site and mileage claims are included in this role. There may also be travel to our other academy sites for meetings, Inset and CPD. You are required to have daily access to transport with business use included on your insurance. You may be required to transport pupils in your own car. You will arrange your own diary.

 

Benefits include: LGPS Pension Scheme, Westfield Health membership and free parking.

 

For further information, please contact Janine Dix, via email at

jdix@nedsc.derbyshire.sch.uk. Applications can be requested via email to applications@nedsc.derbyshire.sch.uk or visit our website at www.esteemmat.co.uk/jointheteam. Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted.

 

Closing date for applications: 24 February 2023 (12:00pm)

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

 

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students.   We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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About North East Derbyshire AP Academy

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Welcome to the North East Derbyshire AP Academy and thank you for your interest in our Academy.

The North East Derbyshire AP (alternative provision) Academy provides education to students who are at risk of permanent exclusion or who have already been permanently excluded from mainstream education. Our provision caters for students in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, at sites located in Chesterfield and in the High Peak.

Every child deserves an education. Our primary aim is to support and re-engage young people, enabling them to think positively about their future pathway, and life after the Support Centre, whether that be re-integration into mainstream, further education or employment. Our Vision: "Inspire, Achieve, Exceed"

​Our Pupils will:

  • ​Feel safe, valued and trusted
  • Recognise and achieve their full potential
  • Take responsibility for their behaviour, and make healthy lifestyle choices
  • Be positive about themselves and their future
  • Be tolerant of others, and of the beliefs and views of others
  • Be successful learners, both independently and when working with others
  • Be self-motivated and have high expectations

​We will achieve this by:

  • ​Creating a safe learning environment, free of stigma and negativity
  • Celebrating the success and achievements of every member of the learning community
  • Establishing nurturing and supportive relationships between staff and pupils
  • Setting high expectations for behaviour and academic success
  • Providing a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that provides the skills, confidence and qualifications to access opportunities in life
  • Innovating learning, to engage and inspire
  • Promoting tolerance and mutual respect
  • Providing opportunities for students, parents and carers to voice opinions which form part of the decision-making process
  • Providing an inclusive programme of learning opportunities and experiences that promote engagement

Whilst the majority of our students have been permanently excluded, we work closely with local school clusters and the local authority to provide education opportunities to young people who are at risk of exclusion. Such placements have been highly successful in preventing numerous permanent exclusions in Derbyshire.

We are committed to working in partnership with young people, their parents and carers, their schools and other agencies to re-engage and enable them to become successful learners and responsible citizens. Where students are able to demonstrate positive behaviour and a desire to achieve, we aim to help them transition back to mainstream school. For those who require a more alternative approach, we provide a balanced and varied curriculum, delivered through high quality teaching and learning.

Alternative Provision is not a last resort for young people. For some it is the most appropriate way to meet their needs and put them back on a pathway to success.

Further information about our academy can be found on the website at www.nedsc.derbyshire.sch.uk

Yours faithfully,

Janine Dix

Headteacher

Esteem North Academy

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