Teaching Assistant 12 months Fixed Term

Job Title: Teaching Assistant Reference No(s): 000000000121

Closing Date: Friday 8th July 2022 Location: Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire

Salary: Scale A point 18 to 21 -£19,356.34 - £21,264.71 FTE

Actual: £14,595.65 - £16,034.65

 Plus a Special School Allowance payment of £750 per year

Start Date: ASAP Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

About Us

Venture Academy based in Henley-in-Arden joined MacIntyre Academies Trust in September 2020 catering

for pupils in years 5-11 (ages 9-16) who may have Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties and/or

Diagnoses of Autism or an associated condition.

MacIntyre Academies' mission is to become a leading Special Academy Trust that provides outstanding

outcome-focused state education by promoting high aspirations, empowering parents as partners and

successfully equipping every child for adult life. We currently have 4 Academies, 3 in Warwickshire and 1 in

Oxford.

MacIntyre Academies benefits greatly from its sponsor MacIntyre, which over the last 50 years, has

developed a strong reputation nationally, as a high quality, person centred organisation.

The Role

We are looking for an inspirational and creative Teaching Assistant to join us - this a really exciting

opportunity to be part of something very special.

You will be working 1:1 with a pupil who has significant social, emotional and mental health difficulties in a

class of up to 8 students, working alongside a class teacher and a HLTA. If you have Autism, BESD or AP

experience that will be an advantage but is not required. Our current TAs come from a range of

experiences.

You will care passionately about each child as an individual, be able to observe and listen and then

respond to advice. You will be able to implement strategies for raising achievement across the curriculum

and be committed to your further professional development. You will be non-judgemental, resilient and

unconditionally accepting.

You will be confident and happy to work with children of any age or ability. All our children are currently

verbal, able bodied and literate. They need support to make the most of their talents and abilities. Venture

Academy is committed to the professional development of all; roles can be tailored to allow strengths to be

shown as well as areas for development or professional interest to be experienced and understood.

You will also work closely with internal and external stakeholders to successfully contribute to the delivery

of the vision, ethos, aims and objectives of the academy; in turn, enabling successful learning and

achievement by young people and sustained improvement in their spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental

and physical well-being in preparation for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

We know that children and young people with autism, social and emotional or mental health needs have to

be presented with learning that is motivating and reinforcing and we want to recruit flexible and creative

staff who understand how learning can impact on the overall wellbeing of children and young people and

enable them to succeed. We will work very closely with parents/carers and families to ensure that they also

feel supported and are confident that their child is getting the best that an academy can offer.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you a competitive salary, Local Government Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work

scheme upon successful completion of probation period), an Employee Assistance Programme to support

your health and wellbeing and full induction, training and career opportunities.

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young

people and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including

obtaining references. This post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt

from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013

and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering

guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in

regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work

with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified. Individual Safeguarding

Policies for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will

be asked about this as part of the recruitment process.

*Salaries are based on Full-Time-Equivalent and are pro-rata for part time roles. Salaries are dependent on

experience with option of additional hours through the extended school provision