Teaching Assistant

Are you seeking an opportunity to work in a thriving and dynamic academy? Bolder Academy is looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and inclusive team to support students with Special Education Needs & Disabilities (SEND) across the school. We are looking for someone enthusiastic and hardworking, ideally with appropriate experience of working with young people in the field of education or other related sectors and with the qualifications and/or skills to support learning. We would also encourage applications from recent graduates or gap year students who may have an interest in Teacher Training.

Our ideal candidate will seek to make a difference to students’ lives and their experience of education, especially those who have become disengaged from education. The role involves working alongside teachers, leading and supporting with small-group interventions and in-class support for targeted students or groups of students.

Your new role

You will play a pivotal role in supporting our SEND students and must demonstrate a willingness to become an expert in a particular field and share that expertise with staff, students and families. The main areas of need currently include Social Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). You will be ambitious, highly committed and share in our belief that learning never stops.

Our ideal candidate will

·     be a champion for disadvantaged students

·     have experience of working with young people in a school or similar setting

·     be able to develop excellent relationships with students and to motivate them to overcome barriers to learning

·     be calm, supportive and adaptable

·     be able to evaluate and improve your impact and effectiveness

·     be highly organised and able to maintain accurate and appropriate records

·     have a willingness to learn to effectively use Microsoft Teams and related systems

·     have high personal standards and the ability to motivate others to sustain those standards.

The Bolder Application

‘’We need a different kind of education, one that combines deep thinking (head); growth, character and dialogue (heart); and an ability to solve problems, generate ideas and engage in the world (hand). School should be, above all else, a place of learning in all its expansive complexity: learning how to think, learning how to live, learning how to create.’’ Peter Hyman, School 21

Creating a different kind of education, a bold future, for our staff and students, requires a certain type of teacher. Undeterred by the teacher recruitment crisis, we know what we are looking for.

Our vision is one of excellence and ambition which is built on a bedrock of strong moral purpose. We are dedicated to creating optimism, openness, and brilliance.

As a member of staff, you will play an integral part in developing the Academy’s culture. You will be responsible for promoting our vision, developing and embedding our values, turning the words on our page into reality.

Full details of the job description and the job specification are in the attached Applicant Info Pack. It is important that you address the points in the job specification in your application form.