Teaching Assistant

TA

Location: Scunthorpe, Southpark Enterprise College

Salary: £24,570 - £25,935

This is a highly rewarding opportunity for a caring and motivated Teaching Assistant who wants to make a real difference every day. You’ll work closely with experienced teachers and specialist staff to support pupils with complex needs, helping them grow in confidence, independence and emotional resilience. 

If you’re passionate about inclusion, value strong relationships, and want to be part of a supportive team that truly lives its EPIC values – Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Caring, this role offers purpose, impact and the chance to change lives. 

The successful candidate will:

• Support pupils’ learning, behaviour and emotional wellbeing

• Adapt support to meet individual needs under teacher guidance

• Help manage behaviour in line with school policies

• Work collaboratively with staff and external professionals

• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, professionalism and care

Our ideal candidate will have:

•  Experienced in supporting children or young people in an education or care setting

• Patient, empathetic and adaptable, with strong teamwork and communication skills

• Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and ongoing professional development

• Experience working with SEND, complex needs or trauma-informed settings is desirable, but not essential.

• A level 3 TA qualification is advantageous

EPIC benefits of working for Keys Group:

• NEST enhanced pension scheme

• Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Access to a blue light discount card 

• Fully funded training and qualifications for all colleagues

• Enhanced pay scales based on experience and qualifications

• Employee benefits scheme such as wellbeing app and a range of discounts  

• Life assurance

At Southpark Enterprise College:
We are an independent specialist school supporting students aged 11–16 with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH). 

Many of our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans and benefit from tailored support for needs such as ADHD or ASD. We offer a calm, structured and nurturing environment for young people who have found mainstream education challenging, helping them re-engage with learning and achieve positive outcomes.

School tours are highly welcomed as a part of our interview selection process.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, suitable employment references and online searches to safeguard our young people. In addition, this post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974.

Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.

As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch.