Teaching Assistant - Scarborough, United Kingdom - Coast and Vale Learning Trust

Coast and Vale Learning Trust

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Scarborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Teaching Assistant

Contract:
Fixed term, for 1 year.

Hours:32.25 hours per week, term time only.

Location:
Scalby School

Salary:

Grade CD1, SCP 3-4 £22,737 - £23,114 pro rata, Actual salary £17,313 - £17,600 per annum, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.

Closing Date:
Wednesday 13th December 2023, at 9am.

Interviews to be held shortly after.

Start Date:
As soon as possible

Scalby Secondary School Scarborough

Scalby School is a successful and popular 11-16 community school based in picturesque seaside town of Scarborough on the North Yorkshire Coast.

We currently have approximately 1000 students on roll. In recent years we have become the school of choice in our local community.

Our students are diverse, exciting and talented - and the same is true of our staff.

We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the highly effective teaching, which characterises our school.

We are also noted for our 'can do' attitude.

We are keen, always, to encourage new and/or young staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready.

A 'Good' school in every area as judged by Ofsted in 2012 and in 2019. We are constantly looking at ways to improve our learning offer and are very ambitious improving the school further. Our aim is to provide a 'Great' education for the young people of our beautiful coastal community.

Our Opportunity
We have a Teaching Assistant position available at Scalby to join and support our staff and students.

In your new role you will support both individually and in small groups under the direction and support of our SENCO Leader.

You will:

Ideally have previous experience in this type of role or with children and young people
Have a genuine interest in supporting young people.
Be able to develop positive working relationships with pupils, parents, staff and other professionals.
Be willing to undertake and act on relevant professional development and training.
Be able to support in the delivery of highquality learning experiences for our students.
Have high expectations of learning and behaviour and inspire and motivate our students.
Be supportive, nurturing and understanding.
Seek to make learning exciting and a positive experience.
Work well as part of a team. Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and written.

Our Trust
Coast and Vale Learning Trust is a growing family of schools located on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast.

The Trust was founded by Scalby Secondary School but has grown over the last few years to include Newby and Scalby Primary School, Friarage Primary School and the Scarborough University Technical College (SUTC) in Scarborough, Lady Lumley's Secondary School in Pickering and Filey School.

Our ambition is to continue to welcome new schools into our Trust where we can add capacity, resources, improvement and make sure all our young people have access to the very best education.

The aim of the trust is to serve all the education community along the North Yorkshire Coast and down the Vale of Pickering.

We are committed to supporting all schools in becoming great schools, whether they are part of Coast and Vale Learning Trust or not.

The learners of our community deserve the best education regardless of their background or location.

Choosing where to work and who to work for is one of the vitally important decisions in life.

In choosing to work for Coast and Vale Learning Trust you would be joining a team of colleagues dedicated to transforming the lives of 3000 children and young people.

We have a simple vision in wanting our schools to be places 'where children and staff thrive'. Coast and Vale Learning Trust will work tirelessly to make this a reality.

Working For Us

As well as being committed to your ongoing development and training we also offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, access to a government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme as well as a variety of retail discounts.

POST:
General Teaching Assistant

GRADE:
Grade CD1, SCP 3-4

RESPONSIBLE TO:
SENDco Lead

STAFF MANAGED:
None

JOB PURPOSE:

To work as part of the Student Support Department in supporting and integrating students with special needs into mainstream classes.

The Teaching Assistant may work with and receive instructions from the SLT, SENDCo, Teachers, SEN Manager and other professionals.

The post covers all areas with regard to provision and access for students at the school.

Teaching Assistants are expected to support students' cognition and learning; behavioural, social and emotional, medical, sensory and physical, communication, and interaction needs, as directed by the SENDCo through the SEN Manager.

Teaching Assistants will work in our Access to Learning Centre (ALC) with students who find mainstream education difficult as directed by the SENDCo.

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