Level 3 Teaching Assistant - Ninestiles, an Academy

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement Success through Endeavour Ambition through Challenge Strength through Diversity Ninestiles, an Academy is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join our team as Level 3 Teaching Assistants. Working under the instruction of SLT you will collaborate with teaching colleagues to support the delivery of quality learning, teaching and assessment to help raise standards of achievement for all learners.

We have one permanent and one fixed term post to cover Maternity leave until 31st August 2025 or sooner if post holder returns. To be considered for this post you must hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification (minimum entry requirement) and ideally have experience in working with children preferably those with additional needs.

You must be an individual who has the skills and passion to positively impact on our learners. You must also possess the commitment, enthusiasm and energy to inspire them every day. You must show your ability to interact well with learners and teachers alike in a culture built on the values of mutual trust and respect.

Our TA roles are different from other settings: we require our TAs to have the academic ability to support our Year 11 to gain strong GCSEs and make complex texts accessible to Year 7s – some of whom are working at KS1 levels; we expect true partnerships with parents and the confidence to facilitate these independently; you need to be able to work at pace in a fast-paced environment producing consistently high quality work. Your pastoral work will be excellent and you will be confident being the first point of contact for parents in need of suppprt. Optimism and consistency will be your core performance virtues.

You will be both IT literate and IT confident. You will be assured in challenging colleagues to undertake their best endeavours for all learners, recognising excellence and challenging when standards of excellence are yet to be met. At interview we will explore your ability to develop rapport with learners, and we will explore your personal engagement with reading, especially at a level reflective of the needs of GCSE study.

It would be advantageous if candidates could demonstrate the following:

• experience of supporting learners with speech, language and communication needs including autism
• experience of working with learners with cognition and learning needs thereby able to collaborate with teachers to differentiate / scaffold learning tasks and activities for learners working significantly below age related expectations
• must be prepared to train for, or be experienced in delivering, intimate care plans
• an understanding of learners sensory differences
• experience of helping learners to understand and regulate their emotional responses and develop a greater sense of self-awareness, independence and resilience
• working knowledge of a range of interventions and approaches to enhance literacy and numeracy development
• partnership with parents
• facilitating EHCP annual reviews Experience of supporting KS2-3 transition would be highly advantageous

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

• Employee assistance programme
• High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• Wellbeing Advocate
• Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme 
• Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
• Generous employer pension schemes
• Excellent holiday entitlement

Ninestiles, an Academy has a very reflective teaching colleague body who welcome feedback from parents, careers and learners to secure the needs of all learners. The academy has a wide and varied curriculum, learners have access to an impressive range of sporting and extracurricular activities with well over sixty enrichment opportunities offered after school. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and colleagues work positively with the leadership team to ensure learners are kept safe.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race. 

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Please note we do not accept CV’s