Behaviour Teaching Assistant

Salary details: £ - £

Required to start as soon as possible

We are now looking for a Behaviour Teaching Assistant, to provide behavioural support to promote individual students' progress who have special educational needs. The role is temporary due to funding related to specific student (Year 7).

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Work on a one to one basis with a Year 7 student who has specific needs.
• Work with individuals and small groups of children within a classroom situation to ensure each child has the maximum access to all learning activities.
• Liaise with subject teachers and The SENDCo to clarify and agree the nature of the support needed, developing strategies to achieve positive behavioural outcomes.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s A* - C including English and Maths or equivalent  
• Minimum of two years’ experience working as a Teaching Assistant ideally with students who display behavioural issues, or within a behaviour support setting.
• Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant Qualification - Level 3 required for Band 7 salary mentioned
• Positive Handling training

Tupton Hall School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

For further details regarding this post please contact Mrs S Burton, s.burton@tuptonhall.org.uk on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

Applicants should apply through the vacancy on our trust website:  

Behaviour Teaching Assistant | Redhill Academy Trust

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.