Advanced Teaching Assistant
Outwood Academy City, Sheffield
Required as soon as possible
Salary: OGAT Grade 5, NJC 9 - 11
Full time equivalent - £26,409 - £27,269
Actual Salary - £20,826.97 - £21,505.20
39 weeks per year, 34 hours per week.
As Principal of Outwood Academy City, I am really proud to be able to introduce you to our amazing academy. Ofsted tell us that, ‘new leaders have begun to transform the culture of the school’, so come and join us on our transformative journey. Serving the bustling city of Sheffield, Outwood Academy City has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students, with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning, enabling our young people to realise their vocational, practical, creative and academic abilities. Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum that the school has carefully sequenced to ensure that we give our young people the best chance to succeed. Our students are a really special group of young people, and they are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside our ambitious curriculum, and, as a result of high-quality pastoral care, pupils at Outwood Academy City are ‘safe and well-cared for’. Come and take a look at what we offer, and see if you could be a part of our team - #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. We love what we do, and we welcome enthusiastic, dedicated and hard-working people, whatever your experience, to join us on our mission.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who is enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational to join our Inclusion team as an Advanced Teaching Assistant. The successful candidate will take the lead on the Social Communication interventions such as Lego Therapy, ELSA and the use of Communication Cartoons, so experience of working in this area of SEND is required. Collaboration and communication within the Inclusion and SEND team is essential as the role supports our most vulnerable to thrive in all aspects of their education.
As an Advanced Teaching Assistant you will be required to work closely with members of our Inclusion team and will have the energy and creativity to develop and inspire students learning, life skills and personalised outcomes.
A key focus will be to support student provision and increase their ability to access all areas of the curriculum and school life. As part of the role you will work on providing specific interventions that support our students’ communication and interaction skills, responding to provisions linked to EHCPs and SEND Support plans.
The successful candidates will work to support students in all necessary provisions. A key focus will be to increase students' ability to access all areas of the curriculum. Examples of the work the successful candidates will be expected to deliver are to:
- Take responsibility for a caseload of students inside and outside of the classroom during structured or unstructured time.
- Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students’ educational progress and attainment and prepare them for adulthood.
- Deliver intervention programs to individuals and small groups, preparing relevant and appropriate learning experiences in conjunction with the department staff. A key focus of this work will be around emotional literacy and social skills.
- Track and monitor student life skill targets and/or EHCP outcomes, discussing progress with parents and agreeing new targets/EHCP outcomes at Interim Reviews.
The successful candidate must have Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths or equivalent, as well as Level 3 qualification relating to working with children and young people and possess strong IT skills, be a good communicator, approachable and have a positive attitude towards staff and students.
Come and take a look at what we offer, and see if you could be a part of our team - #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. We love what we do, and we welcome enthusiastic, dedicated and hard-working people, whatever your experience, to join us on our mission.
Visits to the academy are warmly welcomed and encouraged. For further details please contact Suzie Day (SENDCO) at [email protected].
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children. We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.
