The Harmony Trust
Hours: 36.66 Hours per week, 39 weeks per annum
Contract type: Permanent Appointment
Location: Hubs within our Harmony Trust schools in Derby.
Development Opportunity
The Board of Trustees wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual as a Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant to become part of our Harmony Trust Development Team.
We are looking for a candidate who has experience and expertise in the following:
- SEMH and supporting those pupils who may dysregulate as a result of their needs
- Understanding of Autism and how to support pupils with Autism to thrive
The post holder will be deployed across multiple Inclusion Hubs within our Harmony Trust schools in Derby.
As a Trust we are working to our commitment within the strategic plan to develop specialist provision through the Inclusion Hub model. This is to enable an integrated offer for those children who need it most and to provide families with greater choice for their child’s education.
The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to the inclusion of every child regardless of their need or circumstance.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience of working with children in an educational setting who have complex individual SEND needs in a Teaching Assistant capacity or equivalent.
- Have an NVQ3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience
- Have specialist training or experience in Social, emotional and mental health; and with knowledge and experience of SEND needs including Communication and interaction; Cognition and learning; Sensory and/or physical.
- Have knowledge and experience working with pupils with Autism.
- Have the ability to understand and develop the appropriate strategies and interventions that enable children to meet their EHC outcomes or personal targets.
- Have the ability to provide coaching and development to staff.
- Have a good understanding of safeguarding issues
- Work in partnership with teaching staff and other professionals as well as agencies, voluntary groups and service providers.
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS with barred list and pre-employment checks.
Full details of the Trust’s recruitment and selection processes can be found in our Safer Recruitment policy: Safer Recruitment Policy
Applications to be made via our website - https://ce0855li.webitrent.com/ce0855li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=1880192IPm
Closing date: 11:59pm Friday 5th September 2025
