SEN Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 3 - Points 9 -14 (£25,119 - £27,334)Actual: £21,991 - £23,930

Working time: Permanent, Term Time Only

Hours: Full Time (36.5 hours per week)

Start date: October (or sooner if possible)

Are you passionate about making a difference in students' lives? Do you have the enthusiasm and optimism to help every student achieve their best?

About the Role

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated SEN Teaching Assistant to join our supportive academy. This role involves working across a variety of different classes, so you need to be able to easily adapt and work with children of different levels/needs and be able to provide 1:1 supervision and personal care for someone with a physical disability. This role offers the chance to work across various classes, providing high-quality SEND support and making a significant impact on a diverse group of learners.

What We Offer* Supportive Environment: Be part of a thriving academy where your contributions are valued.* Career Development: Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.* Collaborative Team: Work with dedicated professionals who share ideas and strive for excellence.What We're Looking For* Passionate Educators: Individuals committed to delivering outstanding support to young people.* Compassionate Carers: Those who are caring and dedicated to making a positive change in students' lives.* Adaptable Professionals: Ability to work across different classes and provide 1:1 supervision and personal care.Why Harborne Academy?

At Harborne Academy, our motto is 'Aspire, Believe, Achieve'. We create a supportive and respectful environment where both students and staff thrive. Our recent Ofsted inspection highlighted our positive relationships and the safe, happy atmosphere we cultivate.

Taken from our recent Ofsted Inspection in November 2022: 'Aspire, Believe, Achieve' is at the heart of Harborne Academy. Aspirational words and images surround pupils in corridors and classrooms. Pupils welcome these. Pupils and staff share positive and respectful relationships. Pupils value the support staff give them. This motivates pupils to achieve well, and they do. Pupils are happy and safe at school.

We are a great school to work in for a number of reasons:

* Fantastic CPD: Extensive professional development opportunities.* Diverse Community: A vibrant and exciting academy which is culturally and ethnically diverse.* Wellbeing Focus: Members of the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in education.* Staff Benefits: 1 paid absence staff day per academic year (for weddings, etc.) and 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering services like virtual GP, stress coaching, counselling, physiotherapy sessions, and more.

Who Can Apply?

We welcome applications from individuals with a teaching assistant qualification or relevant degree and experience in a classroom setting. If you have excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for supporting students with special educational needs, we want to hear from you!

How to Apply

For more information and to apply, contact Jodie Massie at Hays Education on email or

Closing Date: 4th October 2024

Interviews: W/C 14th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Harborne Academy is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across the academy, which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, whichmay also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, suitable references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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