Level 3 Teaching Assistant

About the role we are looking to appoint:

Discovery Special Academy is seeking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and reliable Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join the Tees Valley Education Trust. This position would be to work with children from nursery to Year 11 with complex learning, sensory, communication and behaviour needs. 

Experience working with children with significant sensory and behaviour needs is required. As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside the class teacher, helping pupils to get the most out of their learning and supporting individuals or groups of pupils.  

You will be contributing to and participating in the team working ethos of the provision whilst maintaining its core values by: 

·     supporting families to ensure that their children attend school regularly and make good progress;

·      supporting children to be kept safe and work positively with a range of stakeholders to protect children;

·      and enabling children to be successful through supporting excellent attitudes towards learning and behaviour.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for people who have experience of working with children with complex SEND, are interested in their development and learning and have good organisational and communication skills. 

We ask that all staff working with our children hold qualifications in English and mathematics that are at least equivalent to GCSE grade ‘C’. Qualification as a teaching assistant (or equivalent) is essential.