SEND Support Assistant
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Sandwell
- New
- Salary:
- Band D SCP 9 – 17 £23,379 - £26,888 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2024
Job overview
POST: SEND Support Assistant
LOCATION: Shireland Collegiate Academy
SALARY: Band D SCP 9 – 17 £23,379 - £26,888 per annum
HOURS: 37 Hours per week – term time + 3 weeks
REQUIRED FOR: As soon as possible
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.
Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.
We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.
We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer. Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful.
To work with individual and small groups of students to promote their inclusion and to provide support for teaching and personalised learning.
The post holder should have experience of working with secondary school age students to support their learning and be able to demonstrate their ability to motivate students. Have a secure understanding of the learning process and what motivates young people in their learning. Have excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to build relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds.
We can offer:
- Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience at both primary and secondary level
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Exceptional CPD provision including working with national and international experts in their field
- a supportive working environment and team ethos
- friendly, enthusiastic children.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate:
The successful candidate will:
- Able to inspire, motivate and enthuse pupils
- Committed to raising standards for all and share the same drive to constantly learn and improve
- Demonstrate a passion to make a difference to others
- To be proficient with the use of technology for learning and have a willingness to innovate.
We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.
Closing Date: Sunday 6th October 2024
Please note we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date.
For application information please follow the link below:
Attached documents
About Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Waterloo Road, Smethwick
- West Midlands
- B66 4ND
- United Kingdom
Located in the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, Shireland Collegiate Academy is a large secondary school, with over 1100 pupils aged 11-19. A co-educational academy, the school first opened as an academy in 2007, having been founded a hundred years prior, and is fully managed by the Collegiate Academy Trust. The trust is only responsible for the management of Shireland Collegiate Academy. The school has a large and extremely diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in its student intake. Shireland Collegiate Academy, also has special provision for students with Special Educational Needs, as a result a higher-than-average number of these students attend the school.
Headteacher
Sir Mark Grundy
Values and Vision
The curriculum at Shireland Collegiate Academy is unusual, both in terms of structure and teaching. The school has a very strong focus on technology, with ICT playing a huge role in the education of students across all subjects. In terms of organisation, Key Stage 3 students at the school spend a great deal of time with the same teacher, and older students follow a curriculum focused on equipping students with a diverse skill-set reflective of the modern workplace.
Ofsted
“This is an exceptional academy, which has maintained and built upon the very high standards seen at the last inspection. n Students, staff and parents are, quite rightly, proud to be associated with this academy. As one student said, ‘I feel privileged to be a student here.’”
The full report into Shireland Collegiate Academy can be found here.
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