Teaching Assistant Level 3 SEN - Work Experience

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant Level 3 SEN for work experience to join an outstanding school and college dedicated to supporting young people with special educational needs.

The role is to act as a job coach to support students to develop transferable employability and life skills, through work experience placements and learning activities, both onsite and in the community. You will work closely with a passionate team and a network of local employers to ensure students achieve their full potential.

You will be required to accompany and support students to develop their skills at a variety of work experience placements. You will work alongside them in businesses such as warehouses, shops, farms and cafes in the local community. The role also requires the successful candidate to support students develop life skills through escorting them in using public transport to attend work placements.

The school has recently acquired a coffee van and are planning on setting this up as a business venture to enable students to develop their employability skills in another setting. This role will be involved in the establishment and delivery of this venture. To support this, experience of working in customer facing roles as well as an educational setting is desirable.

You must have held a full driving license for at least 2 years to apply for this post. The successful applicant will be required to drive a minibus to transport students to external work placements.

This is a Grade 5 permanent post, working 35 hours per week term time only plus 10 days, a total of 40 weeks per year. The starting pro rata salary is £23,707 and the full time equivalent is £26,873.

Main purpose of the job:

To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for delivering agreed learning activities to identified groups of students. The post holder will provide support to curriculum development in specialised areas.

The successful applicant must be able to work effectively with the whole school community including pupils, parents, governors, and staff.  

Key Relationships:

The main contacts of the job are: Curriculum Leader, SLT Line manager, SLT at the school, teaching staff, other support staff, students, parents, and external support services.

Working for us 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.  

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.  

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;  

• A commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues  
• Membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments  
• Access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support  
• Access to Cyclescheme   
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 
• We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.  

The application closing date is 27 October 2024 with interviews to take place shortly thereafter.

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.  

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk