2 x Teaching Assistant Level 2 – Penglais Comprehensive School Aberystwyth, Wales
Job description
2 x Teaching Assistant Level 2 – Penglais Comprehensive School
Closing date: 08/06/2023
Reference: REQ104634
32.5 hours / Permanent
21,189 *
Aberystwyth
About the role
We seek to appoint two full-time Level 2 Teaching Assistant who will work with students who have support from the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Department at Penglais. The main focus of your work will involve supporting students who have a wide spectrum of ALN needs. You will support students in the classroom to allow them to effectively access their curriculum. You will also support the delivery of a range of interventions to small groups.
The right candidate will enjoy working in a busy environment. You will be required to use your own initiative to ensure that students can access the curriculum and that they are making good progress in their learning. This is a role that would suit an ambitious individual who has a genuine interest in supporting students to meet their potential.
Ysgol Penglais School has much to offer:
- a rapidly improving school with good relationships between staff and students
- a commitment to the professional development of all its staff to become outstanding teachers and leaders
- access to the bustling university town of Aberystwyth
- located on the beautiful Ceredigion coast, an area of natural beauty
Ysgol Penglais School is an equal opportunities employer.
For further details please contact Helena Clements (PA to the Headteacher) on 01970 624811or email [email protected]
Information Pack
Note: We reserve the right to amend the application closing date.
Safeguarding children and young people is a key priority for us. We aim to support children, young people and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be and acknowledge they have a right to protection and will take action to safeguard their welfare. Each member of staff and volunteer is expected to share this commitment, and we will require an Enhanced Check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
What we offer
Work-life balance
Lifestyle savings scheme
Generous employer pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Learning and development
Where you'll work
We offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range. Our primary functions are as follows:
- School Improvement: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
- Additional Learning Needs: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
- Pupil Wellbeing:Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
- Education Governance: Data ; Governor Support, Policy support
- School Admissions
- Culture: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
- Infrastructure and Resources: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
- Catering: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes.
- Childcare Unit: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training
