Teaching Assistant – Repton Senior

Willington, Derbyshire
Repton – Teacheroo

Repton School is seeking an outstanding Teaching Assistant to work in our Personalised Learning Department.

We offer an attractive remuneration package. Repton is set in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside with the Peak District on our doorstep and close to several major cities. The successful applicant will join a thriving community and a school that is ambitious for the future.

Candidates should submit their application form, together with a letter outlining their suitability for the post.
The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 23 rd February. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 26 th February.

Due to the high number of applicants it is not possible to respond to every application individually, therefore candidates will only be contacted if successful in the short-listing stage.

Repton has a tradition of academic excellence and ambitious plans for further progress under our Deputy Head Academic, Ashley Currie. The successful application will be a key member of our Personalised Learning team at one of the UK’s leading co-educational boarding schools at an exciting time of rapid growth and development.

The successful candidate will work alongside supportive and enthusiastic colleagues.

The focus of this job is to deliver first-rate support to those pupils who have additional learning challenges and to facilitate excellent pupil results. In addition, the successful candidate will maintain their own professional development and subject knowledge, reflecting on their classroom and schoolwide experiences in a critical and analytical manner.

This is a pupil-facing role and the successful candidate will support the SENCO in delivering specialised support to pupils with SEND needs. This will include elements of mentoring in addition to the reviewing of Personalised Learning Plans with the individual pupils. The successful applicant would work with any pupil who have a SEND Need and/or Education, Health and Care Plan, taking a proactive role in ensuring that their needs are met.

Qualifications/Attainment

Qualified TA status.

Desirable

English and Maths at GCSE.

Essential

Experience of working within a SEND department (or equivalent).

Essential

Skills and Duties Required

Ability to create and maintain strong, supportive relationships with pupils, staff and pupils and the community

Essential

Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills

Essential

Skills to implement an Education, Health and Care Plan.

Essential

To provide specialist skills and knowledge, at an advanced level, across a range of disciplines to support teaching staff in the development and education of our pupils

Essential

Support the Head of PL with developing and implementing Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs)

Essential

Organise and manage sessions with groups of pupils

Essential

Monitor and assess individuals and groups of pupils

Essential

Willingness to provide formal feedback and reports as required on pupil achievement and progress.

Essential

Willingness to support the Head of PL with maintaining pupil SEND records.

Essential

To support the Head of PL in the identification of SEND students and help implement, assess and plan the review cycle .

Essential

To take minutes of meetings where necessary.

Essential

To contribute to lesson cover in the PL Department.

Essential

Location: Repton School

Contract Type: Permanent, term-time only.

Salary: £20,450 per annum