Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

 About this Role

Ninestiles, an Academy is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team as Level 3 Teaching Assistant. Working under the instruction of SLT you will collaborate with teaching colleagues to support the delivery of quality learning, teaching and assessment to help raise standards of achievement for all learners. 

To be considered for this post you must hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification (minimum entry requirement) and ideally have experience in working with learners preferably those with additional needs. You must be an individual who has the skills and passion to positively impact on our learners. You must also possess the commitment, enthusiasm and energy to inspire them every day. You must show your ability to interact well with learners and teachers alike in a culture built on the values of mutual trust and respect.

Our TA roles are different from other settings: we require our TAs to have the academic ability to support our Year 11 to gain strong GCSEs and make complex texts accessible to Year 7s – some of whom are working at KS1 levels; we expect true partnerships with parents and the confidence to facilitate these independently; you need to be able to work at pace in a fast-paced environment producing consistently high quality work. Your pastoral work will be excellent and you will be confident being the first point of contact for parents in need of suppprt. Optimism and consistency will be your core performance virtues. You will be both IT literate and IT confident. You will be assured in challenging colleagues to undertake their best endeavours for all learners, recognising excellence and challenging when standards of excellence are yet to be met. 

At interview we will explore your ability to develop rapport with learners, and we will explore your personal engagement with reading, especially at a level reflective of the needs of GCSE study.

It would be advantageous if candidates could demonstrate the following:

• Experience of supporting learners with speech, language and communication needs including autism
• Experience of working with learners with cognition and learning needs thereby able to collaborate with teachers to differentiate / scaffold learning tasks and activities for learners working significantly below age related expectations
• Must be prepared to train for, or be experienced in delivering, intimate care plans.
• An understanding of learners sensory differences
• Experience of helping learners to understand and regulate their emotional responses and develop a greater sense of self-awareness, independence and resilience
• Working knowledge of a range of interventions and approaches to enhance literacy and numeracy development
• Partnership with parents
• Facilitating EHCP annual reviews

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates.  Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.