Salary: Bucks Pay Range 2  (Actual salary £19,684 - £21,332 per annum)

Contract Term: Term time only, 5 days per week

Working Hours: 33.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Permanent)

Working Days: Mon, Wed & Fri 8:30am -3:30pm and Tues & Thur 8:30am -4:00pm

Would you like a job which fits within the school day?

Do you enjoy helping young people achieve their potential?

Are you looking to work as part of a caring, flexible team?

Working as a Teaching Assistant may be the role for you.  We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our Teaching Assistant team. You will be part of our specialist SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) team, which is dedicated to delivering the correct support to individual students.  

We can offer you a high degree of flexibility around working days and you will only be working during term-time. This is a fulfilling role where you get to make a very real difference to the lives of individual students. The role also offers a range of benefits, including a pension scheme, a two-week October half-term break, access to a state-of-the-art fitness suite, and convenient on-site parking.

Students with SEND are at the heart of our academy, and this role is pivotal in ensuring that some of our most vulnerable learners are fully supported to thrive and succeed. As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers to support learning both in the classroom and in small group or one-to-one settings. You will play an important role in helping students engage with their learning, build confidence, and help students to make positive progress across the curriculum.

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant experience working with young people, ideally within a secondary school setting.

• Previous Teaching Assistant or similar educational support experience.

• Be patient, adaptable, and able to build positive relationships with students and staff.

• Demonstrate strong communication and teamwork skills.

• Be committed to supporting the academic and personal development of young people.

• A passion for the importance of learning

• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths

• Further education relating to learning & development needs for SEND students

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working collaboratively with subject teachers to ensure students’ progress in individual subjects

• Working with individual students and small groups to reinforce learning.

• Acting as a positive role model both socially and academically

• Helping to foster and develop positive relationships with staff and peers

• Being flexible to meet the dynamic needs of the SEND department on a daily basis

• Identifying personal training needs and attending appropriate internal and external training

• Being involved in maintaining records, undertaking assessment and evaluating identified students’ needs

• Ensuring inclusive practice and equality of opportunity for all

At The Misbourne, we recognise the vital role our support staff play in the life of the school. Professional development is a priority, and we offer a range of opportunities for staff to develop their skills and take on additional responsibilities.  Would you like to make a real difference to the outcomes and life chances of young people? If so, we would welcome you to join our dedicated team.

About The Misbourne:

The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do.   We are the Lead School for Careers in Bucks.

Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. As our greatest asset, we place great emphasis on staff wellbeing evidenced in our Wellbeing Charter.  

Excerpts from our successful  2022 Ofsted inspection include:

● Pupils told inspectors that the clear and fair behaviour system helps them to behave well

● Relationships between staff and pupils are strong

● Pupils’ conduct around the school is orderly and calm

● Pastoral care puts the child at the heart of everything the school does

We can offer you:

● An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, evidenced by our Wellbeing Charter e.g. we support the principle of 1265 directed time for teaching staff 

● Students who are a pleasure to work with

● Great training and development opportunities

● An experienced, friendly and collaborative team of staff

● An annual personal ‘Headspace Day’, taken in term time

● A two-week October half-term

● A centralised behaviour system with visible and supportive leadership

● Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)

● Cycle to Work Scheme

● Free on-site parking

We would be delighted to invite prospective applicants to visit our school and experience first-hand  what makes The Misbourne such a great place to work. To book your school visit please email recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk 

The Misbourne reserves the right to close and shortlist early, therefore early applications are encouraged. Please note we undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence.

The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references (sought for all shortlisted candidates ahead of interview),  DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance.