What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Specialist Teaching and Learning Assistant (IPT)
Location: Esteem North Academy (Chesterfield and High Peak area)
Grade/Scale: Grade 8 (points 12-15) Actual Salary £10,228 - £11,186 (Pending NJC Pay Award 2024-25)
Start date: ASAP
Contract: 16 hours per week (days negotiable), Term Time Only, permanent
The academy provides statutory education to children who are at risk of, or have been, permanently excluded. Pupils who attend the academy have challenging and often complex needs and may exhibit behaviours that prevent them from attending a mainstream school. We are the provider of choice for the Derbyshire Local Authority and all excluded pupils come to roll at day 6 of the exclusion.
Esteem North Academy is seeking a flexible, organised and highly skilled Specialist Teaching and Learning Assistant to contribute to the day 6 Inclusion Pathways Team (IPT). This role involves welcoming of new pupils to the academy and completion of our onboarding assessment system before pupils are allocated with a site timetable. This work takes place in pupil’s homes and so empathy and excellent communication skills are essential. Candidates will be required to travel and lone work for this role and cover the north of Derbyshire depending on when and where pupils are excluded and come to roll. The role will also involve delivery of academic work on a 1:1 basis in the pupil’s home or off- site locations. You may be expected to deliver English, Maths and Personal Social Development sessions to a caseload of pupils. Caseloads will be constantly changing as new pupils come to roll and await a site space. Candidates will set their own diary and must be extremely organised and flexible. You may also be required to transport pupils to visit other off- site alternative provisions or transport to site for induction visits. Where feasible, support for reintegration to a new mainstream school would also be arranged.
This role may also involve a caseload allocation to support the Bespoke pathways Team of home tutoring, if caseload numbers allow this and are a necessity. Safe and well visits to pupil’s will also be vital to supporting the pastoral team where pupils have not attended.
The role will have an allocated base where mileage will be calculated from. Mileage is claimed for this role monthly in arrears. There may be ravel to our other academy sites for meetings, Inset and CPD. You are required to have daily access to transport with business use included on your car insurance before you begin the role. You may be required to transport pupils in your own car. Home to base mileage cannot be claimed for.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits include: LGPS Pension Scheme, Westfield Health membership, academy laptop.
For further information, please contact support@esteemnorthacademy.co.uk or visit our website Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 01 December 2024 (23:59)
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
Commitment to safeguarding
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.