Teaching Assistant for SEND - The Misbourne

Overview

Would you like a job which fits within the school day?
Would you enjoy helping young people achieve their potential?
Do you want to work as part of a caring, flexible team?

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2

Contract type: Permanent

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

Closing date: 04/04/2025 00:00

Interviews to be held: Shortly after application closing date - date tbc

About us

We believe that through clarity of vision, collaboration and dedication, we can achieve great things for our young people and for the staff who join us on our journey.
Our vision is simple, yet unashamedly ambitious:

‘To develop world-class students who have the belief in themselves that anything is possible and lead happy and successful lives.’

A key part of our plan for education is to ensure children become valuable and fully-rounded members of society who treat others with respect and tolerance, regardless of background.

Website: https://www.themisbourne.co.uk/

About the role

Would you like a job which fits within the school day?
Would you enjoy helping young people achieve their potential?
Do you want to work as part of a caring, flexible team?

Working as a Teaching Assistant may be the role for you. We can offer you a high degree of flexibility around working days/ hours and working during term-time only. This is a fulfilling role where you get to make a very real difference to the lives of individual students. Other benefits include comprehensive training, a pension scheme, a two week October half term, access to The Misbourne's state-of-the-art fitness suite and on-site parking.

We are seeking individuals to join our committed team of Teaching Assistants to help our young people reach their full potential. 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. SEND students are at the heart of our academy and this role is integral to helping some of our most vulnerable students to succeed. This could be support in lessons or working 1:1 on targeted areas of support.

You do not need previous experience in this role and comprehensive training will be provided.

However, the following skills will be beneficial:
-A passion for the importance of learning
-Enthusiasm for working with young people to help them succeed
-The ability to inspire and be creative

About you

Your responsibilities will include:
-Working collaboratively with subject teachers to ensure students’ progress in individual subjects
-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

We recognise the vital importance of support staff at The Misbourne. Professional development is a priority and we provide opportunities for skill development and further responsibility. Would you like to make a difference to the outcomes and life chances of young people? If so, you could become part of our dedicated team.

About the Misbourne
We are an 11-18 Academy in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll including a successful and growing Sixth Form. 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.

Excerpts from our pleasing 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:
● Students who are a pleasure to work with
● Great training and development opportunities
● The opportunity to take on further literacy support and intervention tasks for the right candidate
● An experienced, friendly, and collaborative team of staff
● The unwavering support of teachers and leaders in ensuring the highest possible standards of student behaviour
● An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities
● A two-week October half term
● Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)
● Local Government Pension Scheme
● Cycle to Work Scheme
● Free on-site parking
● Career Development Bursary Scheme

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

If you are interested in learning more about the roles we have available, please contact Mike Lyons, Assistant Headteacher, for an informal chat.

Mike is available via telephone on 01494 862869 or via email [email protected].

Apply via  https://mynewterm.com/jobs/145322/EDV-2025-MS-63735

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, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.