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Level 3 Cover Teaching Assistant

ELLESMERE COLLEGE

Level 3 Cover Teaching Assistant

£24315

ELLESMERE COLLEGE, Leicester

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 14 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 74fc81e164284a138d7e7b118a2bdc13

Full Job Description

We are looking for a reliable and resilient Level 3 Teaching assistant who is prepared to work in all areas and age ranges of the college as a cover Teaching Assistant, covering absent teachers. This will include travelling between our two sites (Aylestone Meadows and the Knighton Fields Centre) and eventually the Post-16 site when this is completed. This is a permanent post working 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.

  • sense of humour

  • excellent attendance and timekeeping

  • flexibility in your approach

  • be able to work well as part of a busy team

  • excellent skills to support learning, personal and social development

  • excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise

  • excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Applicants must be qualified to L3 or equivalent.


    • Please review the person specification for more details about the criteria.

    Previous experience working with children with special needs is highly desirable as is an innovative and creative approach which ensures children and young people who have a range of special educational needs achieve the best possible learning outcomes.

    Ellesmere College provides education for up to 439 children and young people, from 4 to 19 years, with a range of moderate to complex learning difficulties.

    This is a very exciting time for Ellesmere College as we continue to expand from 2 sites to 3 sites. We have our Aylestone Meadows Site and our Knighton Fields Centre which will be completed by a new Post-16 centre in the near future. Our multi-sites enable us to provide bespoke educational opportunities for our Post-16 students and for our students with the most complex needs, in particular those with communication and interaction difficulties including complex autism.

    Ellesmere College:
  • Is a supportive and friendly environment committed to staff and student wellbeing.

  • Offers a high quality professional development programme.

  • Has a committed and enthusiastic staff and governor team.

  • Is a school where partnerships with home and other agencies are seen as vital in supporting individual students to achieve their full potential.

  • Is a place where excellence is the norm.

  • Has a comprehensive wellbeing package including access to free counselling, physiotherapy, GPs, legal advice etc.