Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant (IPT)

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.

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.

Benefits include: LGPS Pension Scheme, Westfield Health membership, academy laptop.