Richard Luscombe Organisation: Argyle Community Trust
Position: Teaching Assistant – EHCP Support
Location: Newton Abbot
Offices: Devon FA County Headquarters, Coach Rd, Newton Abbot TQ12 1EJ
Salary: £21,732 full time equivalent (pro-rata £18,600 based on 42 weeks)
Contract: 2 year fixed term
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – term time only
Scope for between 30hrs – 37.5hrs by negotiation
Reports to: Devon Education Manager
Closing date for applications: Sunday 28th August 5pm
Benefits and Opportunities
We aim to ensure we look after our staff welfare and provide fair opportunities across the charity. Argyle Community Trust offers incentives & progression based on key performance indicators, appraisals and added value to the Trust.
Benefits
• Access to auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Relevant qualifications and training
• Ticket incentives for staff
• An opportunity to buy back on holidays
• Free access to courses for your children (immediate family) across Argyle Community Trust provisions
• Club Kit
Other Benefits
• Holiday allowance based on service, after 5 years of service your holiday entitlement will increase by 1 day each year, enabling you to increase your holiday allowance by up to 4 days
• Private healthcare after two years of service, not contractual but based on how the charity performs
Role Dependent Benefits
The Trust will also consider individual requirements needed to complete a role including:
• Work mobile phone with some allowance for personal usage
• Use of company vehicle for work purposes only
• Car Allowance
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Closing date for applications: Sunday 20th August 5pm
Start Date: asap from September 2023 – (Negotiable)
The Role
Argyle Community Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated teaching assistant to join our education programme in Newton Abbot; The role of the teaching assistant will be to support a student with an EHCP whilst they study for a NCFE level 2 in Sport and other academic qualifications. The ideal candidate would also have a passion for sport, in particular football as well as understanding of how to help learners to overcome barriers to learning and build self-esteem. The teaching assistant will support the learner to gain qualifications through sport, as part of the Football Development programme.
This course is for students aged 16-18 years, offered in partnership with Argyle Community Trust and City College Plymouth, and delivered at Coach Road in Newton Abbot. The role involves assisting in promoting the learning and personal development of the student to whom you are assigned, to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them and to provide a high standard of support as required and in accordance with the student’s individual needs. Ideally, the successful candidate will have experience and knowledge of supporting a student with an EHCP.
We would expect the candidate to have a teaching assistant qualification and be computer literate. In addition to this, the teaching assistant must be able to undertake key administrative duties that are associated with the role. An understanding of best practice in safeguarding and a commitment to safe ways of working is essential.
As a registered charity, the Community Trust works, in close conjunction with Plymouth Argyle Football Club and with many people across several sectors where sport has proven to be the ideal tool for creating lasting engagement with a diverse range of individuals.
Primary Objectives of the Role
• Aid the student to learn as effectively as possible in group situations, with one-to-one support or independently.
• Establish a positive and supportive relationship with the student, developing skills both in and out of the classroom.
• Monitor the student’s response to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modify or adapt the activities as agreed with the tutor to achieve the intended learning outcomes.
• Comply with safe practices as outlined in Trust policies and procedures including Safeguarding and Health & Safety and ensure professional standards are adhered to across all areas of your work.
Application
If you can meet the specifications and would like to become part of the Argyle Community Trust team, please complete our online application form https://forms.gle/Lr5x7kHHEndy7jAL6
You will be given the opportunity to upload a covering letter and CV should you wish to do so however, for safer recruitment purposes, we do not accept application by CV only in your covering letter you should draw on relevant aspects of your experience, including paid employment and voluntary work or training to demonstrate how your skills, experience and personal qualities match the requirements of this job specification.
If you would like further information or wish to discuss the post contact ACTrecruitment@pafc.co.uk
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Teaching Assistant EHCP
