Join the Nexus team as a Teaching Assistant - Level 2 - Kenwood Academy
Position: Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
School and Location: Kenwood Academy, Sheffield
Contract type: Permanent, Term Time only + 5 INSET days
Hours: 36 hours per week (Part Time considered)
Kenwood Academy is a special learning community for neurodiverse young people aged 11-19. The school promotes a culture of inclusion, high expectations for engagement, learning and achievement, and a holistic, spiral curriculum that supports students from Entry Level to A Level.
Responsibilities
- Supporting teachers in the delivery of specialist provision.
- Specialising in earlier stages of the curriculum (e.g., Key Stages 2 and 3) or later stages (e.g., Key Stages 4 and 5).
- Delivering a range of specific, targeted intervention programmes on a 1:1 or small group basis.
- Contributing to the implementation and review of Educational Health and Care Plans and other associated plans, distributed from the school's SENDCO.
- Providing exceptional pastoral care and support for young people.
What you can expect from us
- Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice, and the option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.
- Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services.
- Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme (Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme).
- Extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching to support career growth.
- An induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence and enthusiasm.
- The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professional TAs, teachers and the wider team.
- Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and to work with specialised leaders on nationally recognised projects.
- Flexible working policies.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.
