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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
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Teaching Assistant with The Anstee Bridge Programme
Anstee Bridge is a creative, alternative provision and outreach service set up within Educational Services to support year 7-11 students, to facilitate better engagement with school. Students who attend Anstee Bridge have social, emotional and mental health [SEMH] challenges and often lack self-confidence and resilience. Anstee builds their confidence and helps them acquire skills through engaging in creative workshops.
We are looking to appoint a fixed term, term time, Teaching Assistant with administrative responsibilities to join our Anstee Bridge Provision.
Please note the full time salary figures will be pro rata for this part time, term time role.
You will be responsible for providing administrative support for the Head of Service, Katherine Greening
The hours for this post are 28.8 hours per week: Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 4.30pm (we will also consider 9am - 5pm)
About the role
You will support the Head of Service to assist in education and social / emotional development of students.
The successful candidate will assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation of group and individualised programmes of learning experience for the students.
Some of the key responsibilities will include;
- Monitoring attendance - liaising with schools and parents where necessary
- Supporting with the organisation of trips - including obtaining permission from parents
- To assist in the daily delivery of education work programmes
- Updating CPOMs as appropriate
- Collating and setting up resources for student learning
- Updating wall displays and keeping rooms clean and tidy
- Contributing to data and impact reports
For further information about these role, please contact Katherine Greening by email: katherine.greening@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.
About you
The role is fast paced and you will be required to work with a variety of customers in and outside of Achieving for Children. The ideal candidate would need to have the following attributes.
- Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.
- Works well under pressure and is flexible with their approach to carrying out tasks.
- Able to make good use of technology to perform functions and ensure work is timely and accurate.
- Strong administrative skills such as data entry, email management, managing competing priorities, being organised and working well in a team.
- Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. Google
- Educated to Level 2 [good pass or equivalent] in Maths and English (Essential)
- NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification (Desirable)
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here. For our social work offer click here. For our Recruitment Journey, click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
