Teaching Assistant (Personal Care)

Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale D: £19,652 to £19,964 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£25,583 - £25,989 full time/full year equivalent) Part Time: 32.5 hours per week over 5 days from Monday to Friday Working Weeks: 39 weeks Start Date: September 2026 We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant with personal care to join our committed and hardworking team at Wayland Academy, supporting our pupils to achieve their full potential. This is an opportunity to be part of a collaborative community who are dedicated to ensuring pupils develop the knowledge and character needed to lead great lives. You will be an inspirational practitioner who is passionate about raising achievement through motivating and inspiring pupils, who will also contribute to the vision and values of the school. What You’ll Be Doing To undertake care and learning programmes and activities to support individuals or groups of pupils, including more specialised support for those with special education needs and Disabilities (SEND) or EAL (English as an Additional Language). To enable access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. To provide personal care where required which may involve assistance with; Continence requirements; Health and Medication requirements; Manual Handling; Handling personal possessions. To promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour. To assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times as required. To prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use, including supporting the use of ICT learning activities and developing pupils’ competence in its use. To support pupils during routine tests and external examinations as required About You: You will be an enthusiastic and inspiring practitioner with experience of working in a school setting. You will be passionate about raising achievement through motivating and inspiring pupils, and keen to contribute to the school’s visions and values. You will be motivated to enable access to learning for pupils, including specialised support for those with special education needs. You will be responsible for supporting effective pastoral care to support pupils' social and emotional progress as well as their learning. Essential: Good numeracy/literacy skills Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of legislation Basic understanding of child development and learning Ability to evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities Desirable: Experience of working with pupils with SEND First aid training Why Join Inspiration Trust At Inspiration Trust, we believe in the power of edu