SENIOR TEACHING ASSISTANT - #1689461

Nyth y Deryn is our new school based in Leckwith. We are part of the Bryn y Deryn family of schools. At Nyth y Deryn, we work with for 90 learners who have behavioural, emotional, mental health and social difficulties. Our school provides supports for learners from high schools across the City of Cardiff. We aim to support these learners and their schools to overcome obstacles to educational success. We are resourceful. We are committed and we never have problems just solutions we haven’t found yet.

Do you have something to offer some of Cardiff’s most vulnerable learners? Do you have the drive and ambition to provide your support and expertise?

Nyth y Deryn provides education and wellbeing for learners with challenging behavioural, emotional and social difficulties as well as for learners with emotional based school avoidance. High quality learning and excellent care, support and guidance are at the heart of our school. As is a commitment to trauma informed approaches. The vision for this school is for the majority of learners to reintegrate back into mainstream schools but you need to have the flexibility and commitment to work with individual need. This means being resourceful and adaptable in your approach. Possessing a strong commitment to working with families, home contacts, external agencies and schools.

Senior Teaching Assistants will have a main responsibility of

• ALN & literacy and numeracy interventions


• Engagement (behaviour) and wellbeing


• Safeguarding Assistant

As well as:

Cover supervisor

To work under the guidance of teaching/ALNCO/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teachers& ALNCO in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. Staff may also supervise whole classes occasionally during the short-term absence of teachers. The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep learners on task. Cover Supervisors will need to respond to questions and generally assist learners to undertake set activities.

Working under direction: offer support for a wide range of ALN which are barriers to learning for learners

The successful applicant will work as part of a team and have previous experience of working with learners who have behaviour social and mental health problems and be able to empathise with pupils’ difficulties in a cover/leading learning and intervention capacity.

This is an opportunity for persons with empathy, energy, commitment and enthusiasm to make a positive impact to the school and young people.

This role is part-time at 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. The advertised salary is based on a full-time role (37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). The actual salary will be lower than the advertised salary because of the part-time hours and weeks worked.

This post carries an additional SEN payment of £561.84 per annum.

These posts have a requirement for registration with the Education Workforce Council.

These posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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Job Category Education - Professional / Support

Department Education & Lifelong Learning

Working Pattern/Contract Type Part Time Permanent (Term Time)