Job Title: Senior Teaching Assistant

Contract: Temporary posts available – ending 31 August 2027. Term time only, 37 hours per week

Salary: Grade 5 £30,024 FTE – actual pro rated salary £25824

Start Date: ASAP

Closing date: Until positions are filled

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Due to the increasing number of children permanently excluded from mainstream schools, the Sheffield Inclusion Centre is expanding. At present we have a large site at Spring Lane as well as 8 smaller sites/bases across the city to meet local need – we intend to expand extensively the number of bases into areas we do not serve at the moment. These sites are smaller with approximately 15 children, many of whom have experienced trauma or/and have had unmet SEND needs.

The new bases will be very different in nature and specialisms include -

• SEND (20% of our school have EHCPs)
• ESOL (working mainly with our Roma/Slovakian children)
• general wraparound bases working with children who need support from a variety of agencies
• reintegration – enabling more of our children to return to a mainstream school

At the Sheffield Inclusion Centre, we support and develop the careers of the right people who bring consistency and care to our children.

We are looking to appoint several Senior Teaching Assistants Level 3 and would welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds and work experiences. Your big personality is more important to us than your qualifications.

Applicants will ideally meet the following criteria:

• confident
• energetic
• good sense of humour
• team player
• flexible

It is an exciting time to join us as we reshape our service to better suit the needs of the city’s children and young people. The successful applicant will join the teaching assistant team.

Main responsibilities include:

• to be a dependable, consistent person for our children 
• to support learning in classes
• to provide supervision and interaction at social times
• to be a visible and supportive presence in school
• to liaise with home, school and external agencies
• to be vigilant of safeguarding concerns and report them

We are a multi-site school, therefore holding a driving licence would be advantageous. With our multitude of sites, there is an expectation that you will work in any part of Sheffield.

In turn, we can offer our commitment to your professional development and the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our children.

You should also include in your application (no AI bland applications!):

1. Your experience of working with vulnerable/disadvantaged children
2. Why you want to work with us and our children
3. Why you think our children would respect and enjoy being with you

Our salaries are some of the best in the city.  You will also have 13 weeks holiday.

What’s not to love – great salary, great holidays and great children! Come and join us.

If you want to come and meet our amazing children, please call us to visit – school reception and ask for Vickie – 01142 531988

Application packs are available to download below or www.sheffield.gov.uk – jobs page.

Please return your completed application form to Sheffield Inclusion Centre by email to enquiries@inclusion.sheffield.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.  All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.  Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.