Teaching Assistant Level 3/ Attendance and Safeguarding

The Job:

To support the school in promoting excellent attendance, ensuring pupils are safe, and providing targeted pastoral support. The role combines responsibilities related to attendance with direct work with pupils who may be vulnerable, at risk, or experiencing barriers to learning.

What does this job do?

1. Encourage parental engagement through 1:1 meetings and small group sessions 
2. Build positive relationships with pupils, parents and carers. 
3. Support home visits where appropriate in line with safeguarding protocols 
4. Identify patterns of concern and escalate to the Attendance Officer, DSL, or pastoral team 
5. Identify root causes of absence and barriers impacting education 
6. To have Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
7. Develop Early Help Assessments and support access to services that can support children and families 
8. Encourage and reward good attendance through initiatives, assemblies, and mentoring 
9. Act as a key point of contact for pupils with welfare or safeguarding concerns 
10. Report concerns promptly following safeguarding policies and procedures 

What are the job requirements?

1. To support pupils to overcome barriers to learning, promoting the inclusion of all pupils by developing their communication skills, supporting them to manage their behaviour, developing independence and social skills and to take responsibility for monitoring/reporting on the impact of class-based interventions. 
2. To provide pastoral support to students experiencing difficulties on a day-to-day basis  
3. To work as part of the team that responds to challenging behaviour  
4. To provide information, advice and structured intervention to enable students to make positive choices  about their behaviour, attendance and social interactions  
5. To liaise with staff, parents and relevant outside agencies to provide appropriate intervention for students experiencing disruption to their learning  
6. To liaise with support staff and teachers to share strategies for support  
7. To develop strong links between the school and families to improve educational opportunities for students and to promote a positive attitude towards school 

About Coal Clough Academy:

Coal Clough Academy is an 11 - 16 Alternative Provision for young people, many of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school.

We are making exciting and positive changes to our school and are very proud of the provision we offer. At Key Stage 3, the focus is on supporting young people to return to a mainstream school. At Key Stage 4, we focus on providing the opportunity for students to gain 5 GCSEs to ensure a successful transition to college, training or employment.

Pupils are taught in small groups, where they study the core curriculum and can receive the extra support they require. Students are then able to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs. In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied curriculum opportunities ranging from vocational courses, academic programmes and programmes that support pupils' personal and social development. You can view our full curriculum at other parts of this website.

Many of the young people who attend Coal Clough Academy arrive here at a difficult period in their lives. We aim to ensure that we give them the necessary support to improve their confidence, self-esteem and enable them to become successful learners in school and prepared for their future working lives.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed. 

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

1. Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
2. Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
3. Cycle to Work scheme.
4. Access to government pension schemes.
5. Free parking.
6. Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
7. Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources. 

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – scarter@coalclough-ept.com

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.