Teaching Assistant

At Fosse Way School, you’ll step into a vibrant, joyful and deeply rewarding environment where no two days are ever the same. Our students, aged 3 to 19, bring with them an incredible diversity of strengths, personalities and needs—and they will inspire you, challenge you and make you proud every single day. If you’re energetic, enthusiastic and caring, and you have a genuine passion for supporting young people to grow in confidence and independence, you’ll thrive here. Our work has a powerful purpose: helping our students prepare for adulthood, celebrate their achievements and discover what they can do. Joining us means joining a team that believes in every child, values every moment and celebrates every step forward. Our working hours are 32 hours per week, term time only plus 5 inset days. Monday: 8.40 - 3.35pm Tuesday: 8.40 - 4.30pm Wed - Fri: 8.40 - 3.15pm

Responsibilities include:

Attend to the pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills, training &experience to support pupils Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities

We can offer you:

Children who will make you smile everyday A commitment to professional development, and being able to develop personal areas of interest linked with the role A school where staff enjoy working as part of a dedicated, supportive and creative team, aiming for excellence A supportive and encouraging Leadership Team and Governing Body An excellent Employee Assistance Programme offering a wealth of advice & support

We warmly encourage visits to our school so you can see for yourself all that we can offer. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time. We want to know the real you so please write personal statements without the use of AI We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Please note: The salary indicated is based on a pay scale. New appointments are normally made at the bottom of the scale. Progression through the scale is dependent on length of service in line with our pay policy All applications should be made via MyNewTerm The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.