Teaching Assistant

Salary

NJC Grade 5 (7-8) From: £15,346 + Crawley Allowance

Location

Thomas Bennett Community College

Address

Thomas Bennett Community College, Ashdown Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5AD

Website

https://www.thomasbennett-tkat.org/

Email

hr@thomasbennett-tkat.org

Telephone No

01293 526255

Required From

ASAP

Contract

Permanent, Part-time, Term-time
30 hours per week

Are you looking for a new challenge? Can you inspire students and work well as part of a
dedicated, welcoming and supportive team?
Thomas Bennett Community College has a large Learning Inclusion Team who support
our diverse school population by offering in-class or small group interventions, and as a
result our students make impressive levels of progress.
In addition to our mainstream students who have additional cognition and learning or
physical needs, our school has a dedicated provision for up to 20 students with a
diagnosis of ASC or other Social Communication Need.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic teaching assistant to work with our students
across all areas of need. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in
developing a therapeutic response to educational inclusion to further their skills. The
successful applicant will ideally have experience of working with young people and will
demonstrate a creative attitude to removing barriers to learning.

The successful candidate will:
Be supportive, understanding and sympathetic to all our students.
Have commitment to the highest standards of behaviour, progress and attainment
Be a team player, able to work collaboratively with other members of the department
Be flexible to change role dependant on the requirements of the school and the students
Have passion for the learning, teaching with commitment and creativity

About the school:
Thomas Bennett Community College is a welcoming school community, with the highest
expectations
We are ideally located for commuters, situated 30 minutes from Brighton and London
We have an impressive, modern school site with outstanding facilities across all subject
areas
We joined the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) on the 1st September 2012, and are part
of a group of 7 TKAT academies in Crawley
Through our focused and bespoke training, staff are equipped with the skills to engage
learners through the delivery of high quality lessons
Teachers all receive a laptop for their own use
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a friendly fast paced team that has a
proven track record in effecting change for our most vulnerable students.
If you believe you have the skills, energy and vision to support our students, we would
be delighted to hear from you.

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to
the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service
check.

TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable
candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual
orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes
applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part-time or on a flexible basis.