Teaching Assistant - Specialist Centre (Ysgol Calon Cymru)
Job description
Teaching Assistant – ASC Centre
Ysgol Calon Cymru
30 hours per week
Fixed-term until 17.07.2026
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, inspiration and skilled Teaching Assistant who wants to make a difference to the education and learning experiences of our students. Working under the overall supervision of the Teacher in Charge, the successful candidate will
be responsible, on a day-to-day basis, for supporting learners with autism and PDA who access the Specialist Centre. They will undertake specified work involving planning, preparing, delivering and assessing learning activities to individual pupils, and monitor and provide for the
general care, safety and welfare of pupils, including tasks connected with their social inclusion and providing for their personal, physical and health care needs.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working with individuals with autism and a sound knowledge of Emotional Literacy interventions. This is a role that would suit an ambitious individual who has a genuine interest in supporting students to meet their potential.
Ysgol Calon Cymru is an 11-18 school serving a wide rural catchment area, located on two campuses, with an active sixth form. Ysgol Calon Cymru benefits from a hardworking, well qualified and dedicated team of teachers and associate staff. The school fosters a strong ethos of
mutual respect, team spirit and working together in the best interests of pupils Our pupils are well-behaved, welcoming, and proud of their school. They work alongside staff to achieve our shared vision of becoming the best we can be. Your addition to the learning community will
help us achieve this vision. Our school website (ru/ ) provides a range of information about the school.
The school was inspected in October 2022 and was described by Estyn as being, ‘Ysgol Calon Cymru provides a calm, caring and enriching learning environment where many pupils develop as happy, confident and respectful individuals. Many pupils behave respectfully towards each
other, develop positive relationships with school staff and are friendly with visitors.’ Ysgol Calon Cymru is a bilingual school and the ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.
This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check