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RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL
Ty Gwyn Education Centre
Y Dolydd
Aberdare
CF44 8EX
Numbers of Pupils on roll: up to 60
Teaching Assistant (Level 4) Learning Recovery
32.5 hours per week, term time only
Salary: Grade 7 (plus Special Class Allowance) - £30,060 plus £1,491 x 77.15%
Post Start Date: as soon as possible
Ty Gwyn Education Centre wishes to appoint a Learning Recovery Teaching Assistants to complement our existing team.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is a secondary age Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) located in a newly refurbished building in the Aberdare area, serving the whole of RCT and learners from age 11 to 16 years.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre offers specialist provision for up to 60 learners with behavioural, emotional and social needs that cannot be met in their mainstream school. Learners are a mixture of full and part time (KS3 only) and access a broad and balanced curriculum of core subjects (English, Maths and Science) and a range of vocational and foundation subjects. There is a growing emphasis on developing learner wellbeing and mental health and Ty Gwyn is a Trauma Informed School with a growing team of therapeutic support staff.
As a Learning Recovery Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting and guiding children and young people to make positive choices and return to learning on a needs basis. You will sup-port pupils should they need it on a dynamic and (at times) planned basis, including emotional check ins, short and focussed interventions to resolve an issue and where required, planned support work. You will support and guide pupils on entry to school and during transitions throughout the day where co-regulation is needed. There is a requirement to undertake some lunch and break time duties. You will be a lifelong learner and a trusted responsible figure in the PRU.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre continues to make progress post pandemic, external examination results are positive for Y11 pupils, standards of teaching and learning and the management of relationships remain strong under the current leadership team.
Application forms, and further details, including a job description and person specification for the role may be obtained via the Schools Recruitment website.
Please note to apply for this position you are required to complete the online application form on the Schools Recruitment Website. If you do not complete the online application, you will not be considered as having applied for the post.
Should you require further information about the post, please contact Victoria CoxWall – Head of Centre.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 26th June at midnight.
PROTECTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT RISK IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL AND COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THIS SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITY, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR THE ROLE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK.
The Council and School values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
Safeguarding Statement
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.