Teaching Assistant Level 1 (Special) - Glan Y Mor School

Salary: £25,782 - £26,607

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About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 1572

Organisation: Schools

Section: Glan Y Mor School

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Permanent Term Time Only

Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Llanelli

Grade: Grade D +4%

Salary: £25,782 - £26,607

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate : £13.36 - £13.79

Contract Hours 32.5

Come and join our team
Required for September 2025, a full-time, excellent classroom practitioner and inspiring and advocate of students with challenges, who is ready to contribute to and support the leadership of a class of students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, as we develop and begin our new purpose designed specialist provision for students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Glan-y-Mor is a forward-looking school that is embracing the New Curriculum in September and therefore this is an opportunity for an innovative and creative teaching assistant to join the school at this exciting time, as alongside this we begin to develop our specialist provision.

We are looking for a well-qualified, inspirational and motivated person who is keen to be part of a dedicated and enthusiastic team to support the class. This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual to work in an environment that prides itself on working collaboratively to maximize the potential of all its pupils. The successful candidate would be expected to bring an innovative, dynamic and ambitious approach to the class and must demonstrate the ability to:

• Support individual pupils in accessing learning.
• Work within the team to inform, guide and plan learning.
• Show initiative in dealing with a range of challenges.

The primary role of the Level 1 teaching assistant is to support pupils within the Centre and in mainstream lessons. The pupils will have a variety of complex needs including severe learning difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and potentially challenging behaviour. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the class teachers and HLTA, and will work with a small group of pupils within a classroom context. They will be required to use their own initiative, and adapt curriculum materials. The ability to use Sign a Long and PECS would be an advantage, as would the ability to drive a school minibus.

Candidates should thrive on the development and leadership opportunities presented, be an outstanding classroom practitioner and consistently demonstrate the highest standards of support and delivery. The school is committed to raising attainment across all key stages with all pupils and successful applicants need to champion this ethos and demonstrate a sound understanding of the strategies required to achieve this. We are fully committed to the ongoing professional development of all our staff. The successful applicant would be joining an emerging team in an exciting phase of development of our school.

Glan-y-Môr and Bryngwyn School are part of a federation that strives to develop excellent standards and opportunities for all its pupils. In this context, the successful candidate would be expected to work collaboratively and closely with colleagues across the federation, but will be based at Glan Y Mor.

Glan-y-Môr has shown significant improvement over time and the latest Estyn Inspection (2017) for both schools recorded that both the Current Performance and Prospect for Improvement for the school are both Excellent.

Further details are available upon request from Diane Booth, Ysgol Glan-y-Môr School, Heol Elfed, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, SA16 0AL Tel: 01554 832507 or via email: diane.booth@glanymor.cymru

Information about vacancies at Ysgol Glan-y-Môr are available on the school website: www.glanymorschool.co.uk/About-Us/Vacancies and information about the school is available at www.glanymorschool.co.uk

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DBS level: An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk

Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 1 - You will need a basic knowledge of Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level..

Closing Date: 13/04/2025, 23:55

The Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information

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Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

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