Teaching Assistant - L3 - The John Frost School

Salary: Grade 5, SCP 12 - 17, £27,711 - £30,060 pro rata

Teaching Assistant - L3 - The John Frost School
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Post No. EDSCH00210.4 - Teaching Assistant - L3 (Internal Exclusion Room) - The John Frost School

5 days a week – 37 hours for 39 weeks

The John Frost School is an oversubscribed, successful school for students aged 11-18. The school has a long-standing reputation for being supportive and caring and there has been significant development in recent years leading to achieving excellent results for our students.

We provide our students with outstanding pastoral care and are looking to appoint a new member of staff to work within our Pastoral Team as a Teaching Assistant, based in our internal exclusion room to provide support to individual students who need help in overcoming barriers to their learning.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth operation of the internal exclusion room, maintaining our high expectations of student conduct. The focus will be on promoting a culture of accountability, self-discipline, partnership, respect and excellence. By fostering these values, you will help create an environment where every student is encouraged to take responsibility for their actions and build respectful relationships. Through positive reinforcement and guidance, you will ensure that students working in the Exclusion Room follow the school’s expectations around our Ready to Learn behaviour system.

What you will need to succeed:

- Good standard of English with excellent written and oral communication skills and numeracy skills
- Experience of working with young people, ideally at secondary school level
- Adaptable, organised and able to work with minimum supervision
- A commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of students
- Well organised and possessing excellent time management skills. The ability to build friendly and professional relationships with staff, students, and external stakeholders
- Patient and resilient with a good sense of humour

THIS POST REQUIRES YOU TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE EWC.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing date: Tuesday 20 May 2025

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

Our values – Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd – Tegwch ar gyfer pawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn gufrifol, Gweithio gydan gilydd