Teaching Assistant (Employment Support Officer) in Scunthorpe

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (term time only) + 5 INSET days, Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm.

Salary: Grade 3, SCP 3 – £24,796 (FTE), £18,651.67 (actual) subject to a final salary evaluation.

About Us

Trent View College is a newly built post 16 special educational needs college. We aim to equip young people with essential skills for life, building on and enhancing their college journey. Removing barriers to learning, we are fully inclusive and celebrate individual differences. We support students to develop inquisitive, aspirational, and resilient young people ready to contribute to their communities.

Purpose of the Post

Provide tailored support to interns with special educational needs and/or disabilities to develop on-the-job work skills so they can obtain paid employment. The successful candidate will be based at Scunthorpe Hospital, facilitating the transition from education to employment by delivering personalised coaching, developing work‑related skills, and securing appropriate paid employment. The role may involve supervising the whole group or supporting individuals in the classroom or on job rotation.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish good relationships with interns, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
• Attend to students’ personal needs including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
• Supervise and support students ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• Use specialist knowledge and experience to support students in line with their individual targets.
• Provide feedback on progress, achievement, behaviour and attendance.
• Encourage interns to interact and work cooperatively, recognising and rewarding self‑reliance.
• Develop 1:1 mentoring relationships and provide support during crises.
• Support for the Internship Tutor.
• Work with the tutor to establish a purposeful, orderly, and productive learning environment.
• Collaborate with the tutor and host business staff on lesson planning, evaluation, and adjustment of resources to meet individual needs.
• Monitor, evaluate, and evidence students’ progress, providing accurate analysis when required.
• Promote and maintain health and safety through proactive management of student behaviour.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers, exchanging information sensitively regarding progress, behaviour and attendance.
• Liaise with other professionals and services as appropriate.
• Provide general administrative support and assist with development of plans and monitoring systems.
• Support for the Curriculum.
• Support students to access the curriculum, including core skills and the Project Search curriculum.
• Implement agreed learning activities and programmes according to pupils’ needs.
• Determine the need for, prepare and maintain equipment and resources.
• Monitor and arrange orderly and secure storage as supplied.
• Operate and maintain everyday equipment, undertaking simple repairs and reporting damage.
• Support for the College.
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the college.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other professionals to support student progress.
• Ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Use personal strengths and expertise to advise and support others.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings and training as required.
• Assist with supervision of students on community visits and out-of-college activities.
• Supervise students at lunch and break times.
• Maintain and update records, information and data in line with college policies.

Salary & Hours

The starting base salary is Grade 3, SCP 3 – £24,796 (FTE). Working 32.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm) term time only + 5 INSET days.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, especially those from under‑represented groups. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. The role involves working with children and vulnerable adults; applicants barred from regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults must not apply. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. Further pre‑employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, may be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance. Overseas candidates will be required to provide criminal records checks from countries of residence.

Contact: Jodie Hutchison, Office Manager – j.hutchison@trentviewcollege.co.uk