Teaching Assistant – Nightingale Community Academy’s Satellite Provision

What skills and experience we're looking for

will offer up to 72 secondary places for boys and girls, introduced through a phased build-up over three years. Joining the team at this new site provides a unique opportunity to help shape a brand‑new provision from the ground up, creating a safe, supportive, and inspiring environment for students from day one.

We are looking for compassionate, patient, and proactive Teaching Assistants to join our team at our new satellite site. Working closely with teachers, you will help create a nurturing and inclusive environment where every pupil can thrive.

• Support pupils’ learning and development under the guidance of the class teacher, including one-to-one and small group interventions.
• Promote positive behaviour and social-emotional development, supporting pupils to manage emotions and interact successfully with peers.
• Assist with planning and delivering activities, adapting resources to meet individual needs.
• Monitor and record pupil progress, providing feedback to teachers and contributing to assessment and planning.
• Support the school’s ethos of safety and inclusion, ensuring all pupils feel valued and supported.

• Experience working with children, preferably in an SEMH, special needs, or educational setting.
• Demonstrates patience, empathy, and strong interpersonal skills, able to build trusting relationships with pupils.
• Is proactive and flexible, able to adapt to the needs of different pupils and situations.
• Has basic literacy, numeracy, and IT skills, with the ability to support learning across the curriculum.
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, understanding the importance of confidentiality and school policies.

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:
Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.

• Pension Scheme – you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing – We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.