SEN Support Assistant - Cape Cornwall School

About The Role:

Cape Cornwall School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and versatile individual to join our Learning Support Team within our ‘Kites’ ARB.  The post will involve working closely with students who may display complex and challenging behaviour. This post is for 35 hours per week.

 The successful applicant will have a patient and caring nature, as well as an inherent desire to help students with additional needs thrive academically and socially within our specialist ’Kites’ Area Resource Base (ARB).  Our ‘Kites’ ARB forms part of Cape Cornwall School and is a specialist provision for children who have special educational needs.

 You will share our commitment to excellence, inclusion and aspiration for every student and will be determined to ensure the very best outcomes for children.  You will work in partnership with colleagues within Truro and Penwith Academy Trust schools.

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Cape Cornwall School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed SEN Support Assistant.  Cape Cornwall School is in a beautiful, rural setting in the fields between Penzance and St. Ives, with excellent facilities and easy access to the most wonderful outdoor learning environments. The real strength of the school lies in the people; staff, children, parents and governors.  We are proud of our school and work hard to provide a caring and stimulating environment for learning. We share an ethos which promotes high standards in academic achievement allied with a broad, stimulating, hands-on curriculum. We celebrate and encourage the talents and skills of all of our children. Our aim is to foster independent and curious learners who are able and willing to make a positive contribution to our community and society.

The position will work closely with the Monitoring Committee to develop a strategic view for the school in its community and analyse and plan for the future needs and further development of the school within the local, national and international context. The role will ensure that all pupils receive a good quality education through a programme designed to promote a stimulating style of learning in a safe and healthy school environment.

About You:

You will have a child-centered approach and will provide a creative, inclusive and challenging curriculum which inspires and motivates children and supports high quality teaching and learning both indoors and out.  Ideally, you will have recent experience and will share our vision and values to join our school.

Individuals must demonstrate a significant contribution to secondary school improvement and an enthusiasm to embrace the opportunities of leading our school with a strong community identity. Full details on the school and job description for the role can be found in the candidate pack above.

Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family-friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying for are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

The closing date for receiving applications is 12.00pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025.

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Mrs Stocker, Director of Learning (Kites ARB) on dstocker@cape.tpacademytrust.org or 01736 788501

Interviews to be held the week beginning 12 May 2025.

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.