The Basics
Job Title: Teaching Assistant (SEN)
Location: On-site (Hebden Bridge)
Hours: 18 to 21 hours per week

Pay: £16ph

*This is a student allocated funded role

Start Date: February 2025

The Role

We are looking for an experienced teaching assistant to join our team.  You would be supporting a young child on a 2:1 staff to pupil ratio.

Are you passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning and improving the social mobility and wellbeing of children and young people?  Featured on the BBC, Plumb Learning CIC is a female led not-for-profit organisation teaching hands-on plumbing skills to children and young people aged 6 to 16.  

Our workshops and short courses have been proven to improve behaviour, connect families and build resilient communities.  Based around a series of small achievable goals our sessions are inclusive of children and young people with and without send and semh.  

Based in Hebden Bridge, but operating nationally we offer a supportive inclusive work environment. The successful candidate will be passionate about helping young people to engage with hands on learning, comfortable with intimate care and excited about their own professional development.

Experience/ skills
Must have:

• At least two years experience in a 1:1/ 2:1 role.
• Understanding of EHCP, EP reports, student passports etc.
• Understand the importance of a trauma informed, restorative approach to education and what that looks like in practice.
• Experience working with children and young people with SEN

Desirable

• Safeguarding level 2
• First Aid
• Experience using the Happy Chimp model
• Experience of/ interest in trade skills

Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to apply via email.  Send a cv and covering letter explaining why you would be perfect for the role to hayley@plumblearning.org

Role: Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)

Pay: £26ph

Hours: Minimum 18 hours per week (term time)

Location: CV1 4AH

Start Date: March 2025

Are you passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning and improving the social mobility and wellbeing of children and young people?  Featured on the BBC, Plumb Learning CIC is a female led not-for-profit organisation teaching hands-on plumbing skills to children and young people aged 6 to 16.  

Our workshops and short courses have been proven to improve behaviour, connect families and build resilient communities.  Based around a series of small achievable goals our sessions are inclusive of children and young people with and without send and semh.  

We are now entering an exciting phase of expansion and looking for a fantastic part-time tutor to join the team.  Based at our new centre in Coventry – CV1, you will work closely with young people referred through the CAP (Coventry Alternative Provision) team to teach life changing hands-on skills.  

Don’t worry you don’t have to be a plumber to work for Plumb Learning – we’re looking for highly organised, passionate educators with experience of working with primary and secondary aged children.  

We are a relationship focused provision which embraces positive behaviour management and restorative practices. It is essential that you have a trauma informed approach to teaching and engagement strategies including for those with PDA.

Support in your role:

• Comprehensive Plumb Learning practitioner training.
• Regular refresher training.
• Shadowing opportunities as part of the training.
• Regular observations and 1:1s.
• Access to online training resources.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching Plumb Learning plumbing workshops and short courses.
• Leading 1:1 and small group sessions.
• Developing hands-on careers based pshe activities in line with the student’s interests.
• Being a trusted, safe adult with a focus on relationship building.
• Adapting the Plumb Learning curriculum to suit the ability of each learner.
• Working with a range of children with and without send and semh.
• Working with PEX children and those at risk of PEX.
• Ensuring learner engagement within the sessions.
• Recording attendance and absences.
• Evidencing progress and outcomes.
• Acting as DDSL.

Required:

• Minimum level 3 SEND qualification.
• Trauma informed.
• Experience of restorative behaviour policies.
• Safeguarding level 2.
• Qualified first aider.
• Enhanced DBS.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role.
• Experience in engaging young people with barriers to learning with learning.
• Ability to communicate efficiently with parents.
• Experience session planning and recording outcomes.
• Knowledge and experience of trauma informed and restorative practices within education.
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills quickly.

Desirable

• QTS status.
• Safeguarding level 3.
• Driving licence.
• Knowledge/ experience of trade skills industry.
• A1 assessors award or equivalent.
• Experience of using the Chimp Model

Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to fill out the application form via this link https://forms.gle/755YmrJsKF88ubrN6

For more information about the role before you apply get in touch via Hayley@plumblearning,org

Role: Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)

Pay: £26ph

Hours: Part time/ Full time 

Location: HX78AF

Start Date: Immediate start

Are you passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning and improving the social mobility and wellbeing of children and young people?  Featured on the BBC, Plumb Learning CIC is a female led not-for-profit organisation teaching hands-on plumbing skills to children and young people aged 6 to 16.  

Our workshops and short courses have been proven to improve behaviour, connect families and build resilient communities.  Based around a series of small achievable goals our sessions are inclusive of children and young people with and without send and semh.  

We are now entering an exciting phase of expansion and looking for a number of experienced tutors to join our team.  You will be working closely with young people referred through Calderdale Council’s Exclusions, SEN and Alternative Provision teams to teach life changing hands-on skills.  

Don’t worry you don’t have to be a plumber to work for Plumb Learning – we’re looking for highly organised, passionate educators with experience of working with primary and secondary aged children.  

We are a relationship focused provision which embraces positive behaviour management and restorative practices. It is essential that you have a trauma informed approach to teaching and engagement strategies including for those with PDA.

Support in your role:

• Comprehensive Plumb Learning practitioner training.
• Regular refresher training.
• Shadowing opportunities as part of the training.
• Regular observations and 1:1s.
• Access to online training resources.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching Plumb Learning plumbing workshops and short courses.
• Leading 1:1 and small group sessions.
• Developing hands-on careers based pshe activities in line with the student’s interests.
• Being a trusted, safe adult with a focus on relationship building.
• Adapting the Plumb Learning curriculum to suit the ability of each learner.
• Working with a range of children with and without send and semh.
• Working with PEX children and those at risk of PEX.
• Ensuring learner engagement within the sessions.
• Recording attendance and absences.
• Evidencing progress and outcomes.
• Acting as DDSL.

Required:

• Minimum level 3 SEND qualification.
• Trauma informed.
• Experience of restorative behaviour policies.
• Safeguarding level 2.
• Qualified first aider.
• Enhanced DBS.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role.
• Experience in engaging young people with barriers to learning with learning.
• Ability to communicate efficiently with parents.
• Experience session planning and recording outcomes.
• Knowledge and experience of trauma informed and restorative practices within education.
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills quickly.

Desirable

• QTS status.
• Safeguarding level 3.
• Driving licence.
• Knowledge/ experience of trade skills industry.
• A1 assessors award or equivalent.
• Experience of using the Chimp model.

Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to fill out the application form via this link: https://bit.ly/3Eclq9Y

For more information about the role before you apply get in touch via Hayley@plumblearning,org

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Send your expression of interest via hayley@plumblearning.org

Application Process:
More information coming soon – Send your expression of interest to hayley@plumblearning.org

From Spring 2025 Plumb Learning CIC will be offering an exciting new opportunity to join our network of certified Plumb Learning Practitioners.

Our Practitioner training is designed for anyone who wants to learn valuable hands-on skills and pass them on to their local community of amazing youth.

More info coming soon!