Advanced Teaching Assistant
Outwood Academy City, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8SSThis job expired on 16 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 34 hrs per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £20,826.97 - £21,505.20
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidates will work to support students in all necessary provisions. A key focus will be to increase students' ability to access all areas of the curriculum. Examples of the work the successful candidates will be expected to deliver are to:
- Take responsibility for a caseload of students inside and outside of the classroom during structured or unstructured time.
- Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students’ educational progress and attainment and prepare them for adulthood.
- Deliver intervention programs to individuals and small groups, preparing relevant and appropriate learning experiences in conjunction with the department staff. A key focus of this work will be around emotional literacy and social skills.
- Track and monitor student life skill targets and/or EHCP outcomes, discussing progress with parents and agreeing new targets/EHCP outcomes at Interim Reviews.
The successful candidate must have Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths or equivalent, as well as Level 3 qualification relating to working with children and young people and possess strong IT skills, be a good communicator, approachable and have a positive attitude towards staff and students.
What the school offers its staff
Pay progression happens automatically on theanniversary of the target period appropriateto your role
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available(such as maternity, adoption and parentalleave) with no qualifying period
• We have our own Workload Charter andare committed to ensuring that Teachers’workloads are manageable
• All teachers receive an allotted minimum oftwo hours CPD each week
• Access to centralised resources to supportwith lesson planning and reducing workload
• Comprehensive induction andtraining processEmployee benefitsWhat do we offer as an employer?
Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive rangeof accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level.
We also offer:
• Automatic enrolment into our EmployeeAssistance Programme which gives you andyour family members free access to:
• Specialist information on a wide range ofwork-life issues
• Emotional support and counselling for awide range of personal and work issues
• Legal guidance
• Financial guidance and debt counselling
• Child and dependent care supportand advice
• Support for managers
• We are also a wellbeing employer with adedicated wellbeing policy and menopausepolicy along with menopause championsbased in our academies
• Free flu vaccinations
• Free onsite parking
• Employee discounts such as competitivelypriced Synergy Car Leasing
• Access to various discount sites
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Outwood Academy City
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1177 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy City website
- Email address
- s.day@outwood.com
'New leaders have begun to transform the culture of the school' (Ofsted Nov 2024) so come and join us on the continuation of our transformative journey. Serving the bustling city of Sheffield, Outwood Academy City was constructed in 2011 with state-of-the-art facilities and joined Outwood Grange Academies Trust three years later. The school has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students, with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning, enabling our young people to realise their vocational, practical, creative and academic abilities. 'Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum that the school has carefully sequenced' (Ofsted Nov 2024) to ensure that we give our young people the best chance to succeed. Our students are a really special group of young people, and they are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside our ambitious curriculum, and, as a result of 'high-quality pastoral care’, our students thrive and are proud to be a Citizen. Come and take a look at what we offer, and see if you could be a part of Team City - #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. Will you join us?
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy City
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.day@outwood.com.
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