Teaching Assistant

Whipman Woods Flying High Academy, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7FT

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  17 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,258.00 - £24,512.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4, Points 8 to 14 (37 Hours Per Week)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are excited to recruit a Teaching Assistant for Whipman Woods Flying High Academy. The Teaching Assistant will form part of a brand-new team working together to deliver an exceptional school that we can all be proud of. Being a part of a new school provides a unique opportunity to have a direct influence on shaping and establishing a vision for a brand-new school.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the staff that make up the team at Whipman Woods Flying High Academy.

Whipman Woods Flying High Academy opened its doors to children and the community in September 2024, as the third new school that Flying High has opened, following on from the significant success of Hucknall Flying High Academy and Rivendell Flying High Academy. Flying High is a partnership of 34 primary schools, with a significant track record of success. Collectively we aim to impact social change, by making every day count for every child and every community. At the heart of our success is a commitment to working together to deliver the very best for our children and to enable each member of staff to maximise their potential.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is interested in education and impacting on the lives of children.
• Is creative, relentlessly positive and a good team player
• Is determined to make every day count
• Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Can work effectively with and without direction.
• Has enthusiasm, energy, integrity, and professionalism.
• Has an eye for detail.
• Forms positive professional relationships with adults and children
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves up and get stuck in.

Your core duties will be:

• Working with a team to deliver high quality provision for specific children in our school
• Prepare the classroom for the next day’s learning
• Supervise and support children during lessons and over lunchtime
• Encouraging the children to positively interact with others and engage in lessons led by the teacher.
• Supporting the children’s academic, physical and emotional well-being
• Supporting and nurturing the children to become the best versions of themselves and ready for the next stage of their education
• Being aware of pupil barriers to learning, progress, achievements and able to adapt activities as discussed with the class teacher.
• Supporting the teacher in managing pupil behaviour and supporting the needs of the children.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date.

We welcome applications from both internal and external candidates. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post-holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Whipman Woods Flying High Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 236 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whipman Woods Flying High Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whipman-woods-flying-high-academy

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