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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Devizes School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 3AG

This job expired on 3 November 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  TBC/ASAP

• Closing date

  3 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,326.00 - £27,589.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

This role is for 37.00 hours per week, Term Time only - over 39 working weeks on permanent basis on WHF NJC M grade.

Vacancy Details

Devizes School is a well-established Secondary School in the heart of Wiltshire. We value diversity in our school community and hold a variety of lessons and events to celebrate our differences.

We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for an inspirational, self-motivated and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join us to work with students on a 1:1 basis.

If you are looking to continue your Teaching Assistant career in a challenging and rewarding role within our school to support students in their learning, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us on this exciting journey to help every student in our school reach their potential.

All About You

Do you have what it takes to join us? The Higher Level Teaching Assistant we would like to join us will be:

Experienced working in a school environment.

Enthusiastic and eager to help students learn.

Tolerant and compassionate with a good sense of humour.

A strong team-player.

Experienced in working with students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

Why Work for us?

We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:

We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.

Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.

Our children are engaged and eager to learn.

We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.

As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.

Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.

The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.

Benefits:

We believe in valuing our staff, and one of the ways we can do that is by offering a range of benefits to our staff:

Car Purchase Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent Pension Scheme

Ready to Apply?

We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today – we are looking forward to hearing from you.

Safeguarding Statement

The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this role, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. Please note that references will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.

The White Horse Federation values uniqueness and recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce. We value the contributions of all staff from a wide range of backgrounds and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. At The White Horse Federation, we believe that everyone should be treated with fairness and respect and share a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all of our schools. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and operate a fair recruitment process, free from discrimination against the protected characteristics, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, we will be carrying out an online search as part of our pre-interview checks on shortlisted candidates.

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 Devizes School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1137 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Devizes School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/devizes-school (opens in new tab)

Devizes School is a Good School (Ofsted 2019) and learning is at the heart of all that we do. We are a very forward thinking school who are always striving to do better. It is a very happy place to learn and work and the positive relationships between students and staff are based on mutual respect and are at the heart of high standards of teaching and learning. This results in all students making excellent progress

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