Horizons Teaching Assistant
John Smeaton Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8TA359 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.
Closing date
16 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 5 Days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- A1/B1 (SCP 2-6) £23,656 - £25,183, Actual Salary £20,346 - £21,659
What skills and experience we're looking for
John Smeaton Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Horizons Teaching Assistant to join our academy who will promote our vision and values. The successful candidate will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, within our resource provision – that provides support and education, for children with complex communication needs, to support the teacher on implementing a curriculum which is tailored to individual needs, enabling pupils to reach their full potential.
The ideal applicant will have:
- Good numeracy/literacy skills
- Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age
- Ability to relate well to children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership to a local government pension scheme.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further details about the role
johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk
About us:
At the heart of all that what we do is our core values. Through the values of: Kindness, Ambition, Dedication and Respect, our students, their parents/ carers and our colleagues are committed to the mission of the academy; one where we together ensure that all young people ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’ regardless of socio-economic background.
John Smeaton Academy aspires for all young people to leave their time with us having secured ‘The Gift of Choice’. Our key drivers that enable us to achieve this are centred around five key areas within the curriculum. Our curriculum is designed to instil exceptional standards, equipping our students with ambitious standards. It is designed to remove barriers so our students can maximise progress and access appropriate challenge, build resilience by ensuring that students are routinely exposed to challenging and difficult concepts and ideas (the Purple Zone). It is carefully crafted so that students can apply the knowledge they have acquired to different and challenging contexts and is designed to deliver awe and wonder. This is fundamental to promote creativity in the classroom; to inspire and engage our students so that they develop a passion and enthusiasm for learning not just in the classroom, but beyond. It develops the skills necessary to fulfil individual potential; developing independence and autonomy so that students are not over reliant on the support of others, including their teachers.
The academy is a truly exceptional place for students to study and for colleagues to work. We take pride in making decisions that are needs based and context specific, doing the right thing at the right time.
If you would like to know more about John Smeaton Academy, please visit our website at www.
How to Apply:
If you’re as excited about this role as we are, a Job Description / Person Specification and Application Form are available to download from the GORSE Academies Trust website www.tgat.org.uk/jobs/29953/, by email to enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.ukor by telephone on 0113 8313900.
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About John Smeaton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 604 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- John Smeaton Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 8313900
Arranging a visit to John Smeaton Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk.
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