KS1/KS2 Teaching Assistant

Abbey View Primary Academy, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1BX

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  12 June 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern:
  • Part time - 25 - 30 hours per week – to be discussed with the candidate
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Range 1 to 2 (Full time equivalent £20,297 - £23,961) Dependent on qualifications and experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

The post-holder will be expected to support whole class learning, groups of children or individual children having specific or particular needs, as directed. The post-holder will share in the care and wellbeing of pupils throughout the Academy. Teaching Assistants will be fully informed about the needs of groups and individuals’ they are supporting and where working with named children the outcomes of their Educational Healthcare Plan and those targets set by external professionals and how to effectively support these needs. Teaching assistants will work under the direction of class teachers and the Head of Academy to support and deliver planned learning interventions.

Teaching Assistant role will include:

• Keeping children safe in education
• Contribute to brining the values and motto of the Academy to life
• Teaching groups or individuals and supporting in class
• Supporting learning (small groups and 1 to 1) in and outside of class
• Supporting pupils will additional needs ▪ Helping children to develop both socially, emotionally and academically
• Managing behaviour and routines
• Break time and medical duties

What the school offers its staff

In turn, we offer you:

• A chance to work alongside amazing children who are keen to learn and have high aspirations
• An opportunity to work alongside a highly professional, committed and talented staff team
• A brand new, state-of-the-art building with dedicated facilities and spaces for supporting learning
• A vibrant and inclusive community
• An opportunity to work and develop in an academy with a strong sense of moral and educational purpose, with an embedded Trust culture of learning from one another
• A commitment to well-being and reduced workload.

Further details about the role

For more information about our Academy please visit our website www.abbeyviewprimaryacademy.org.uk or to discuss the role further please contact our Principal, Ms M Mirza, via email: office@avpa.school or telephone:01494 939830

Visits to the Academy are warmly welcomed, but need to be arranged in advance. Please email: office@avpa.school or call: 01494 939830 to arrange a visit.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should complete the attached IFPT application form, which includes a personal statement that should outline your suitability for the post by referring to the job description and person specification detailed above.

Please send completed applications to Ms Mirza by email to: office@avpa.school

• Closing Date: 12th June 2023
• Interviews will be held on: 14th June 2023
• Start date: 1st September 2023

Early applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview strong applicants before the closing date of this advert.

Commitment to safeguarding

Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches will be completed prior to shortlisting and an enhanced DBS check will be sought from the successful candidate.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@avpa.school

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KS1-KS2 Teaching Assistant Job Description -AVPA- Closing date 12th June 2023.pdf - 374 KB (opens in new tab)

KS1-KS2 Teaching Assistant Person Specification -AVPA- Closing date 12th June 2023.pdf - 368 KB (opens in new tab)

KS1-KS2 Teaching Assistant Advert- AVPA- Closing date 12th June 2023.pdf - 438 KB (opens in new tab)

About Abbey View Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 152 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Abbey View Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@avpa.school
• Phone number: 01494 939830
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abbey-view-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

About us: Abbey View Primary Academy is a new, state of the art academy in the heart of the Pine Trees Development in High Wycombe. We opened our doors in September 2019 and serve the nursery and primary education needs of our new community and new housing development. In September 2023, we will be opening our Year 6 class. The Academy will continue to grow, year-on-year, to a two-form entry primary academy, offering places from Nursery to Year 6 and wraparound care provision. Abbey View is a vibrant academy where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve. We want our children not just to achieve, but to exceed expectations and attain the very best results they can academically, creatively and personally. Our pupils take ownership of their learning, becoming highly aspirational and resilient learners. Our motto is ‘Learning Today…Leading Tomorrow’ and this underpins everything we do. There is no doubt that Abbey View is an exciting place to be – for children, staff, parents and the local community.

Arranging a visit to Abbey View Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@avpa.school.

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