22 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 January 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

5/6 £31,069 - £35,444 (£26,604.35 - £30,350.66) PRO RATA)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to Students, so that they can communicate effectively with others
  • Encourage students to become independent learners, provide support for their welfare and to support the inclusion of students in all aspects of PRIDE life
  • Provide support to teachers by working collaboratively to maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
  • Provide support for the curriculum by raising the learning and attainment of all students
  • Provide support to the Academy by upholding and facilitating inclusive practices
  • Be committed to improving own Professional Learning and Development through reflection, self-evaluation and awareness

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.


What the school offers its staff

Our Trust

PRIDE Academy is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND).

Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.

Rewards & Benefits

OHC&AT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and there are many benefits to embarking on your career with us. In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes:

  • Enhanced parental leave schemes
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loans
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Membership to Discounts for Teachers – an app providing employee discounts and benefits
  • Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
  • Comprehensive training and development
  • Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured (our employee assistance programme)
  • Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
  • Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
  • As part of your contract of employment you will enrolled into a pension scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.

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.

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About The PRIDE Academy

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 19
School size
91 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Phone number
02038977077

Arranging a visit to The PRIDE Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

School location

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