3 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    25 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£18,013.00 - £18,585.00 Annually (Actual) Actual starting salary based on FTE salary of £24,027

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant for a fixed term period linked to a specific named student, to work in individual, small group or classroom-based settings to support progress across the curriculum. The successful candidate will work with students of all ages, alongside providing individual support for specific students with care plans to enable their access to learning.

About us:

At Broadland High Ormiston Academy, we are committed to providing a safe, happy and inspiring learning environment in which all students and staff can grow, develop and flourish.

Our academy has a proud history of academic success and pastoral care. We value our staff highly, through support for continuing professional development and through a focus on workload and focusing on what really makes a difference to our students. We want every student and member of staff to aspire to achieve excellence in all that they do. Our academy consistently performs above national averages in both attainment and progress at the end of Key Stage 4 and results in 2024 were our best yet as judged by both progress and attainment. This success is driven through our unwavering focus on high quality teaching and learning in every lesson, every day for every student.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust and brings with it multiple benefit schemes, including lifestyle and retailer discounts and access to wellbeing support.

About you:

Our ideal candidate will have;

  • Good numeracy/literacy and ICT skills
  • Level 2 Mathematics and English or equivalent
  • NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance or experience
  • A First Aid qualification/training in specific medical procedures or the commitment to develop this
  • A basic understanding of child development and learning
  • Ability to relate well to children and adults
  • An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

If you would like to arrange a visit to the school or speak with someone for further information, please email Charlotte on charlottetrevatt@broadlandhighoa.co.uk to arrange this.

If you are excited about the opportunity to work with a great team of staff and students and believe you have the right skills, we encourage you to apply.

Please submit your application before the closing date of 25 November 2024. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.


Broadland High Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Broadland High Ormiston Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
761 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

School location

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