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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    2 June 2022 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    5 May 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£14,852.78 actual / £18,525 FTE

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant
35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Salary: £14,852.78 actual, (£18,525 FTE)

Are you interested in meeting the needs of young people?
If you want a career that plays to your strengths, keep reading…..

As a Learning Support Assistant at Northampton Academy you will work closely with classroom teachers, providing directed support and supervision to individual or groups of students
As part of your role you will also be required to deliver and support with the co-curricular program at Northampton Academy and as a result, hours have been adapted to accommodate this.
The aim of your support and guidance will be to enable children to access the curriculum and to facilitate full inclusion into school life, supporting them to learn as independently as possible and to develop to their full potential.
You should have a quiet and encouraging manner with the ability to remain calm in difficult situations, along with excellent verbal communication skills and an awareness of the importance of inclusion for children and young people with Special Educational Needs. There will be opportunities to specialise and develop knowledge and expertise in one area.
Whether you are an experienced teaching/learning support assistant, a recent graduate and/ or considering working in an education or care setting or looking for a rewarding career change, this could be the ideal post for you. Join the team and you will work alongside professionals from a mix of backgrounds.

You will be given roles that let you play to your strengths and will get the support you need to flourish professionally.

For more information about this role, please contact Louise Jones, Assistant Principal – Inclusion/SENDCo – email l.jones@northampton-academy.org

Closing date: 12.00 noon on Monday, 6th June 2022
Interviews:

Northampton Academy is committed to equal opportunities and to the protection and safety of all students and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share these commitments.

The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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 Northampton Academy

School type
Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1721 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Northampton Academy is part of United Learning, a unique group of independent and state schools working together to achieve the best in everyone. Our vision is to provide excellent education so that all young people are able to make a success of their lives and, if we are to realise this vision, we need to make sure we attract, develop and reward the key ingredient – high quality staff such as you.

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