Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Stanstead Flying High Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5BL

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,162.76 Annually (Actual) Grade 2 Point 2

Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Stanstead Flying High Academy are looking to appoint an teaching assistant to work alongside our experienced and committed team to provide high quality, supportive and nurturing provision for our Stanstead stars. This role will involve supporting the needs of children with SEN needs. The successful applicant will be working alongside other staff and professionals to help them access the curriculum and develop their independence while supporting them to reach their full potential both academically and socially as well as supporting their day to day personal care needs.

You would be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals, who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for the children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide.

At the heart of Stanstead are our Stanstead Values and our LEAD curriculum principles. These were acknowledged as a real strength in our recent OFSTED. ‘The values and visions for the school drive the curriculum well.’ Ofsted January 2022.The school believes children learn best when they feel happy, secure, confident and valued, irrespective of their ability or disability, social background, culture or gender.

Stanstead Flying High Academy, is part of The Flying High Partnership. Our Flying High family work hard to deliver the best possible opportunities to our children. Through this partnership we are proud of our achievements and are recognised as one of the highest performing Multi Academy Trusts (MAT) in the country.

We can offer you:

• A fantastic working environment, in a team that works together for the benefit of children in our school.
• A happy, dedicated & supportive staff team
• Support to develop you within this role, to be the best you can be, and to help you develop for your next career step
• An opportunity to be part of a supportive, developmental partnership
• The opportunity for quality Continuous Professional Learning
• A varied job where no day is the same!
• The opportunity for flexible working and generous holiday entitlement.
• Pensions scheme with generous employer contributions.
• An organisation committed to supporting and enabling all staff

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about children.
• Is interested in education and its impact on the lives of children.
• Is caring, friendly & approachable.
• Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Can work effectively with and without direction.
• Enthusiasm, energy, integrity, and professionalism.
• Is a team player.
• Has an eye for detail.
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in.
• Has previous experience working with children with SEN needs.

Your core duties will be:

• Working with a team to deliver high-quality provision for our children
• Supporting specific children to achieve their individual targets and with their personal care needs.
• Work with other professionals involved in supporting the child’s needs under the guidance of the class teacher and SENDCo
• Preparing the classroom for the next day’s learning
• Carry out observations of the children and use these to work with the team to inform planning for their next steps
• Supporting the children’s physical and emotional well-being
• Supporting and nurturing the children to become the best versions of themselves and ready for the next stage of their education

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.

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About Stanstead Flying High Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stanstead Flying High Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stanstead-nursery-and-primary-school

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