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Level 4 Teaching Assistant

Hilton Spencer Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5GH

This job expired on 24 April 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  24 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC20 to 24

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to employ a reliable, hardworking, fun, enthusiastic and caring individual to join our Teaching Assistant team. This role involves working with teachers to support teaching and learning as a whole by working with individuals or small groups of pupils under the direction of teaching staff and, for short periods of time, to be responsible for the whole class in the absence of the teacher.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate delivering high-quality support to children and young people, accelerating the progress of groups of children and young people and developing high quality resources.

Qualifications and experience:

GCSE Maths and English Grade 4 or equivalent

Evidence of additional qualifications suitable to TA role NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant, HLTA qualification or equivalent

Experience of working and supporting primary age children

Experience of carrying out intervention programmes

Knowledge of Teaching Assistants’ contribution to raising standards by the promotion of independent learning.

Knowledge of National Curriculum and how this is applied to planning, preparation and delivery of learning activities.

Knowledge and understanding of pupil assessment, progress, evaluation and reporting of attainment.

Knowledge of stages of child development and individual needs.

Knowledge of appropriate behaviour management practices

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and an active listener

Highly motivated and the ability to motivate children

Assist children on an individual basis, in small group and whole class work

Good organisational skills and the ability to work independently, using own initiative, solving problems and finding solutions

Good ICT skills

What the school offers its staff

Hilton Spencer Academy works to foster ambitious expectations, high standards and shared values. We focus on monitoring progress and achievement so we can celebrate our pupils’ successes. Our children are at the heart of every decision we make, and we work in collaboration with our community to ensure they have a happy, safe and purposeful environment in which they can grow and flourish.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

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 Hilton Spencer Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 583 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hilton Spencer Academy website
• Email address: info@hiltonspencer.org.uk
• Phone number: 01283732334
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hilton-spencer-academy

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