6 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 January 2025 at 8am

  • Date listed

    16 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant
  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days

Contract type

Fixed term - temporary until 31.8.25

Pay scale

Delta Grade C points 4 to 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

A good standard of written and numeracy skills

Good communication skills both oral and written

Ability to use basic technology to support the role

Ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders

Ability to work constructively as part of a team

Desirable

Completion of DfES Teacher Assistant Induction Programme

Working with or caring for children of relevant age

Understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

Emergency First Aid or First Aid at work qualification

Previous experience of working with young people preferably in a school setting.

What the school offers its staff

Southmere Primary Academy is a large primary academy with up to 420 pupils, including a 30 place nursery.The academy serves a diverse community with families from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.Southmere is a good school with a highly inclusive ethos. We provide outstanding provision for Personal Development and we believe that, through the pursuit of excellence, every child can achieve great things. Our curriculum is designed to promote learning which is active, engaging and personalised. We view the teaching and learning process as a partnership between the school, pupils and their parents. As a school we place great importance on the development of each and every child academically, socially and emotionally. We aim to provide a wide range of learning experiences both within the classroom and beyond which will promote a life long love of learning and enable our children to become independent, forward thinking and socially responsible citizens of the future.

Southmere is a good academy with outstanding personal development. A high quality curriculum has been developed with excellent teaching. We are striving to provide high quality CPD to ensure all staff have the skills to support children to make accelerated progress.

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:

  • Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days(subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.
  • Financial:offeringunlimitedaccess to a huge range ofdiscountson holidays, days out, retailer and cashback deals inc. Curry’s, John Lewis, Tesco and B&Q to name but a few.
  • Lifestyle and Wellbeing:discounted & flexiblegymmemberships, eye care vouchers, cycle 2 work/Technology scheme,free annual flu jaband 24/7 access to a market leading Employee Assistance Programme providing expert information specialist advisors trained by Citizens Advice and access to professionally qualified counsellors accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
  • Motoring:access to an employee vehicle leasing scheme*,discounted vehicle repairsand discounts on car/van hire.
  • Pension: excellentemployer/employee contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Personal and professional: we offer a range of training and development opportunities for you to grow and develop.

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained.


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

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About Southmere Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
375 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Email address
jaggerc@smpa.org.uk
Phone number
01274422040

Southmere Primary Academy is a large primary academy with up to 472 pupils, including a 52 place nursery. The academy serves a diverse community with families from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Southmere is an aspiring school with a highly inclusive ethos. We believe that, through the pursuit of excellence, every child can achieve great things. Our curriculum is designed to promote learning which is active, engaging and personalised. We view the teaching and learning process as a partnership between the school, pupils and their parents. As a school we place great importance on the development of each and every child academically, socially and emotionally. We aim to provide a wide range of learning experiences both within the classroom and beyond which will promote a life-long love of learning and enable our children to become independent, forward thinking and socially responsible citizens of the future.

Arranging a visit to Southmere Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jaggerc@smpa.org.uk.

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