PPA Teaching Assistant
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, Broughton, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7EEThis job expired on 8 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Bucks Pay Range 2 -3
PPA Teaching Assistant job summary
PPA Teaching Assistant
| Job title | PPA Teaching Assistant (formerly equivalent to a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant) |
Salary | Bucks Pay Range 2 -3 Based on 39 weeks per year this includes INSET days |
| Hours | Monday- Friday |
| Contract type | Permanent |
| Expressions of interest by | Friday 8th November 2024 |
| Starting date | As soon as possible |
About us:
Kingsbrook View is a vibrant and diverse Academy where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve. We want our children not just to achieve, but to exceed expectations and attain the very best results they can academically, creatively and personally. Our pupils take ownership of their learning, becoming highly aspirational and resilient learners.
Our motto ‘Growing Together to Achieve Dreams’ and our values: aspiration, respect, integrity and resilience underpin all we do. There is no doubt that Kingsbrook View is an exciting place to be – for children, staff, parents and the local community.
About you:
- Willingness to engage in a qualification related to teaching
- Passionate about working to make teaching and learning imaginative, fun, purposeful and challenging
- A dedicated professional with high expectations of all aspects of learning and Academy life
- Committed to supporting the preparation of a welcoming and stimulating learning experience for all children
- Flexible thinking, have a willingness to work across the school and undertake additional responsibilities as and when required
Job Description
Main responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to support whole class learning, groups of children or individual children having specific or particular needs, as directed. The post-holder will share in the care and wellbeing of pupils throughout the academy. Teaching Assistants will be fully informed about the needs of groups and individuals’ they are supporting and where working with named children the outcomes of their Educational Healthcare Plan and those targets set by external professionals.
Teaching assistants will work under the direction of class teachers and the Head of Academy to support and deliver planned learning interventions.
This Job Description describes in general terms the normal duties which the post-holder will be expected to undertake. However, the job or duties described may vary or be amended from time to time without changing the level of responsibility associated with the post.
The post-holder will be expected to carry out the following- please also refer to the attached Job Description:
- Safeguarding
- Teaching and learning
- Working collaboratively
- Administrative assistance
- Standards and quality assurance
- Behaviour and classroom management
- Health and welfare of children
- Break and lunchtime duties
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy is part of Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust. Our Trust includes a national Behaviour Hub lead school, Inspiring Futures Professional Development (IFPD) and School Centred Initial Teacher Training Centre (SCITT); these wider educational activities allow us to offer a very wide range of exciting challenging and enriching professional development opportunities and career progression pathways.
Person Specification
Please refer to the attached document
Application Process
We welcome any interested candidates to speak directly with the Head of Academy or to email jturner@kvpa.school
How to apply:
Candidates are invited to express their interest in writing (email or letter) addressed to Jon Turner, Head of Academy, briefly outlining why they would fit the specification for this post and the experience they would bring to the Academy.
Interested candidates should complete the online application on the My New Term portal, which includes a personal statement that should outline your suitability for the post by referring to the job description and person specification detailed above.
In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CV’s cannot be accepted and you will need to complete an online application form to be considered for this position
Shortlisting:
Candidates will be notified if they have been successful for interview. Interviews may be offered prior to the closing date, upon receipt of an exceptionally strong application.
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy and the Inspiring Future’s Partnership Trust are committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches will be completed prior to shortlisting and an enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of all successful candidates
Commitment to safeguarding
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy and the Inspiring Future’s Partnership Trust are committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Online searches & BCC Self-Declaration form will be completed prior to shortlisting and an enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of all successful candidates.
About Kingsbrook View Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 269 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
The newest primary Academy in Buckinghamshire is growing rapidly, creating a number of exciting opportunities. Are you ready to join our expanding team and become part of something very special and rewarding?
Kingsbrook View opened in September 2021, with just 3 classes (90 pupils), and was built to serve the primary education needs of the new Kingsbrook residential development.
We currently have 5 classes, up to Year 3. In September 2023, we will be opening an additional 4 classes, across the Academy, taking us up to 9 classes (2 in Foundation Stage; 2 in Year 1; 2 in Year 2; 2 in Year 3 and 1 in Year 4) totalling 270 pupils. Our rapid growth means that we have a number of opportunities to join our expanding and dedicated staff team. We will continue to grow until we reach our final capacity of 472 places, up to the end of KS2.
At Kingsbrook View Primary Academy we are committed to delivering inspirational learning opportunities that are engaging, purposeful and challenging as everyone has the potential to achieve and excel. We have a passion for learning and we value the power of learning in securing a successful future. Our pupils take ownership of their learning to become highly aspirational and be able to make positive contributions to life in modern Britain.
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy:
• Has a strong set of values, modelled and followed by all
• Provides an excellent primary education for all children attending
• Enables all children to be highly aspirational and reach their potential
• Has high expectations of all
• Develops resilience, independence and self-regulation
• Provides a broad, rich, engaging and challenging curriculum
• Is an active and prominent establishment within the local community
• Provides a secure and happy environment where everybody’s safety and wellbeing matters: children, parents and staff.
• Meets the individual needs of children and their families through a proven model of outstanding teaching and learning
• Values the contribution outdoor learning makes to a stimulating curriculum as well as wellbeing
• Celebrates diversity through an inclusive culture based on equality and respect
• Is a member of the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, drawing on the expertise and capacity of other Trust members to deliver outstanding provision
Our values permeate all that we do and we expect all children, parents, staff, Trustees and visitors to live and breathe these values. These values underpin our curriculum as they are central to being successful individuals, who make a valued contribution as citizens in the modern world.
Aspiration: aiming high, having high expectations and striving for the best
Resilience: responding to challenge, overcoming difficulty and learning from mistakes by having a growth mindset
Respect: valuing everyone’s contributions and demonstrating respect for ourselves and others
Integrity: being open and honest, showing commitment to what is right and being proud of who we are
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