Primary Teaching Assistant
Northampton International Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1AAThis job expired on 31 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- View all Part timejobs
- 37hrs per week 39 weeks per year 8am-4pm 30min lunch
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,562.00 - £18,933.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual salary
- £15,875.11-£16,192.41 pro rata
Primary Teaching Assistant job summary
A great opportunity has arisen for a talented Teaching Assistant to join our successful team at Northampton International Academy, part of East Midlands Academy Trust. We Closing date 31st Jan
Shortlisting 1st Feb
Interviews w/c 7th Feb
We are seeking to recruit a driven, enthusiastic, and ambitious KS2 TA to join our fantastic team!
If you have the desire to raise standards for all children, then you are our candidate!
We are a diverse vibrant and multicultural school thriving in the heart of the Northampton town centre community. If you have the desire to raise standards for all children, then you are our candidate!
We are a diverse vibrant and multicultural school thriving in the heart of the Northampton town centre community.
The successful candidate will:
· Have previous experience of working with children in an educational setting.
· Enjoy being with children and have a real desire to help them achieve.
· Believe all children can do well.
· Be passionate, flexible, and proactive in providing a creative and inspiring curriculum for pupils
· Be able to work collaboratively, but can also act with initiative
· Be self-motivated and keen to develop your skills.
Northampton International Academy is part of the East Midlands Academy Trust, it is an all through school, 4–19, and opened in September 2016. In July 2019, the academy achieved an Ofsted rating of Good.
Northampton International Academy is a local school with a global vision and this is at the very core of our curriculum offer. Every school in the East Midlands Academy Trust (EMAT) is committed to providing the highest standard of education so that all children are supported to be the best that they can be. This will be achieved by the delivery of a well-planned and highly effective curriculum which is driven by our values. We believe in the transformational power of education. Transformation is in the very fabric of our building, having been transformed from the derelict and disused Royal Mail sorting office into a state-of-the-art educational facility.
Even in this difficult time of pandemic, we have managed to maintain a broad and balanced curriculum, with key stage 3 learners accessing the specialist facilities on a rotational basis. In addition to our subject-based curriculum, our character education has been introduced throughout our all-through school as its DNA from reception through to Year 13. This character curriculum helps to prepare children for future learning and their adult lives. Focusing on the characteristics of Responsibility, Collaboration, Respect, Care, Excellence and Aspiration, our DNA of NIA complements our subject curriculum and our House system.
As a school, we are still growing. Therefore, we have a range of exciting opportunities for a September start. Please do watch the video of our school poem 'What We Are Made Of' to get to know us better. https://youtu.be/X8HFh1OarE4
By working for our Trust, you will be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as a range of employee benefits.
These include:
· Continuous professional development and training opportunities
· Dedicated support from our school improvement team
· Career and leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools
· A Trust employee forum with representatives from across the organisation
· A confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
· Childcare vouchers scheme
· A corporate eye care plan
For more information about these positions please contact Lorna Stockwell on 07500 559281 or email lorna.stockwell@emat.uk
COVID-19 considerations:
We have a comprehensive COVID-19 risk assessment for all on-site working to ensure the health and safety of staff and pupils.
A Note for Recruitment Agencies
We have a team of internal recruiters and we advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance then we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.
EMAT reserve the right to withdraw this advert early if a suitable candidate is found.
EMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age.
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 International Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Through schooljobs
- School size
- 2056 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@emt.uk
- Phone number
- 07500559281
Northampton International Academy is part of the East Midlands Academy Trust, it is an all through school, 4–19, and opened in September 2016. In July 2019, the academy achieved an Ofsted rating of Good.
It is a fantastic time to join NIA as it has its first Year 11 and 13 intake, as well as further groups in the primary phase and by September 2021 the school will have over 2000 pupils. This will make NIA one of the largest free schools in the country.
The children and staff at Northampton International Academy are currently completing the opening chapters of its history. The DNA of NIA is set by our High Expectations and Global Vision and we are building into the curriculum for all year groups our Character Drivers: Collaboration, Responsibility, Respect, Care, Excellence and Aspiration. By instilling these characteristics in our learners, they will flourish both within school and beyond as they set out to create their own histories
Arranging a visit to Northampton International Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@emt.uk.
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