Teaching Assistant 1-1

Olney Infant Academy, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 5AD

6 days remaining to apply

Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
3 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 Annually (FTE) £9,755 Actual per Annum

Teaching Assistant 1-1 job summary

Job Title: Teaching Assistant 1-1

Contract Term: Tuesday – Thursday 11.30am to 3.30pm , Friday 1pm – 3.30pm

Contract Type: Part-time/Temporary

Salary: Grade D1 FTE £25,992 Actual Per Annum £9,755

Starting asap and finishing July 22nd 2025 – the role may be extended.

Aim and main purpose of the role:

The ideal candidate will:

have the ability to connect with disadvantaged or vulnerable children.
will be confident building strong positive relationships with pupils to help them progress both socially and academically.
will be confident, calm and assertive and be able to put consistent, clear boundaries in place.
will be able to work on their own initiative, as well as contributing to a team
will have the skill set to support a pupil with specific needs to access the curriculum
have the experience of working with children with a special education need.

The candidate must have the knowledge and skills within the core subjects (English and Maths) to ensure the child can achieve their full potential.

Knowledge of speech and language support strategies would be beneficial but not essential as support and training can be given.

Additional training is desirable but NOT essential as we can provide you with the appropriate training as part of your CPD

There may also be opportunities to also work at our wrap around care club.

Please see the job description for further details.

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Our commitment to ensuring equal opportunity and lifelong development is showcased in our 1:1 iPad initiative for learners and teaching colleagues across the schools in our trust. By harnessing the power of technology and collaboration, we aim to reshape and rethink what it means to be a learner into this digital age, and you can play a role in shaping our curriculum offer by joining us on this journey.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check

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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.