Teaching Assistant 2 / Teaching Assistant 3
Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2ATThis job expired on 3 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
16 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week, Term-time only plus 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TA2a Grade 4 £17,647 - £18,212 pa / TA2b Grade 5 £18,212 - £19,802 pa / TA3 Grade 6 £19,802 - £22,697 pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant 2 / Teaching Assistant 3 (with intimate care duties)
We are
characterised by how we treat our people
“Pupils enjoy attending this thriving and popular school. They feel a strong sense of belonging to the school community. Pupils achieve well and almost all successfully move on to apprenticeships, A levels or other forms of education, employment or training. Staff have high expectations of behaviour and know pupils very well.” Ofsted April 2023
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic person, with the skills and ability to support students and establish positive relationships to promote excellent learning. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a supportive team, committed to ensuring our young people are safe, healthy and supported to achieve.
We are looking for a Teaching
Assistant who will:
- Develop positive relationships with students to assist their progress and attainment.
- Model commitment, resilience, patience, hard work and a good sense of humour
- Implement structured learning activities, monitor and review pupil achievements relating to their targets
- May assist in the specific medical / care needs of pupils, including intimate personal care such as toileting / changing
The successful candidate will fully embrace our ethos of ‘Belong, Believe Achieve’ whilst bringing fresh ideas that will build on current strengths and achievements.
What the school offers its staff
It is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to contribute to our work and benefit from an excellent environment, where all staff are encouraged to progress their careers with us. We have great facilities ensuring that our students and staff have the best learning environment in which to achieve. SJT is a very positive community, with our recent staff survey showing that over 95% of our staff enjoy coming to work and are proud to be part of our school. At SJT we view the professional development of all staff as a priority and you will be joining successful and committed team.
Further information about the job
Salary will be dependent on experience:
TA2a Grade 4 pt 4-6, Actual Annual Salary £17,647 - 18,212 pa
TA2b Grade 5 pt 6-11, Actual Annual Salary £18,212 - £19,802 pa
TA3 Grade 6 pt 11-19, Actual Annual Salary £19,802 - £22,697 pa
Further details and application form are available from the college website as detailed below.
For an application pack please:
- download from the college website: www.sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- or telephone 01282 682313
- or email recruitment@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
Send your completed Application form (only the version attached) stating which post you wish to apply for to: recruitment@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Shortlisting: Wednesday 4th September 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 9th September 2024
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sir John Thursby Community College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir John Thursby Community College website
- Email address
- recruitment@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01282 682313
Background Information and Introduction from the Headteacher
I am incredibly proud to be leading a committed team of staff in our vibrant, ambitious and progressive community School.
We are characterised by how we treat our people. Everything we do is driven by our strategic vision and our ambition to be a beacon of excellence for our students and families. We are research driven and our work is linked to our core values of Ambition, Respect and Belonging. We are passionate about learning and we have a genuine commitment to ensuring our staff have autonomy, within a framework of a respectful, professional environment.
Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16, multi-cultural, fully inclusive school which values all students, staff and our community partners. We have over 1,100 students on roll and over 150 staff enjoying working together to provide the best for everyone. In our latest Ofsted report in April 2023, the school was graded ‘good’ in every area and inspectors commented that the pupils ‘enjoy attending this thriving and popular school'
People and relationships are at the heart of what we do. One of our key values is that all members of our school community are known, valued and loved. We are firmly committed to ensuring that all our staff have a positive work/life balance and we give all our teaching staff a minimum of 20% non-contact time. In our 2025 staff survey, 97% of our staff said they would recommend SJT as a great place to work.
We have a highly ambitious curriculum with over 70% of students following the EBacc subjects. Our results are consistently strong, and students make excellent progress from their starting points. Our behaviour system is built around the principles of relational practice and students behave well.
I would encourage you to come and visit SJT to see why we all believe that it is a special place to work. I am always keen to show people around our school so would welcome any contact for an appointment to see us in action.
Mr Matt Renshaw - Headteacher
SJT is committed to safeguarding and expects all applicants to share this commitment. All staff are required to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures and regularly undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
Arranging a visit to Sir John Thursby Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk.
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