Teaching Assistant

Ivanhoe School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HX

18 days remaining to apply

Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
8 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 December 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Part time: 9.05am – 3.05pm Monday to Friday Term Time Only
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,188.00 - £25,590.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

Qualifications:

GCSE or equivalent in Maths/ numeracy and English/literacy Grade C/4 or above Essential

Experience (Desirable)

Experience of working in a child-focused environment, either as an employee or a volunteer

Experience of supporting teaching and learning in a formal setting

Experienced of supporting children and young people with learning difficulties and disabilities

Experience of eye gaze or other AAC technology

Knowledge and skills: Essential

Knowledge of safeguarding/child protection and health and safety procedures Essential

Skills/Attributes Essential

Ability and willingness to undertake professional development

Good interpersonal skills

Empathy with children and young people

Ability to work effectively as part of a team,

General Circumstances Essential

An understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities and the ability to apply this to strategic work and day-to-day situations

Responsibility and accountability for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Awareness of current legal requirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding and promotion of the well-being of children and young people

Able to recognise indicators that may lead to concerns and to take immediate action

Is committed to ensuring the safeguarding and well-being of children and young people and takes appropriate action where necessary

Factors not already covered Essential

Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010

What the school offers its staff

Thank you for expressing an interest in this post at Ivanhoe School.

At Ivanhoe School, our students come first. We recognise their different needs and work hard with them to develop their abilities and talents. We value the unique contribution of each student and want them to achieve their full potential.

On our journey we commit to:

Providinga rich and creative teaching and learning community
Providing a safe and caring environment
Investing in ourselves to ensure everyone achieves success
Respecting and valuing everyone and embracing diversity
Building strong partnerships within our local community
Continually preparing to meet future challenges

Our students are highly successful across a broad range of activities – personal and social development, sporting, artistic, musical and cultural. We work in close partnership with schools within LIFE Mat to build expertise across our teaching community.

We enjoy learning together – not only in lessons but also through the wide range of extra-curricular activities we have on offer, and we encourage all students to get involved. We are committed to working closely with parents and a high value is placed on student voice in all aspects of school life.

Highly qualified teachers and support staff provide an excellent, caring environment in which students can learn and flourish safely. Our aspirations, expectations and commitment are relentlessly high for all members of the school community.

Ivanhoe School became Members of the LiFE Multi Academy Trust in July 2021. Ivanhoe School works closely with local LIFE MAT schools: Ashby School and Ibstock Community College as part of the 'National Forest Hub.'

The LiFE MAT visions and values are as follows:

Vision

We have a compelling desire to provide high quality, personalised and rounded education for everyone, right in the heart of our local community. We believe that no school can be deemed successful unless all those around it are also successful, popular and flourishing. Hence, we believe that dynamic, mutually accountable collaboration and challenge between local schools as members of the LiFE MAT is the cornerstone of our future success.

Each of our schools needs to be seen as a leader of, and vital to, its local community; each school is regarded as fundamental to the identity of its surrounding community. In this capacity we will relentlessly promote the values of inclusion and the celebration of diversity, alongside personal responsibility and respect.

Values

Ensuring that every student achieves positive, life changing outcomes
Providing a whole education: academic excellence co-existing with an exceptional commitment to activity beyond the school gate
The relentless pursuit of excellence by;expecting this of every person, every day; recognising and celebrating behaviours that lead to great progress and promoting and celebrating elite performance inside school and in the wider world
Valuing and promoting the celebration and understanding of diversity and qualities of our staff and students
Ensuring that all students and staff feel known, appreciated and supported
Committing whole-heartedly to collaboration within, between and beyond our academies
Ensuring our curricula are agents for the promotion of our values

We look forward to your application.

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.