Teaching Assistant
Maiden Erlegh School, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7HSThis job expired on 29 September 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
29 September 2023 at 9am
Date listed
6 July 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- View all Part timejobs - 30 hours per week, term time only plus 2 INSET days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,575 per annum
Actual salary
- £14,761.35 per annum
Pay scale
- Grade 3 SCP 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant at Maiden Erlegh School.
Day to day responsibilities will be varied but will include:
• Providing day to day support to the classroom teacher and assisting with pupils’ development and to behaviour.
• Establishing good relationships and acting as a role model.
• To encourage pupils to develop a range of learning skills, including encouraging them to make oral contributions in lessons and to engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Helping to plan lessons by preparing materials and resources. Our ideal candidate will:
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work within a team working environment.
• Calm under pressure and adaptable.
• A caring and positive attitude, a good listener and sensitive to pupils needs.
The successful applicant will enjoy working with 11-18-year-olds. You must be adaptable and willing to be involved in all aspects of school life, have a calm manner and be able to work as part of team. You will share our inclusive values of “opportunity, diversity and success for all” and you will have a willingness to develop your own practice in line with our ethos of continuous improvement.
What the school offers its staff
Maiden Erlegh School is an over-subscribed secondary school which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is our high standards. One of the privileges of joining our school is working with our dynamic, ambitious and positive students. Another privilege is joining our team of optimistic, talented and supportive colleagues, and particularly our very successful Inclusion team.
Being part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust also offers a range of career opportunities across our schools. For our teaching team we offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners.
Maiden Erlegh Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and staff. We are also committed to being ambitious for all and supporting everyone to reach their full potential. All employees of the Trust are expected to share these commitments. All posts require satisfactory employment checks and references and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership
posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of
the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements,
including part-time working and job-sharing.
To learn more about our school, please visit www.maidenerleghschool.co.uk.
If you would like to have an informal chat with the hiring manager or visit the school, please
email our recruitment team on recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org who can help organise
this.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.
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About Maiden Erlegh School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1863 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Maiden Erlegh School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org
- Phone number
- 01189262467
Maiden Erlegh School is an Outstanding 11-19 secondary school in Wokingham, Berkshire and a part of Maiden Erlegh Trust.
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