Teaching Assistant
Harris Primary Academy Kenley, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5NFThis job expired on 4 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Term time only; actual salary £23,144.70-£23,477.64 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,528-£27,924
Pay scale
- Grade 2 (Outer London)
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant at Harris Primary Academy Kenley to support individuals and groups of children to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
- Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students
- Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
- Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
The Harris Federation is one the highest performing multi academy trusts in the country. In Primary education the Academies have been judged to be the top performing group of schools compared to all other local authorities and academy trusts in England, in 2015, 2016 and 2017 by the highly respected Education Policy Institute.
Harris Primary Academy Kenley is an outstanding school. It is outstanding not just because of the academic achievements of the pupils but for many other reasons too. The pupils are diligent, polite and hard working. They have a love for learning and an inquisitive nature. The staff at the academy are talented and dedicated and our parents and wider community support what we do.
We believe that all children deserve the very best education and that as a result of this they should have every opportunity life has to offer.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Further details about the role
As Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities will include:
- Supervising and supporting identified children in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Assisting in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports each identified child's learning needs
- Assisting in evaluating identified children's progress through agreed assessment activities
- Providing detailed and regular feedback to teachers on children's achievement, progress and needs
- Leading small group sessions and interventions as appropriate
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris Primary Academy Kenley
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 430 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisprimarykenley.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8660 2714
At Harris Primary Academy Kenley, we aim to treat everybody with respect. All adults in the academy are responsible for modelling high standards of behaviour in their dealings with children, parents and other members of staff. All children are treated fairly, but we also acknowledge individual needs. We expect all of our children to work to the best of their abilities and to allow others to do the same.
Our Golden rules underpin our academy ethos:
Show Respect
Take Responsibility
Always Make the Right Choice
Academy Values
At Harris Primary Academy Kenley, we follow a set of important values. Through assemblies and lessons in class, we promote and teach these values to our pupils which support them develop the skills to become good citizens. The values have a positive impact on our pupil’s social and emotional development as well as ensuring they behave well.
Our HPAK Values are:
Honesty
Perseverance
Appreciation
Kindness
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