2 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    13 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    9 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Grade 4 SCP 4-5 (FTE 23,500 - £23,893) Actual Salary £15,895 - £16,161 30 hours per week

Teaching Assistant job summary

Waterton Academy Trust is looking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious Teaching Assistant to join the team at Cherry Tree Academy as soon as possible.

Cherry Tree Academy is on an exciting school improvement journey with all stakeholders firmly committed to providing high-quality education for all pupils. We seek to ensure that every pupil achieves their full potential and develops a sense of belonging to our school community and family of schools. We are looking to appoint two skilled Teaching Assistants who are able to motivate our pupils to love learning and be driven to achieve their personal best.

Waterton Academy Trust is a forward thinking Multi Academy Trust of 14 partner schools, serving the Wakefield and Barnsley districts.

Working at Cherry Tree Academy, the successful candidate will:

  • Be committed to inclusion and developing the full potential of all children
  • Have experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviours and is emotionally resilient
  • Be able to support pupils through a personalised timetable
  • Be able to de-escalate possible conflict and challenging situations
  • Work under the direction of the teacher to implement group or 1:1 interventions to support pupils who have emotional and social barriers to learning
  • Understand Behaviour Support Plans and can assist to the formulation and implementation of such plans
  • Establish constructive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
  • Work well as part of a team and has good interpersonal skills
  • Cares about children and improving their life chances through positive school experiences


In return we can offer:

  • The support and expertise of the school’s leadership team and wider Trust School Improvement Team
  • A modern, bright and spacious learning environment (recently developed and refurbished)
  • The opportunity to work alongside colleagues who are wholeheartedly dedicated to the pupils and community they serve
  • A commitment to support your continued professional development through a network of experienced professionals across the Waterton family of schools
  • The opportunity to contribute widely to school improvement
  • A health and wellbeing package

Commitment to safeguarding

Waterton Academy Trust is committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safer recruitment processes are followed which all applicants will be subject to. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate and two satisfactory references. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of any unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to interview.
The Trust is committed in ensuring that all employees and applicants are treated equally and fairly.

Applying for the job

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About Cherry Tree Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
243 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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