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Teaching Assistant

Glade Academy, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0DA

This job expired on 22 April 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  On successful completion of the recruitment checks

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,554.00 - £17,832.00 Annually (Actual) (£24,790 - £25,183 Full-time equivalent)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Vacancy for Teaching Assistant

Grade D (SCP 5-6) - £17,554 - £17,832 per annum, pro-rated
(£24,790 - £25,183 Full-time equivalent)
Part-time - 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time + 1 week)
Fixed term to 22nd July 2025 with the possibility of a permanent contract.
Start date: On successful completion of the recruitment checks.

Glade Academy has an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our established team. The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant and ambitious organisation, led by experienced and supportive professionals.

Our team of Teaching Assistants work under the direction of our Teachers and senior staff, embracing the school's ethos. They undertake care and learning programs, supporting individuals or groups of pupils, including those with special educational needs. As a Teaching Assistant, you will enable pupils to access learning and assist the teacher in managing both pupils and the classroom.

To support our Teachers, you will create and maintain a purposeful, orderly, and supportive environment in line with lesson plans and assist with displaying pupils' work. You will also be required to attend and participate in relevant meetings, training sessions, and other learning activities, as well as engage in performance development as needed. This post is to work across all 5 days of the academy week and to attend work on inset days for essential training.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience of working in an education setting.

• Experience of classroom management 

• Experience of working with children of a relevant age 

• Ability to communicate effectively with both adults and children, of all abilities. 

• General understanding of National Curriculum and other base learning programmes 

• Creative in problem solving and willing to take on and try new approaches and ideas 

• Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and own position within these 

• Understanding of, and ability to comply with the requirements of safeguarding/Child Protection 

What We Can Offer:

• Friendly and professional colleagues.

• An approachable and skilled leadership team.

• Happy, responsive, and polite pupils with supportive parents.

• A highly trained operations team.

• A commitment to your continuing professional development.

• Wellbeing and mental health support, eye test vouchers, and cycle to work scheme.

• Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.2% employer contributions.

• The opportunity to work in a forward-thinking and aspirational Trust.

• Well-resourced curriculum support and opportunities.

Please review the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role. Please ensure your application meets the essential requirements of the job description.

The successful applicant will be subject to employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with the children's barred list.

If we receive sufficient applicants of a high calibre, we may bring the closing date forward.

Closing date: 22nd April 2025 at 9am

Interview date:  25th April 2025

Eastern Multi Academy Trust (EMAT) is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references, and an enhanced DBS check including the Children's Barred List.

EMAT is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and employee support services to welcome and support staff from different backgrounds. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment and signal our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity and welcome part-time or flexible working applicants.

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.

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About Glade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Glade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glade-academy

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