Teaching Assistant
The Beech Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6DX14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
At earliest opportunity
Closing date
14 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week term time only plus 5 inset days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790 -£25,584
Actual salary
- £20,563 - £21,222
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible Teaching Assistant to join a team of dedicated staff who are committed to providing an excellent learning environment and become part of a successful team in a busy working environment.
Whether you are an experienced Teaching Assistant who has worked within a mainstream or specialist education setting, or someone who has exceptional vocational skills and a real drive to make a difference in children’s lives, you must be able to provide our children with aspirations for their futures along with promoting a positive culture in everything you do.
Knowledge of SEN will be advantageous and you must be able to respond to the emotional, social and mental health needs of our children and young people. You will be required to ensure the safety of our children and young people and facilitate their access to learning by responding to individual needs, which may include personal care and hygiene needs such as toileting and nappy changing.
Via your excellent interpersonal skills, you will have the opportunity to make judgements on the attainment and progress of our students and be able to help them celebrate success.
You will be working as part of a team supporting whole class lessons, group work and working one to one with pupils. You will be part of a committed staff team who are motivated every day by improving the life chances of our children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
Wellbeing – Pay – Careers and Training – Annual Leave and Flexibility
- Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice and an option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.
- Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services
- Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme with Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching giving you the opportunity to grow and develop your career
- An Induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence and enthusiasm
- The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professional TAs, Teachers and the wider team
- Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and to work with specialised leaders in education on nationally recognised projects
- Flexible working policies
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Beech Academy safeguard children by:
Creating safe environments for children and young people through robust safeguarding practices
Ensuring that adults who work in the school, including volunteers, don't pose a risk to children
Making sure staff are trained, know how to respond to concerns and keep-up-to-date with policy and practice
Teaching children and young people about staying safe such as keeping safe online
Maintaining an environment where children feel confident to approach any member of staff if they have a worry or problem.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jpalmer@nexusmat.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
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About The Beech Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Beech Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jpalmer@nexusmat.org
- Phone number
- 01623626008
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