Teaching Assistant
Warden Park Secondary Academy, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5DP13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: full and part time positions available (8.50- 3:15pm)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027 - £24,404 per annum fte.
Actual salary
- Actual salary based on 30 hours per week £16,334.36 - £16,590.66
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants to join our supportive and successful Additional Learning Support team. The role involves working closely with our SEND/EHCP students across a range of subjects to support students’ learning in mainstream classes and in specific Intervention sessions.
This would include:
Supporting students to access lessons across the school;
Developing an understanding of the needs of the students you will be working with;
Building students’ self-esteem and confidence;
Monitoring, recording and reporting on student progress;
Working 1:1 or in small groups with students.
If you have a genuine passion for education, and a desire to make a positive difference, excellent organisation and communication skills and a friendly and professional manner then we would be interested to hear from you. The successful candidate will be able to establish a positive, supportive relationship with our more vulnerable students. They will be flexible and able to adapt both to the developing needs of the students and the requirements of the teacher and department. The ability to work calmly under pressure and a willingness to learn and work with our digital systems will be required.
First aid/diabetic experience is preferred but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
The most important thing you need to know is that Warden Park Secondary Academy is a fantastic school to work in! The academy is very well respected in the local community, has a long tradition for excellence and our students’ outcomes are very strong. Our students are excellent - generally above average ability on intake they have an excellent work ethic, standards of behaviour are very high and they are enthusiastic in their support of the academy evidenced, for example, by the very high numbers who engage in extracurricular activities. You will therefore not be surprised to hear that the academy is significantly oversubscribed for the 300 places on offer in Year 7 each year. Places in our excellent Special Support Centre (SSC), which caters for 24 students with Education Health and Care Plans, are equally sought after.
Further details about the role
If you are passionate about making a positive impact to children’s learning and are interested in applying for this role, please download further information and an application form from our website www.wardenpark.co.uk. Please return your completed application form by email or direct any questions to jobs@wardenpark.co.uk Please note, we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.
Commitment to safeguarding
Warden Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to the equality of opportunity, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@wardenpark.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Warden Park Secondary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1526 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Warden Park Secondary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01444457881
Warden Park is an exciting and vibrant school focused on getting the Best from All. We are located in the beautiful village of Cuckfield and offer a very high quality educational experience for approx. 1400 students in the Mid-Sussex area.
Getting the Best from All is at the centre of all that we do here at Warden Park. By providing the very best learning opportunities for our students we ensure that they leave with the best possible qualifications and the skills and attributes of the life-long learner. Warden Park has a strong and enviable tradition for high standards in academic achievement and excellence in sports, the arts and charitable community projects.
We focus on empowering our students, developing them personally, socially and emotionally, as well as academically. We are committed to offering the highest quality education to our students, an education that is rich in variety and opportunity, that fully embraces digital technologies and that develops our students into confident and aspirational young adults.
The outstanding relationships that exist between teachers, students, parents and carers and the local community sit at the heart of our successes and ensure that students are fully supported in their learning and development.
At Warden Park we ensure that every student is known as an individual, that we are responsive to individual’s needs and that each child develops the confidence and resilience to reach their potential. We provide students with a real breadth of subject choice enabling them to acquire a broad base of knowledge and understanding that will help each to find and then pursue their interests and passions. We are one of only 40 accredited Apple Distinguished Schools in the UK and through our innovative use of iPad technology, students develop the digital skills that will prepare them for life in the 21st century.
Arranging a visit to Warden Park Secondary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk.
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