Teaching assistant
Ansford Academy, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7JJThis job expired on 5 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
5 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
17 May 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: Roles available: Part time (hours negotiable) or full time of 32.5 hours per week, 43.5 paid weeks a year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £15,525 - £17,618
What skills and experience we're looking for
- At least 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English
- A level or equivalent level 3 qualification
- Practical knowledge of supporting young people in their learning
- An understanding of inclusion and supporting students with differing needs, including SEMH
- An understanding of academic assessment
- An understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures
- A genuine liking of young people and a willingness to support them
- Tenacity, resilience and the ability to repair relationships
- Commitment to maintaining the caring and supportive ethos of the school
- Good behaviour management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work both as part of a team and individually
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to stay calm and work effectively when under pressure
- IT competent
- Ability to carry out tasks set by others
- Previous work with young people
- Responsibility for managing own workload
- Experience of working in a school
- At least one year in a role working closely with young people
- Confident in a classroom environment both at KS3 and KS4
What the school offers its staff
- Comprehensive training through the National College
- Employee wellbeing service
- A beautiful, rural campus
Commitment to safeguarding
Ansford Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Ansford Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 543 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ansford Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@ansford.net
- Phone number
- 01963 350895
Ansford is an inclusive school of around 600 students where the whole child is valued and striving for positive relationships, as well as challenge, are at the heart of our work. We are at an exciting time in our development journey and the school is well positioned to continue improving so that we can offer our young people the very best educational experience that we can, with every student enabled and supported to achieve the very best they are capable of, whatever their starting point.
Arranging a visit to Ansford Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@ansford.net.
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