- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 148 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Avanti Meadows Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Teaching Assistant
More than one location, Avanti Schools Trust5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
30 August 2024
Closing date
9 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week, 37 weeks.
Contract type
- Fixed term - From 30th August 2024 - Until August 2025
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 2, £22,665 - £22,841 per annum. (Approximately £18,126 - £18,266 pro rata per annum (0.79972 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About us and the role
Would you like to join a growing school with exciting opportunities, and a school who genuinely cares for their Avanti family? Would you like to work with pupils who have excellent learning behaviours and a thirst for knowledge? Would you like to work in a school that values you as a person, providing many staff benefits? If so, then we want to hear from you! We're currently recruiting for not one, but two passionate and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our growing school!
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
What will you do?
- To assist with the general pastoral care of the pupils, including helping pupils who are unwell distressed or unsettled.
- To prepare and maintain basic classroom resources and equipment as directed by the class teacher and assist the pupils in their use.
- To assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson time but during the school day, within contracted hours as necessary for their safety.
- To assist with the development of basic Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills and to support their use in learning activities.
What are we looking for?
- Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment.
- Experience of general administrative work e.g. photocopying, laminating and the ability to work well within a team
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
- Commitment to professional development, learning and development.
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
What the school offers its staff
Avanti Meadows opened in September 2021 and was the first of three brand-new schools for the new all-through Learning Village and education provision in Bishop’s Stortford North. Our pupil numbers are steadily increasing: we started with 35 children in 2021 and we are now exceeding 220, with nine classes through the school. At full capacity, Avanti Meadows will be a three-form entry primary school, with 620 children, and will continue to provide parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care.
The site for Avanti Meadows is a brand-new building with contemporary and first-class facilities, which makes for a unique learning experience.
Since our first school opened in 2008, Avanti Schools Trust has grown in a considered and gradual way. Now, we are a family of 12 schools across the UK.
If you are highly motivated and a team player with enthusiasm, high expectations and good interpersonal skills, then please apply for this rewarding post with us.
We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for taking the interest in our post at Avanti Meadows Primary School.
Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- Great opportunities for professional development through the Avanti Institute and our family of schools
- Pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Flexible working opportunities
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Access to multiple well-being programmes (Weekend Retreats, Yoga Classes and Apps)
- Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
Further details about the role
Further information
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
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About Avanti Schools Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- Careers@avanti.org.uk
Avanti Schools support each person’s life journey along three parallel paths: Educational excellence; Character formation; and Spiritual insight.
Avanti’s unique ethos places a key emphasis on each individual’s wellbeing and good mental health. Children with higher levels of emotional, behavioural, social, and school wellbeing, on average, have higher levels of academic achievement and are more engaged in the school community. All our schools share a dedicated approach to wellbeing, from providing yoga and mindfulness sessions, sports and exercise, charity work, and working with parents and carers as co-educators.
School Details
Avanti Meadows Primary School
Arranging a visit to Avanti Schools Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Careers@avanti.org.uk.
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