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Teaching Assistant

Balcarras School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QF

This job expired on 1 February 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 February 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 January 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
  • 25 classroom hours per week, worked over 5 days - £21,986.00 pro-rata, NJC point 6 for qualified Teaching Assistants, term time only plus 5 INSET days. Actual salary £12,980.64.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £12,980.64
• Pay scale: NJC Point 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for qualified/experienced and enthusiastic teaching assistants to join our excellent team to start as soon as possible. You will work mainly in the classroom under the direction of the teacher and may also be required to support pupils during break and lunch times. You will assist in the educational and social development of young people at an important stage in their lives. You must have a caring demeanour, good communication skills, and be able to work flexibly with fellow professionals to support the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs, including students with physical disabilities.

What the school offers its staff

It is a very exciting and rewarding time to be working at Balcarras. Our latest GCSE grades were extraordinary and put us in the Top 10 comprehensive schools in the country in the Daily Telegraph tables. It is this commitment to the highest academic standards whilst at the same time being a caring and stimulating environment that makes Balcarras feel different from anywhere else.

Commitment to safeguarding

Balcarras School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will involve regulated activity with children. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Please also read the Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy within “How to apply” which includes our policy on recruiting ex-offenders. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.

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About Balcarras School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1383 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Balcarras School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01242 515881
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/balcarras-school (opens in new tab)

Balcarras School is an outstanding secondary school on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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