Teaching Assistant
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,111.00 - £17,340.00 Annually (Actual) 30.75 hours per week term time only plus two training days Scale 2 SCP 3-4
Teaching Assistant job summary
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College is an improving school. We are an ambitious, community-focused academy of just over 1400 students serving an area of social deprivation on the southern edge of Bradford and seven miles from Leeds. BBEC is popular locally and is rapidly becoming the school of choice for the community of Buttershaw; for the last four years we have been over-subscribed in Year 7.
BBEC is an inclusive school, our school motto is ‘We all belong at BBEC’. We celebrate our differences and our similarities and do not tolerate discrimination of any type. We have a bold approach to inclusion and work so that all students and staff can bring their authentic selves to school.
BBEC has a cohesive, highly skilled and ambitious staff team who work hard to ensure that every student is successful. Many of our students face multiple challenges and it is through clarity of vision, professionalism and determined support for students and for each other that we are bringing about improvement. We have the highest expectations for all our students and expect that our staff teach to the very highest level. We have a rigorous approach to quality assurance and a significant commitment to Continuing Professional Development. Teachers have many opportunities to improve their teaching pedagogy and pedagogical subject knowledge and we expect them to make the most of these opportunities to ensure that the highest of standards are maintained.
All at BBEC are dedicated to raising the aspirations of our students and improving cultural capital through ambitious schemes of learning in all year groups and a varied offer of extra-curricular activities and opportunities. We run trips and visits to places in the UK and across the world, our students take place in a myriad of competitions and our CEIAG programme is exemplary.
At BBEC, we recognise that our staff are our biggest asset. We believe that our children deserve only the best quality staff so recruit carefully and invest in training to ensure continues improvement and an excellent quality of education.
This exciting role offers great opportunities for the successful candidate and a chance to make a difference to some wonderful young people.
We are looking to recruit a teaching assistant who will work under the direction of the SENDCo, assisting children in following educational programmes and activities, keeping simple records and carrying out general non-teaching duties.
The successful candidate will have:
- Good numeracy/literacy skills
- Experience of working with children aged 11-16
- An inclusive approach to meeting students’ needs
If you would like to speak to someone about the vacancy, please contact Taffy Brown at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College on 01274 676285, or by email at taffy.brown@bbec.bdat-academies.org
Applications must be received by the closing date of 9am on 9 May 2025. Interviews will take place the following week.
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1454 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy website
School location
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