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Teaching Assistant

Discovery Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 3QF

This job expired on 1 September 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  1 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 August 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 36 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,500 - £23,893 FTE Grade 3, £24,294 - £26,421 FTE Grade 4, Grade 3 £19,786 - £20,117 pro rata, Grade 4 £20,455-£22,246 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a highly professional and efficient Teaching Assistant.

You will need to demonstrate that you:

• Have GCSE Grade C or above in Mathematics or English or equivalent qualification
• Have experience of supporting children with special educational needs and challenging behaviour including Autism in a mainstream, resource base or special school setting

• Have the skills to place pupil learning at the centre of all your practice.
• Have the ability to make sound judgements on attainment & progress of students, assess and celebrate in their success.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to enthuse and motivate others
• Have experience of delivering a diverse package of learning & pastoral support to pupils.
• Have the ability to set appropriate and challenging targets for yourself and others
• Have the ability to make and take decisions both individually and as part of a team.
• Have the ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other TA’s, teachers and the team.
• Have the commitment to partnership between staff, parents and students
• Are committed to supporting the aims of the academy

What the school offers its staff

• An exciting opportunity to join a brand-new school with strong partnerships to the academy schools’ network and other local schools and organisations
• A high priority to your own learning, including access to tailored CPD and coaching
• Leading employment benefits including access to pension scheme and employee assistance programmes
• Opportunities to grow your career and for professional development as we encourage collaboration between our academies
• An opportunity to join a team of dedicated and hard-working professionals who put our pupils at the centre of everything they do and are constantly striving to improve their knowledge, skills and practice

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.

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About Discovery Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Discovery Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: awoodcock@nexusmat.org
• Phone number: 01144798000
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/discovery-academy-sheffield (opens in new tab)

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