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Teaching Assistant

Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 January 2022 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Permanent, 35 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4
• Actual salary: £15384 - £16326

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant Required to start as soon as possible Permanent, part time (35 hours per week) 39 weeks per year (term time plus Inset days) Grade 4, Spinal Column Point 4 – 7 (Equating to £15384-£16326) Birches Head Academy has recently become part of the Frank Field Education Trust and we work collaboratively with others in our FFET family, allowing our students and staff many opportunities to develop. This is embodied in the FFET vision: ‘Social Justice through Excellence in Education’ and in the Academy motto: ‘Aspire to be More’. Birches Head Academy is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated staff, who will support students with social, emotional and mental health needs to overcome barriers to learning. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment. You should possess the ability to communicate effectively with students, colleagues and parents / carers. You must be computer literate, organised and have a good general standard of education at Level 2 or above, including English and Maths. All staff play a vital role in helping us to ensure our students receive a world-class education, thereby enabling each child to reach their full potential. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to demonstrate their ability to champion the Academy’s development and to be part of our exciting journey. We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Closing date for applications: Monday 24 January at 9am Interviews to be held: Friday 28 January. For further information, including the recruitment pack and application form, please visit our website at: www.bircheshead.org.uk. Alternatively, you can contact the school for an information pack. Completed application forms should be emailed to jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk Birches Head Academy requires an application form to be completed in order to be considered for this role. Please note that CVs alone will not be accepted. Birches Head Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants will, therefore, be subject to stringent vetting and induction processes, including an enhanced DBS disclosure. References will be requested prior to interview. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of age, sex, race or disability. Social Justice through Excellence in Education

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 Birches Head Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 953 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birches Head Academy website
• Email address: jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birches-head-academy

This is an exciting time at the Academy, as we
have made dramatic improvements and seen
a complete culture change in recent years,
resulting in growing numbers of children
applying for places.
We are part of the Frank Field Education
Trust, providing a firm foundation to enable us
to flourish. As an Academy within the Frank
Field Education Trust, schools will particularly
benefit from the Trust’s access to services that
will improve the support we can offer to all
students and families and also from the
opportunity to work with like-minded people,
who want the best for children and young
people.
The Academy works in partnership with
a number of schools both locally and
nationally, including our primary feeder
schools and colleges to ensure all students
have the very best opportunities and
outcomes.
Our vision is to provide:
• An exceptional academic education to all
children (Intellectual Capital)
• A values led approach to education for
every child (Cultural Capital)
• The right environment for every
child to flourish by building learning
communities in partnership with parents
and carers (Social Capital)
Achieving these commitments will ensure that,
when pupils leave the Academy, they are
ready for the next step in their journey; leaving
with the necessary skills and knowledge, and
the desire to serve others, to become the next
generation of leaders.
Our determination to do this, in its fullest
sense, resonates with our Academy motto
inspired by the words of Oscar Romero
“Aspire to be More”. I have very high
aspirations for the young people at Birches
Head Academy. I want the very best for them.
I want them to ‘Aspire to be More’.
If you feel you can make a contribution
to this important enterprise and help our
children to be the best that they can be, then I
look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy
or visit the school please contact Mrs J
Bracegirdle, Principal’s PA, by email at:
jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk.
Mr Paul Masher
Principal

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