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Teaching Assistant

Bower Park Academy, Romford, Essex, RM1 4YY

This job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Immediate start

• Closing date

  20 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 29 hours per week 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 2 Spinal Point 3-5 FTE £24,012 - £24,804 per annum
• Actual salary: £16,582 - £17,129

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Have effective communication
• Ability to adapt or modify interactions to meet pupil needs
• Ability to summarise and present information from observations of pupil performance
• Effective time management, planning and collaboration
• Ability to provide a structured activity within a group setting
• Group dynamics and how to apply them
• Ability to recognise the range and implications of factors that impact pupil behaviour
• An understanding of the behaviour patterns that might indicate problems such as substance abuse, bullying or child abuse
• Relevant GCSE, ‘A’ level or graduate qualifications or equivalent
• Active in wider community inclusion for children with special educational needs and an interest in developing a career in education.

What the school offers its staff

• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme

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 Bower Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 998 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bower Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: scottj@elatschools.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bower-park-academy (opens in new tab)

At Bower Park Academy we have the great privilege to educate other people’s children, bringing with it a huge responsibility to provide the best education in an environment where we endeavour to develop the whole child as we aim to prepare young people for happiness and success in their adult lives. We offer a broad, balanced curriculum that ensures students master relevant knowledge, concepts and skills of a wide range of disciplines, whilst fostering a lifelong love of learning.

The Academy is at the heart of the local community, providing a caring and supportive environment where students are nurtured and supported to achieve success. We provide high quality learning for all students and believe that, no matter what their starting point or personal circumstances, every student can achieve success.

In September 2016, Bower Park joined the Empower Learning Academy Trust (ELAT), with Hall Mead School, Hacton Primary School and The Brittons Academy. Hall Mead, as the sponsor, is an outstanding school with teaching school status. The Trust is using best practice development to support all staff across the schools to improve the quality of provision. In this way, ELAT is helping the schools to rapidly improve the quality of provision to ensure success for all students.

We will equip every student with the skills, attributes, values and qualifications necessary to lead highly successful adult lives.

Shahid Deen - Principal

Ofsted report
"Pupils’ personal development is strong. There are many opportunities for pupils to develop their leadership skills and take responsibility. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education"

https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139307

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