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Teaching Assistant

Dean Trust Wigan, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN5 0DQ

This job expired on 16 May 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 May 2024 at 8am

• Date listed

  3 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Term time: Monday to Friday. 8:15am – 3:10pm Term time plus one week (staff inset days to be worked)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737 - £23,500

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Appropriate knowledge of first aid
• Use basic technology – computer, video, and photocopier
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• To be aware of all school policies and procedures
• To have some knowledge of NC requirements, especially literacy, numeracy and PSHE (e.g. ELS/ ALS/ FLS/ LPU/ Springboard)
• Effective use of ICT to support learning
• Understanding of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• General understanding of national/foundation stage curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Working with or caring for children of relevant age

What the school offers its staff

Local Government Pension Scheme, Contractual Sick Pay , Occupational Health Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Free Car Parking, Holiday Pay, 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 Dean Trust Wigan

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 791 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dean Trust Wigan website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: ashishchacko@deantrustwigan.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dean-trust-wigan (opens in new tab)

Dean Trust Wigan is part of The Dean Trust, which has a number of very high performing schools and a proven track record of sustained improvement. The Dean Trust’s core values include traditional academic education, excellent discipline and respect, resulting in improved attainment and progress. “Believe, Achieve, Succeed” has been embraced by all of the schools in The Dean Trust.

Ofsted October 2023- 'Pupils and staff at the school are right to identify the Dean Trust Wigan as an improving school...The school has high expectations for pupils’ academic achievement. Pupils understand how they should behave. Most pupils meet the school’s raised expectations for behaviour. In lessons, most pupils embody the school’s values of ‘be ready, be respectful, be responsible’ through their improved attitudes to learning'.

Arranging a visit to Dean Trust Wigan

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ashishchacko@deantrustwigan.co.uk.

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