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Teaching Assistant

Dudley Infant Academy, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5NJ

This job expired on 21 January 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 January 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22
• Contract type: Maternity or parental leave cover - Maternity cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: East Sussex Grade 4/5 - £18,933 - £20,092
• Actual salary: 9958.52

Teaching Assistant job summary

Would you like to support pupils with their learning and personal development, to cover maternity leave?

Teaching Assistants play a crucial role in the classroom. We are seeking an individual who can support our teachers and motivate and encourage our pupils.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who is calm, confident and has the skills to be able to support classroom activities safely and can create a positive learning environment. You will have:

-maths and English GCSE Grade A- C or equivalent
-knowledge of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) 
-experience of establishing positive relationships with students and the ability to empathise with their needs.

The role of Teaching Assistant is crucial in promoting the learning and personal development of all pupils; including but not exclusively, those with special education needs. To succeed in this role, you will need to:

-provide support to the Teacher in the planning and evaluation of learning activities and support the delivery of learning activities
-motivate and encourage students by providing levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks
-consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies.

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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About Dudley Infant Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dudley Infant Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: pa@dudleyinfantacademy.org.uk.
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dudley-infant-academy (opens in new tab)

About Dudley Infant Academy

Ofsted grade: Good (2019)

Dudley Infant Academy is a school for 4 to 7-year olds in Hastings, East Sussex. We focus our teaching and learning on our core values of determination, aspiration, and inspiration. With two classes in each year group, we engage our pupils with practical learning enhanced by our outside gardens and green spaces.  

We can offer you:

a calm, positive and innovative learning environment

excellent facilities and resources for staff and pupils.

Visit Dudley Infant Academy website

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About the University of Brighton Academies Trust

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is the fifth largest multi-academy trust in the south east, with 15 infant, primary and secondary schools all graded by Ofsted as Good or Outstanding. We educate 7,700 children aged 3 months to 16 years and employ 1,200 staff across East and West Sussex.

Excellence, innovation and integrity are the values that guide us.  We work collaboratively to help our pupils and everyone connected with our academies achieve excellence. By working together, sharing insights and best practice our schools support each other to improve.  Read more about our vision and values.

The University of Brighton is our sponsor.  We work closely with the University’s School of Education: in 2019 it was judged as Outstanding by Ofsted for all Initial Teacher Training and was awarded the Student Union’s school of the year.

Benefits we offer

We value our staff, investing in their training and development at all stages of their careers.

We place particular importance on providing opportunities for you to learn and grow, with a package that includes an annual personal development day, job-related apprenticeships to enhance your skillset, open access online training courses, and scholarships run in collaboration with the University of Brighton.  And when the time is right for you to take the next step in your career, we can help you to find the right opportunity in one of our 15 schools.  

The other benefits we offer including our generous public sector pension schemes and family friendly policies are designed to support you with work-life balance, wellbeing and the financial aspects of life.

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Find out more

Salary: East Sussex Grade 4/5 - £18,933 - £20,092 (pro rata £9,958.52).

To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Julia Froude on pa@dudleyinfantacademy.org.uk.

To submit your application follow the ‘Apply for job’ link at the bottom of this page.

Key dates

Closing date: 21/01/2021

Interview date: TBC

Proposed start date: 1st February 2022

Our commitment

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications from all members of the community. The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff recruitment practices.

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