Teaching Assistant
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard, Ebbsfleet, Kent, DA10 1ADThis job expired on 27 June 2022 – see similar jobs
Closing date
27 June 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week (8.30am - 3.30pm, Monday - Friday), Term Time + 1 week inset
Contract type
- Fixed term - July 2023
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual salary £13,848 per annum (£18,330 full time equivalent)
Teaching Assistant job summary
From September 2022, the salary will increase to a full-time equivalent of £18,846 and will be pro-rated to reflect the working basis that is offered to the successful candidate.
About the role: Cherry Orchard Primary Academy has a fantastic opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join and support our classes within our brand new academy that successfully opened in September 2017. This role is ideal for those who genuinely have a passion for helping children within a primary setting. The working basis for the successful candidate will be on a fixed term contract until July 2023 in the first instance, 32.5 hours per week (8.30am - 3.30pm, Monday - Friday) during Term Time + 1 week inset. We offer a wonderful working environment with the friendliest staff and pupils!
What does the role involve? The main aim of this role is to support our teachers to deliver academic excellence, day in, day out, with professionalism and enthusiasm. This will involve providing a comprehensive support service to the Academy including:
Assisting students with their educational and social development, on an individual and group basis
Providing support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
Assisting teachers with the maintenance of student records
Building and maintaining successful relationships with students, whilst treating them with respect and consideration
Provide expertise to deliver a personalised curriculum for each pupil’s learning
Work together with families and other agencies to ensure every pupil is valued, challenged and supported
Have the highest expectation that every pupil will make sustained academic and personal progress
Each and every member of staff, regardless of their position or seniority, is expected to participate in the overall running of the school and to act as a positive role model for our students. In and out of the classroom you will encourage and promote positive behaviour and effectively manage any situation that threatens to impact on the progress of other students.
Teaching Assistant life at Cherry Orchard Primary Academy: Being a Teaching Assistant at Cherry Orchard Primary Academy is a great opportunity to work with really experienced staff and amazing pupils. Don’t just take our word for it...click here to find out more from some of our existing TAs!
We are looking for someone demonstrates the following:
Have high expectations of teaching and learning
To be a positive role model
To contribute to the positive ethos of the school
Be able to work collaboratively with a range of children and adults
Be keen to develop as a professional
Previous, recent experience in a similar education setting
Being independent and able to work under pressure
Further information about the job
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 Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard website
- Email address
- talent@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634412200
School location
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