Teaching Assistant
Four Acres Academy, Bristol, Bristol, BS13 8RBThis job expired on 25 February 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
25 February 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 January 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 Hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 SCP 7
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an opportunity to join Four Acres Academy, a thriving, supportive school at the heart of the community. We are seeking a caring and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our enthusiastic, supportive and dedicated team. Four Acres prides itself on its care, empathy and relationships with its pupils and wider community.
This was recognised in our recent Ofsted, which rated Personal Development as Outstanding. Parents and pupils alike acknowledge that the school goes ‘above and beyond’ for our pupils, and we are looking for a committed teaching assistant that will be able to support our school ethos and vision. We would encourage candidates to make an appointment to visit our caring school and have a look at our website/Facebook page for more information.
We need a dedicated and skilled person to provide general and SEN Support for our pupils. The role is predominantly classroom based, but includes delivering interventions to small groups of pupils, including phonics (Read-Write-Inc training would be an advantage, but can be provided), fine motor skills, reading and maths interventions and speech and language support. The post is 5 days per week, 8.30 am-3.30 pm.
Further information about the role will be discussed at interview.
The successful candidate will:
Have a great deal of enthusiasm and can motivate and inspire all pupils to engage in learning
Have excellent communication skills and build positive relationships with children and colleagues
Be flexible, proactive and positive.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
A competitive salary
A full and varied CPD programme offering teaching and leadership development for our staff
An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership
An energised and professional working environment
Benefits include:
Pension scheme
Discounted sports centre/gym membership
Free wellbeing support & medical cover
free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.
Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & Northeast Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high-quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 2-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.
Further details about the role
Job Reference: R358
Salary: Futura Grade 4 SCP 7 £24,294pa, pro-rata
Contract: Term time only, 5 days per week plus 2 Inset days per year,
Terms: Full Time – Permanent
The closing date for applications is: 5thFebruary 2024
Start date : ASAP
Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter.
No CVs or agencies please
To apply:
Download the JD/PS, Recruitment Pack
Click on the ‘apply’ button within the vacancy advertised on the Futura Learning Jobsite
Complete and submit your online application before the closing date.
PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. Four Acres Academy reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Four Acres Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Four Acres Academy website
- Email address
- enquiries@fouracresacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01179030474
School location
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