Teaching Assistant (Grade 5)

The Fountains High School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  21 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £22933

Teaching Assistant (Grade 5) job summary

Job Title: Teaching Assistant - GR5

Location: Fountains High School

Grade/Scale: SCC Grade 5 (SCP 5-9)

Contract: 37 hours per week, Term Time only (39.2 weeks)

Fountains High School are seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant Grade 5 who can provide support to the teacher in the care of the pupils and management of the classroom. We are seeking a positive, flexible and caring individual who is willing to contribute fully to the life of the school and who are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people. The ideal candidate should have experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs, though this is not essential.

Reporting directly to TA Manager, the ideal candidate will be flexible, motivated and a caring individual who has a passion for children with SEN.

Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Head Teacher and more information about Fountains High School and Esteem MAT.

Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.

Are you looking for something different and a new challenge?

At Fountains High School (FHS), we know that finding the right role can be difficult, but this could be the opportunity for which you’ve been searching!

Fountains High School (FHS) is home to over 250 amazing students, with a range of Special Educational Needs, including complex learning needs. We are deeply committed to providing a range of tailored opportunities to help every student succeed in their own unique way. We are part of Esteem Multi Academy Trust who have 14 SEN and Alternative Provision Schools across the Trust.

As we have developed, we have continued to recruit committed, passionate and talented staff who ensure a full range of opportunities are available supporting our students to develop the skills they need to thrive in the real world.

Working Location:  Fountains High School, Bitham Lane, Stretton, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HB

We are looking for someone who is:

• Resilient and enthusiastic with a passion for working with young people with SEND.

• Able to use a variety of techniques to engage students and ensure good standards of behaviour.

• Someone with a deep understanding of safeguarding and the ability to support our vulnerable students with care and commitment.

• A flexible, creative problem-solver who is ready to embrace the new challenges that come with working in a special school environment.

Benefits Include:

- Teacher's Pension Scheme / LGPS Pension Scheme (25.2% employer contributions)

- Generous holiday entitlement

- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.

- Access to SSS Learning CPD platform.

In return, FHS will offer you:

• The chance to make a real difference in the lives of our children.

• A friendly and supportive team

• Continuous professional development

• The opportunity to grow your own career within the trust.

• Employee benefits including Staff wellbeing program.

If you are committed to making a positive impact and are ready to help our students reach their full potential, we would love for you to visit us and learn more about how you can be part our journey?

For further information, please contact Jane Hunter HR Administrator on recruitment@fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk.

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.

Commitment to safeguarding

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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About The Fountains High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Fountains High School website (opens in new tab)
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The Fountains High School is a 11 to 19 special school within the Esteem Multi Academy Trust situated in Stretton, Burton Upon Trent. The school is presently oversubscribed with 222 pupils on roll including 36 Post 16 students based at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) campus.

The South Derbyshire Support Centre situated in Newhall – Swadlincote and caters for 26 pupils aged 7-16 with a variety of educational needs with a large number of the pupils having been permanently excluded or at risk of permanent exclusion from local mainstream academies. Both schools share a senior leadership team and local governing body.

At Fountains we pride ourselves on creating rich and exciting learning experiences for all children. All learning in school is highly differentiated and is rooted within four different curriculums' which is underpinned by our school values which are centred on Personal Learning and Thinking Skills which develop each child's character, providing the foundations that we try and live by every day.

Coupled with our school motto, ‘Always achieving out Potential' we ensure that children become empowered learners, who flourish and thrive, preparing them to meet their future aspirations so that they will succeed in life.

Further information about our academy can be found on the website at

https://www.fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk/ 

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