Teaching Assistant

Howard Junior School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4QJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  On successful completion of the required checks.

• Closing date

  7 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,329.00 - £20,602.00 Annually (Actual) (£25,584 - £27,269 Full time equivalent)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Vacancy for Teaching Assistant

Grade E - £19,329.36 - £20,602.32 pro-rated, per annum

(£25,584 - £27,269 Full time equivalent)

Hours – 27.5 hours per week

39 weeks per year (Term-time plus one week)

Permanent

Howard Junior School has an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join their established team. The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant and ambitious organisation, led by experienced and supportive professionals.

The school are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled Teaching Assistant to join our successful team. This Teaching Assistant role provides support for pupils in the absence of their regular teacher. In the classroom setting, the Teaching Assistant will also manage pupils’ behaviour, help them with their work, deal with immediate problems or emergencies, collect completed work and report back as required.

We are looking for someone who can build positive relationships with our pupils and drive interaction and positive learning outcomes. There will be a need to promote independent learning skills and behaviours for learning.

Howard Junior School is a Key Stage 2 academy that joined Eastern Multi Academy Trust in December 2023 and has British Values at the heart of its ethos and curriculum. We are dedicated to ensuring our pupils leave the school as independent and responsible citizens, whilst fulfilling our duty to promote British Values. The Academy values are Harmony, Opportunities, Wellbeing, Ambition, Resilience and Diversity and with the newly appointment Principal, Mr Paull the academy is on its school improvement journey.

The Trust's values and vision are based on the four keywords; Empower, Motivate, Aspire, and Transform. We want to make a real and lasting difference to the communities within which we work – “transforming lives, transforming communities”.

We can offer a positive, professional and encouraging environment. Training is offered and all our staff continue to have the benefit of ongoing CPD in order to support our skilled teams.

Skills & Experience
Level 2 qualification in both English and Maths of grade A*- C (or equivalent)

NVQ 3 or equivalent in teaching assistance or equivalent qualification or experience working at that level.

Full working knowledge of relevant policies/ codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation

Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes

Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and, in particular, barriers to learning

Ability to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving

Full understanding of the range of support services/providers

Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

Ability to relate well to children and adults

Work constructively as part of a team

Empathy and ability to analyse and determine appropriate actions

Understanding of, and ability to comply with the requirements of safeguarding/Child Protection

Ability to travel

Ability to work flexibly outside normal hours if necessary

A positive role model, who is able to make positive relationships with children.

A dedicated individual, who is hardworking and aspirational for our young people.

We can offer:

Friendly and professional colleagues

An approachable and skilled leadership team

Happy, responsive and polite pupils

Supportive parents

A highly trained teaching assistant team

A commitment to your continuing professional development

Wellbeing and mental health support

The opportunity to work in a forward thinking and aspirational Trust

Well-resourced curriculum support and opportunities

Please review the attached job description and personal specification to for full details for this role.

Please ensure your application meets the essential requirements of the job description.

The successful applicant will be subject to employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list.

If we receive sufficient applicants of a high calibre, we may bring the closing date forward.

Closing date: 7th January 2025 at 9am

Interview date: TBC

Eastern Multi Academy Trust (EMAT) is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references and an enhanced DBS check including the Children's Barred List.

EMAT is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, employee support services to welcome and support staff from different backgrounds. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment and signal our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity and welcome part time or flexible working applicants.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Howard Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
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