Teaching Assistant - Key Stage 3

Countesthorpe Academy, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 August 2024

• Closing date

  5 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year
• Actual salary: £18,134 - £19,070

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning, or equivalent

OR

• Able to demonstrate the ability to meet the STL Level 3 National Occupational Standards relevant to this post.
• Level 2 qualifications in maths/numeracy and English/literacy

OR

• Able to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy equivalent to level 2.
• Experience of supporting students with SEMH difficulties in an educational setting.
• Knowledge of child protection and health, SEMH and safety procedures.

Experience

Knowledge

Skills/Attributes

• Ability and willingness to undertake professional development.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Empathy with children and young people displaying social and emotional difficulties.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

General Circumstances

• Attendance - evidence of regular attendance at work.
• An understanding of, and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to strategic work and day-to-day situations.

Factors not already covered

Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

What the school offers its staff

The South Leicestershire Inclusion Partnership (SLIP)

We are a Local Authority and local school funded partnership that works across the 13 secondary schools of South Leicestershire. We are currently a team of 13 but are looking to expand to meet the needs of our young people in local secondary schools. The team are based across 2 sites (Wigston Academy/Countesthorpe Academy). Our focus involves supporting young people to overcome social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) barriers in their education, and to engage positively in their learning experience to fulfil their potential. We achieve this by providing the necessary support across our sites and within our partnership schools.

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to amcgrath@clcc.college

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Advert SLiP.pdf - 466 KB (opens in new tab)

LiFE Recruitment Pack TA KS3 T.4.pdf - 974 KB (opens in new tab)

About Countesthorpe Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Countesthorpe Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: amcgrath@clcc.college
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/countesthorpe-academy (opens in new tab)

Countesthorpe Academy is a popular and expanding 11-19 school, within the LiFE Multi-Academy Trust, which is increasingly the school of choice for parents in the area.
We have high expectations of all our staff, which makes our faculty an exciting and progressive environment in which to work. The team is forward thinking and extremely supportive of each other,working collaboratively to secure high standards of teaching and learning. We are passionate in our
goal of ensuring that our students get every opportunity to be the best they can possibly be.

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