Teaching Assistant (Learning Support Assistant)
Da Vinci Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4ETThis job expired on 26 January 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
27 February 2023
Closing date
26 January 2023 at 9am
Date listed
20 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
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- 39 weeks per year 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC 7-12 (£22,369 - £24,496 FTE) (£19,297.62 - £21,133 Pro Rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant (Learning Support Assistant) to offer in class support (supporting a named student and the class). You will be an excellent classroom support practitioner with the skills and determination to ensure exciting learning and outstanding progress for students of all abilities. You will possess the energy and enthusiasm to share good practice and to achieve a high standard of education for students leading to excellent outcomes. The successful applicant will work as part of a dedicated team who have a real passion for supporting our students to achieve their very best.
We are looking for someone who:
- has high expectations of pupil progress
- is passionate about education and developing a love of learning in students
- has the skills to work collaboratively with the learning support and teaching team
- can build positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents
- is willing to embrace or bring new ideas to the Academy
- has a commitment to developing their own skills
A full job description and person specification can be found in the Candidate Information Pack.
What the school offers its staff
In return, the successful candidate will:
- be joining a strong and dynamic team of professionals
- work in a school with high aspirations for all of its students and staff
- be provided with excellent career opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
The L.E.A.D. Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Da Vinci Academy adopts a rigorous Safer Recruitment Policy which is followed for every appointment.
If you are invited to interview, your suitability to work with children will be explored. As such you will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands which you have incurred.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Da Vinci Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 698 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Da Vinci Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- gemma.swann@davinciacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 831515
“Leaders put pupils’ interests at the heart of all that they do” - Ofsted 2021
Having converted to academy status at the heart of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust in May 2017, Da Vinci Academy is now a successful secondary school with around 700 students and an increasing school roll (oversubscribed in KS3 and also next year’s intake). In summer 2019, we were proud to be the most improved Progress 8 school in Derby and in October 2021, we were rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. A copy of the report can be found on our website.
We are described as a ‘proudly inclusive school with a big heart and huge ambition’. A student-centred philosophy is supported by an unwavering commitment to the achievement of successful outcomes for each and every young person.
“The school is inclusive and welcoming to all. Pupils feel valued and cared for.”
Together with the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, a strong and clear vision is in place - one team changing worlds. Our vision is achieved by supporting all to Aspire, Believe, Learn, Achieve. This is what we all firmly believe in and strive for at all times. The benefit of our close-knit academy community is a real team environment where people genuinely care for each other and where students and staff alike can really shine.
Arranging a visit to Da Vinci Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gemma.swann@davinciacademy.co.uk.
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