Teaching Assistant Level 1 (Mainstream)
CHS South, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M21 7SX19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday, 30hpw, term time only plus 5 INSET days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 2
What skills and experience we're looking for
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant Level 1 to join our fantastic team at CHS South.
This is a Grade 2, permanent post working 30 hours per week, term time only plus 5 INSET days. The full-time equivalent salary is £24,027. The pro-rata salary is £17,714.
We’re looking for:
As a Teaching Assistant you will need to have experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age and basic understanding of child development and learning. You will need to have excellent numeracy and literacy skills, qualified to level 2 or equivalent/higher.You will be able to attend to children's personal needs, including pastoral, social, health, physical hygiene, minor first aid and welfare matters.
You will demonstrate a commitment to appropriate professional standards, including core policies relating to equality and diversity and child protection. You will require empathy and tact to build excellent interpersonal relationships with all stakeholders and embrace a collaborative approach focused on improvement and supporting the vision, values and objectives of the school.
Main purpose of the job:
You will support access to learning and provide general support for the school in the management of pupils and resources, as directed by senior staff.
Key responsibilities will include:
- To work collaboratively with all staff and parents to support pupil wellbeing and to promote the five outcomes of Every Child Matters
- To work with small groups of children under the supervision of the teacher and ensure implementation of Individual Learning Plans.
- Provide regular feedback on children’s progress to the class teacher and keeping records up to date.
- Assist with the supervision of discreet groups of pupils for short periods when the teacher is not present.
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
- Participate in training, to develop relevant learning strategies and ensure students make progress in learning.
- To support the performance management process and demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development.
To find out more about the full responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached job description.
All school staff are expected to share the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Specific safeguarding responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description.
What the school offers its staff
Working for Prospere Learning Trust
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.We invest in our staff to achieve their full potential and offer a range of benefits including.
- High quality CPD for all roles
- Bupa Level 1 Health Plan- annual cash back allowance for a range of every day health care expenses
- Generous Pension Contribution- over 26% for teachers and over 17% for support staff
- Good holidays –teachers as per School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document;non-teachers receive 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays,increasing to 31 days with 5 years' service
- Cyclescheme- save up to 39% on a bike and accessories and get Strava for free
- Employee Assistance Programmes- including access to free counselling and 24/7 helplines
- Credit Union- regular savings, Christmas saving scheme and access to affordable loans
- Flexible working options- we're happy to talk flexible working where possible
- Mental Health First Aid in every school
- Blue Light Card- discounts on holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more
- bYond cashback card- spend smarter with a prepaid cashback card for your everyday purchases
Visit our website to learn more about our Trust: prospere.org.uk
Further details about the role
Job Application Information
Applications will only be accepted through the Jobtrain website -
https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/prosperecareers/Job/JobDetail?jobid=393&isPreview=Yes&advert=external
As per Keeping Children Safe in Education, we conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates to identify any relevant issues for interview discussion. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure declaration, declaring any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. Information will be provided on where to seek guidance on whether certain offences are now protected and should not be disclosed within the self-disclosure form.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 all positions within the School are exempt. Therefore, we are entitled to carry out Enhanced Disclosure checks for all staff and volunteers.It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; we do not sponsor visa applications. If you’ve lived or worked outside the UK in the last five years, additional information will be required. Job offers are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment checks, including references.
Safeguarding Commitment
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Equality Statement
Prospere Learning Trust values diversity and welcomes applications from all candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
For application packs or support, contact us at 0161 527 7953 or jobs@prospere.org.uk.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About CHS South
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1024 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- CHS South website
- Email address
- jobs@prospere.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01615277953
Welcome to CHS South, our new 11-16 eight-form entry, mixed, comprehensive school opened in conjunction with Chorlton High School. Our school provides a full capacity of 1200 in our brand new building which opened in September 2021. Please follow this link to see information about our school and site: https://www.chssouth.org.uk/about-us/location-and-facilities
CHS South was opened in September 2018 to allow more young people in our community to access the successful model developed at our oversubscribed sister school, Chorlton High School. This model ensures we provide an education built on the values of offering every young person we encounter the skills needed to craft a creative, happy & successful future. These values are articulated in our school intent below:
CREATIVE: An education where imagination, curiosity and resilience enable us to ignite our learning.
HAPPY: A shared belief that optimism, empathy and responsibility are the foundations for a respectful, safe and inclusive community.
SUCCESSFUL: Individuals who are ready to learn, practise being reflective, and are motivated to become champions.
We also ensure the young people at CHS South have access to a broad and forward thinking enrichment curriculum. We are well positioned to offer a diverse and engaging sports curriculum through our fantastic relationships with the vast array of sports providers in our community. Furthermore our expertise and understanding of the creative arts, an industry growing faster in our local community than anywhere in the UK outside London, ensures our young people are provided with the opportunities to develop and hone their skills in order to become the next generation of creative trailblazers.
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