20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    19 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Subjects

Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,656.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 1, Points 2 to 4. Pro rata to term time plus 3 days, 33.25 hours. Actual salary is £18,404 to £18,986

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

Waterhead Academy, is a proud member of the highly regarded South Pennine Academies Trust.

The Academy and Trust are committed to improving the lives of our young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds and our Academy has its ethos built around our vision of ‘Learning today, Leading tomorrow" in all that we do.

Our aim is to motivate and inspire our students, instilling in them the knowledge, skills and resilience needed to be successful in life by upholding our core values of Respect, Ambition and Determination.

The Academy is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 2 to support our Special Educational Needs team.

The successful candidate must demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment, resilience and determination. You must be a strong team player and able to build effective relationships with our staff, students and parents/carers.

We offer a number of wellbeing benefits for all members of staff. These benefits include counselling services, physiotherapy service, cancer support service, a 24 hour GP Helpline and annual flu vaccinations.

If you are passionate, values driven and want to make a difference to our school community this is the opportunity for you.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and staff must share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring service check and the Academy’s Safer Recruitment policy and procedures. Please note two references will be taken up prior to the interview process, please ensure your referees are prepared and aware of your application.

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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About Waterhead Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1128 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

School location

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