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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 January 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 December 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

TA Level 2 - Points 4-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are offering an exciting opportunity to progress your career and undertake structured training and development to enable you to support a students who require intimate care and physiotherapy support. This role will also give you the opportunity to support other SEND students across the age, ability and subject range. You will be joining a skilled, dedicated and supportive team of staff in our SEND faculty and a College which supports inclusion, independence and meaningful progression for all students.

As a College we are committed to investing in our teaching assistants and their talent. Starting with a comprehensive induction programme we make sure every TA is clear about their role, and has the tools, knowledge and learning they need to perform well and make a difference. We provide fortnightly structured CPD either delivered by our specialist staff or external professionals to give you the opportunity to learn more about specialism areas or strategies to work with specific students.

With this specific role you will be offered the opportunity to undertake a range of training including, but not limited to, moving and handling training, intimate care training and physiotherapy training. You will be fully supported by the SEND faculty while undertaking this role.

What the school offers its staff

What can ELA offer you?

ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits offer alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.

ELA staff benefits include:

  • Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
  • EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
  • Health care cash plan;
  • Paid annual family day;
  • Extensive discount club access;
  • Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
  • Enhanced parental leave;
  • Flexible work practices;
  • Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
  • Ticket ballots for high profile events;
  • Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
  • Discounted gym membership for all staff.

Further details about the role

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 4 January 2023

An application pack is available from our website www.easternlearningalliance.org.uk. Applicants must complete a College application form - we cannot accept CVs. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the College, please contact HR Enquiries hrenquiries@ivc.tmet.org.uk to arrange a visit.

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.

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About Impington Village College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1418 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01223 200400

Are you looking to join a school where workload is taken seriously, where teachers are given the time, flexibility and support they need to develop as fantastic practitioners, and where CPD is a core priority?
At Impington Village College, one of the highest performing schools in the country, we recruit and retain the very best teachers. We do this by offering:
• 20% PPA as standard (the equivalent of one day per week), with generous further reductions in non-contact for leaders and early career teachers
• Interventions, revision sessions and enrichment timetabled as part of your weekly teaching load
• A genuinely flexible approach to timetabling, including the possibility to work from home and late starts/early finishes to suit you and your family
• Weekly timetabled CPD with your department, avoiding unnecessary twilight sessions and protected from cover, and the chance to work collaboratively in a friendly and dynamic environment
• Reduced duties to ensure that staff get breaks during the day, with free tea and freshly brewed coffee provided daily
• An annual paid family day, as well as the possibility to arrange term-time leave by negotiation
• A very generous CPD budget, with a commitment to supporting further study and leadership development
• Countless opportunities for progression both within the school and the wider Trust
• Leaders who are supportive and approachable, who focus on finding solutions and enabling staff to thrive in order to help our students achieve their best
• An on-site gym and sports centre with a substantial staff discount and the chance to use facilities during the College day
• A recruitment and retention allowance of £3000 per year for exceptional candidates
If you are an enthusiastic, dedicated and talented teacher and you are looking for a fresh start for the new academic year or the opportunity to be well-supported through your early years of teaching, we would welcome an application from you. Part time candidates are welcome and as one of eight Flexible Working Ambassador Schools, we are experienced in helping colleagues to find the right balance for them.
We warmly invite interested candidates to attend a candidate Open Morning at the College on Tuesday 9th May between 8.30 and 10am. There will be a chance to meet senior leaders and the Executive Headteacher, and to go on a tour of the College. If you would like to attend, or wish to arrange an alternative time to visit, then please contact hrenquiries@ivc.tela.org.uk
Maths outcomes at IVC are consistently among the highest nationally for both attainment and progress. This post also offers the opportunity to teach at IB level for the right candidate, where Maths is a core part of the Diploma Programme for all students, and where outcomes are well in excess of the national and international averages. You will also be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we embed the IB Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3, and become the first 11-18 state school in the UK to offer three IB programmes. The Maths curriculum is exciting and well-resourced, with the department contributing regularly to the local Maths Hub.
Impington also benefits from being part of the Eastern Learning Alliance (ELA). ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits package alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools. This includes healthcare, car, mobile phone and laptop payment plans, access to private GP services, physiotherapy and mental health support, discounts and access to ticket ballots for high profile events.
Our Trust is committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment and undergo the appropriate checks. All positions within the Trust are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references along with a Certificate of Good Conduct if applicable. Only applications submitted on using the ELA application form will be accepted. We do not accept applications by CV.
Please find the link to our school Safeguarding policy: https://www.impington.cambs.sch.uk/policies/
Why work for ELA:
https://tela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Why-work-for-ELA.pdf

An application pack is available from our website www.impington.cambs.sch.uk. Applicants must complete a College application form - we cannot accept CVs.
Closing Date: Friday 12th May
Interviews Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th May- we reserve the right to interview candidates prior to these dates.

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