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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Rowena Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3JY

This job expired on 11 October 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  November 2024

• Closing date

  11 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 31 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks), temporary
• Contract type: Fixed term - One year
• Pay scale: Grade D Points 6 to 8 (£23,893 to £24,702 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £16,851.10.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Rowena Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 2 to join our academy in November 2024 on a part time, temporary basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As a Teaching Assistant Level 2, you will work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. You may carry out work in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.

Salary: Grade D Points 6 to 8 (£23,893 to £24,702 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £16,851.10.

Hours: 31 hours per week / Term Time only (38 Weeks) / Temporary

Please see the job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Rowena Academy is an “outstanding school where there is a strong emphasis on high quality teamwork, which creates a strong sense of belonging. This is a community where people genuinely care for each other and everyone’s contribution is valued. Everyone contributes to creating an extremely positive environment where children feel happy, secure and keen to learn” (OFSTED).

Rowena Academy is committed to:

• inclusive education with a clear focus on every child reaching their full potential;
• a curriculum which stimulates our pupils’ enjoyment and achievement;
• raising pupil attainment within a caring, supportive learning environment;
• creating a school at the heart of the community.

We are looking for colleagues who will:

• encourage children to have high self esteem, respecting and caring for themselves and others;
• have a caring and sympathetic disposition;
• have vision, energy, enthusiasm and the determination to make a difference;
• work well with our dedicated and hard working team of staff.

We can offer:

• children who enjoy coming to school and of whom we are very proud;
• a very supportive team of staff and governors;
• a positive working environment;
• an excellent career opportunity with a commitment from the school to support individual professional development.

Why join us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
• Gym & fitness discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme*
• Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing:

• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Menopause Support Service
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at https://www.deltatrust.org.uk/careers-with-delta/

Closing date: 11 October 2024 at Midnight

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.

Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.

Connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/delta-academies-trust/

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/deltatrustjobs

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 Rowena Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 284 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Rowena Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: calladine-bradderb@rowenaacademy.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rowena-academy (opens in new tab)

Rowena Academy is a Nursery and Infant Convertor Academy (age range 3-7) situated in Conisbrough near Doncaster. Rowena became an Academy on November 1st 2011 within Delta Academies Trust.
The Academy became a Teaching School in September 2014 and has supported many other academies and schools in improving their practice.
The current number on roll is 306, with a Standard Admission Number of 80. There has been a significant rise in pupil numbers over the few years due to an increasing popularity in the community. The school serves its immediate community but does have some children who come from outside the catchment area as a result of parental choice.
Conisbrough is a former mining community which was hit hard by the pit closures in the 1980’s. Rowena Academy is situated in an area of high social and economic disadvantage.
In September 2013 the Academy was placed on the OFSTED list of 'Particularly Successful Schools and Colleges for 2012/2013’ for the third time.

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