Teaching Assistant
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy, Birmingham, B31 5QDThis job expired on 29 November 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
29 November 2021 at 9am
Date listed
17 November 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: 22.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £10,864 - £12,479 - FTE: £23,541 - £27,041
Teaching Assistant job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join us her at Merritts Brook E-ACT Academy.
The purpose of this role is to work with teachers to support teaching and learning, providing specialist support to the teacher in an aspect of the curriculum, age range or additional needs. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.
· Select appropriate resources/methods to facilitate agreed learning activities, differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit the needs of allocated pupils
· Assist with the implementation of individual Education/Behaviour plans and Personal Care programs as agreed with the teacher.
· Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate.
· Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
· Plan and evaluate specialist learning activities with the teacher, writing reports and records as required.
Please read the supporting documentation carefully before completing our application and equal opportunities form.
Working 22.5 hours a week for 39 weeks per year
Salary - £10,864 - £12,479 - FTE: £23,541 - £27,041
As a trust we offer:
Competitive local Government Pension Scheme
30 days annual leave and statutory Bank Holidays
Ride to Work Scheme
Market leading Personal Development and Training plans to further your career
Access to Mental Health First Aid Programme
24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme
Come join our team
Quite aside from the opportunity to work with pupils whose energy, creativity and enthusiasm never fail to inspire, our academy is:
· Committed to teacher development through E-ACT’s professional learning program in partnership with leading training providers such as Ambition School Leadership.
· Leading the way in youth mental health through our very own Mental Health First Aid programme - we aim to train every teacher as a mental health first aider.
· A leader in the education sector for outstanding employee benefits including a generous maternity policy and opportunities for flexible working.
Part of the E-ACT family
We are an E-ACT academy and proud to be part of a community that includes over 15,400 pupils and 2,300 teaching and non-teaching professionals across the country.
E-ACT multi-academy trust is responsible for 25 academies across the length and breadth of England.
Our academies can collaborate and share ideas with one another in ways that schools may not be able to. Most importantly, we all feel part of something much bigger as our responsibilities go far beyond the four walls of a single academy, and extend to people and their communities across the country.
We are always on the lookout for dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic people so we can continue to give every one of our pupils the opportunity to explore, solve, create and achieve.
In return we offer the chance to work with amazing people and inspirational pupils, as well as a great salary and sector -leading work -life balance arrangements.
E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community .
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 204 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Recruit@E-ACT.org.uk
- Phone number
- 07874641617
Merritts Brook is a happy, ambitious primary academy in Northfield, Birmingham. Our vision is to inspire all of our children with a love of learning and thirst for knowledge from Nursery through to Year 6.
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