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Teaching Assistant

Northstowe Learning Community, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ

This job expired on 20 November 2024 – see similar jobs

Start date details
December 2024
Closing date
20 November 2024 at 8am
Date listed
6 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £18,182.00 - £18,760.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4, Points 3-5

Teaching Assistant job summary

Vacancy: Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Salary: Meridian Trust Support Staff pay tables, Grade 4, Points 3-5 (£24,027 – £24,790 FTE)

Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team of Teaching Assistants working within the Northstowe Education Support Team (NEST), supporting students with additional needs both in and out of the classroom.

Northstowe Secondary College was built in 2019 and is the cornerstone of the Northstowe Learning Community, an all-through school from 2024, catering for students aged 4-19. We are also lucky enough to have the Martin Bacon Academy, an area Special School, on our campus that also caters for children aged 4-19. Northstowe Secondary College opened to just 71 students but is now over-subscribed with students in Years 7-11. In September 2024, Northstowe Primary School opened with its first intake of Reception aged children and our Sixth Form Provision welcomed its first young adults into Year 12. The secondary school has grown year on year, and it will continue to grow until it reaches its full capacity of 1,800 places for students aged 11-16, with a further 400 places available for sixth form students.

You will be part of an experienced and growing team of teaching and support staff working to create an inclusive, innovative and aspirational learning environment for the young people and families within the community we serve.

The Opportunity

A great opportunity to work with a strong, and enthusiastic team

To make a real difference to the positive experience and educational outcomes of students

To work closely with teaching staff, ensuring effective support of the curriculum

The ideal candidate

Have a good educational background with evidence of CPD

Be confident working with students across the age and ability range

Have experience working in a similar role or within an educational setting

Possess outstanding communication skills and personal integrity

Will demonstrate our core values of kind, curious and hard working

About Meridian Trust –

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
Cycle to work scheme
Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
Free on-site parking
Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications is: Wednesday, 20th November 2024.

Interview to take place on: Thursday, 28th November 2024. However, we reserve the right to shortlist as applications are received and interview earlier if necessary.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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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