Teaching Assistant
Old Trafford Community Academy, Manchester, M15 4FL5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
24th February 2025 or sooner if possible
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,119.00 - £26,873.00 Annually (Actual) This is a term time only post 39 weeks
Teaching Assistant job summary
Teaching Assistant
33.5 hours per week, Term Time (39 weeks)
Salary: NJC SCP 9- 13 (£25119 - £26873 FTE)
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Teaching Assistant to join Old Trafford Community Academy at our established and successful primary academy, which is proud to be part of Focus Trust.
To succeed as a Teaching Assistant you will need to be a committed practitioner who has excellent interpersonal skills who is enthusiastic, innovative and inspirational.
Teaching Assistants at our school need to be flexible and be able to work with children of different ages and abilities from Early Years upto year 6. Your role will require you to support in class, with individual pupils and / or small groups. You will need to develop strong relationships with your colleagues to ensure you can provide the best support possible to our pupils.
Focus-Trust
Focus-Trust was established in 2012. We are a charitable primary trust, based in the North West of England and West Yorkshire and are dedicated to working with our 15 primary schools.
It is the core purpose of Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted.
We passionately believe equality of opportunity starts with education; irrespective of where you were born or where you live, a high-quality education in one of our great schools will make a fundamental difference to all our children's lives, career prospects and social mobility.
We are proud to have a great team of people working in our central team and within our schools who always put children at the heart of our practice. We are committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for all our staff and always aim to be an employer of choice.
We welcome people who share our values and approach to our work and who can help us make our mission a reality; : ‘Learning together, making the difference’ and help us demonstrate our vision; ‘Great schools at the heart of our communities’.
Closing Date for applications: 20th January 202512.00pm (midday)
Interview Date: Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd February 2025.
To apply please click "Apply Now"
Additional Reasons to Join Us:
- Automatic enrollment into a Teachers or Local Government Pension Scheme (albeit employees can opt out if they choose to)
- Terms and conditions which are in line with national for Teaching staff and a Focus-Trust pay and grading structure which applies to all support staff across the Trust.
- Access to the employee assistance programme to support with great health and wellbeing for all
- Cycle to work schemes available
- Excellent opportunities for professional and career development
Commitment to Safeguarding
Focus-Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. There is an explicit expectation that all staff, trustees, governors and volunteers share this commitment and adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures. Applicants should be aware that the recruitment process will include an assessment of your suitability to work with children and must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Focus-Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.
Commitment to safeguarding
Old Trafford Community Academy is committed to safeguarding children, and this commitment is reflected in our recruitment processes.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Old Trafford Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 393 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Old Trafford Community Academy is a very special place. We have a very diverse school community, with an equally diverse range of strengths and needs. We are ambitious for all our children, and committed to going the extra mile to remove barriers to learning. We aim to be a community school in the widest sense of the word, supporting children within the context of their family and their wider communities.
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