Teaching Assistant Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College, Otley, West Yorkshire
Job description
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Salary Scale A1/B1 points 2-6 – actual salary £12440-£13466 pa
31 hours per week term time only + 2 days
Fixed term to 31 August 2020 due to funding
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to join our inclusion team. Teaching Assistants work with different students in a range of faculties. Wxperience of the 11-16 age range is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will have:
• the ability to support and motivate students
• the ability to identify potential barriers to learning
• relevant experience in working with young people (desirable)
• the ability to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team and individually
• good literacy and numeracy skills
Prince Henry's Grammar School is a successful and vibrant fully comprehensive school with a specialism in languages and a national and international reputation for dynamic and inspirational work. The school is a founding member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance as well as the Yorkshire Leadership Community and is recognised by the local and wider community as offering educational provision of the highest quality. Our extremely positive Ofsted Report confirms us as a good school with outstanding student behaviour and outstanding leadership and management. Prince Henry’s has been designated as a National Support School by the DfE, and gained Sponsor Academy status in September 2018 subsequently forming the Collaborative Learning Multi Academy Trust.
Prince Henry’s has developed a number of services and benefits for staff including such things as free coffee/tea at break time, parking, annual flu vaccinations, corporate gym membership, access to Cycle to Work and Computer schemes, staff takeaway meal service through Henry's Diner, long service awards and social events organised by the Staff Committee. There is also an opportunity for the children of staff to access the excellent education available at Prince Henry's.
Our school is a successful and over-subscribed comprehensive school with over 1600 students – including 290 in the Sixth Form. We have served the market town of Otley and the surrounding area, approximately 12 miles from Leeds, for over 400 years.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and an Enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. We aim for diversity within our workforce.
For more information and an application form please click on the 'Vacancies' tab at www.princehenrys.co.uk. Please note we do not accept CVs.
Essential educational requirements
Good numeracy/literacy/IT skills
Essential qualifications
English & Mathematics GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent
Recognised relevant qualification or equivalent experience atNVQ Level 3, GNVQ, A level desirable
Social work, youth work, counselling or mentoring qualification desirable
Essential skills and experience
• the ability to support and motivate students
• the ability to identify potential barriers to learning
• relevant experience in working with young people (desirable)
• the ability to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team and individually
Employee benefits
Salary Scale A1/B1 points 2-6 – actual salary £12440-£13466 pa
31 hours per week term time only + 2 days
About Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Secondary school
- Address
- Farnley Lane, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BB
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy
- Website
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College website (opens in a new window)