Teaching Assistant (Reading Hub)
Avon Valley Academy, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 8HH15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
29 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: Part time (30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year, includes Teacher Training Days). Contract: Fixed Term (until 31st August 2025).
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed until 31st August 2025
Actual salary
- £12.65 per hour (£24,404 pro rata per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who:
- Has at least grade C in GCSE English and Maths or equivalent;
- Has a passion for delivering high quality and exciting opportunities for children and supporting them in their development;
- Has strong interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of pupils, staff and parents;
- Enjoys working with young people and can develop good working relationships with them;
- Is self-motivated, dedicated and consistent;
- Has the ability to deal with new challenging situations;
- Has a positive and flexible attitude;
- Is a strong team player as who can use their own initiative;
- Understands and is sympathetic to the needs of young people;
- Has experience of supporting student’s learning (desirable).
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the successful candidate:
- An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning;
- A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported;
- Opportunities for training and progression;
- The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues;
- A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.
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.
Applying for the job
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CVs are not accepted.
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About Avon Valley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 503 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Avon Valley Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Victoria.Hughes@acorneducationtrust.com
Set in beautiful grounds and surrounding countryside in South Wiltshire, Avon Valley College is within easy reach of the spectacular Jurassic coast, the New Forest, and the historic cathedral city of Salisbury, chosen by the Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Live’.
Avon Valley College is much valued by its mixed civilian-military community. Owing to the rebasing of troops from Germany, we are in the process of a phased building programme to refresh and renew the entire estate, starting with a brand new purpose built 18-classroom block for the Arts and ICT, a state-of-the-art gym and specialist Sports Performance Facility.
The school has undergone a significant period of change in the last year and standards in all areas are now high. Results in 2018 were significantly better than in 2017 across the board, making it one of the most improved schools in Wiltshire. During 2018-19, there has been a significant investment in improving quality of practice and developing leadership, including National Professional Qualifications, coaching, and a number of bespoke sessions led by nationally recognised speakers. We also place a high value on staff wellbeing with regular after school sessions including yoga, mindfulness, sports competitions, bake-offs and much more to come!
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