Teaching Assistant
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1QUThis job expired on 31 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
31 January 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,366.00 Annually (FTE) OH, Pension and Staff Benefits. 37 hours per week TTO Grade 1.2
Teaching Assistant job summary
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is looking for an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. You will work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to jointly plan and implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups of students, in or out of the classroom.
As well as a rewarding career and nationally agreed terms and conditions, joining an OAT academy will give you access to a variety of benefits, support programmes and initiatives including:
Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and support to progress your career
Pension scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contribution
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (for non-term time only staff), rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service
Lifestyle benefits offering significant savings on wide range of shopping, leisure and travel outlets
OAT Car Benefit salary sacrifice scheme
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Free parking
CONTEXT
All staff are part of a whole Academy team. Each individual is required to support the values and ethos of the Academy and Academy priorities as defined in the Academy Improvement Plan. This will mean focusing on the needs of colleagues, parents and students and being flexible in a demanding environment.
Flexibility Clause
As a term of your employment you may reasonably be expected to perform duties of a similar or related nature to those outlined in the job description.
Variation Clause
This job description will be reviewed and updated periodically in order to ensure that it relates to the job performed, or to incorporate any proposed changes. This procedure will be conducted by the Principal/Manager in consultation with the postholder. In these circumstances it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to make changes to the job description following consultation.
Fluency in English
The post is covered by Part 7 of the immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Due to the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of Criminal Record Disclosure to be undertaken. It is essential that you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and if so, for which offences.
This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4, (2), of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, you are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Academy.
The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote
the welfare of children and young people
This job description forms part of the contract of employment of the person appointed to the post. It reflects the position at the time of appointment only and may be reviewed in negotiation with the employee in the future.
This job description forms part of the contract of employment of the person appointed to the post. It reflects the position at the time of appointment only and may be reviewed in negotiation with the employee in the future.
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.
About Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 598 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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