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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    21 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    7 May 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Part time: 31 hours per week

Contract type

Fixed term - 31st August 2025

Pay scale

Scale D, Point 5-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • A good secondary education with GCSEs in English and Maths as a minimum. The post would also be suitable for a graduate who has an interest in education
  • The desire to help young people fulfil their potential
  • The ability to form positive and supportive relationships with young people
  • The ability to work proactively, use initiative and work well as part of a team
  • Flexibility and the ability to react quickly to changing daily routines
  • Proven experience of working with vulnerable students is an advantage as such qualities are essential requirements to work in this challenging but extremely rewarding position

What the school offers its staff

  • Proactively promote and demonstrate the Diocese’s vision and values in all aspects of work
  • Challenge, motivate and empower others to set high aspirations and attain ambitious outcomes
  • Treat everyone as a valued individual who is loved by God
  • Promote and demonstrate a culture of continuous improvement which includes keeping abreast of educational developments and best management practice
  • Work collaboratively developing the concept of family across the Trusts and their academies
  • Ensure regular open and honest communication in all professional duties
  • Recognise the importance of serving the wider community and promoting inclusivity.
  • Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.

Further details about the role

Our aim is to provide a transformative education for the children of our community, by treating every child as the blessing that they are.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible colleague to provide in-class and one-to-one support for our students in the Specialist Resource Base in line with their Special Educational Needs. You will be joining a small team and will work across a wide variety of subject areas demonstrating a commitment to helping our students make good progress.

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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About The Open Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
578 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19

Arranging a visit to The Open Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email patotheprincipal@open-academy.org.uk.

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