11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    TBC

  • Closing date

    20 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    6 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week / 39 weeks er year

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

Grade 3 / 32.5 hours per week / 39 weeks per year / £18,218.13 - £18,503.99

What skills and experience we're looking for

St James Academy are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our dynamic team! This role offers the opportunity to support classroom activities, assist with lesson planning, and provide one-on-one support to students.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for education, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage with students of various learning abilities. If you're a proactive, adaptable individual who is looking for a role in education, we’d love to hear from you! Join us in making a positive impact on students' learning journeys.

What the school offers its staff

“St James is an inclusive and welcoming school. Pupils are courteous and polite.” – Ofsted 2024

St James Academy is a good school (Ofsted 2024) with high expectations for everyone. We are determined to become a centre of excellence for young people who live in central Dudley, improving life chances for all.

Since joining the Trust, St James is the most improved school in the Borough for grades achieved at GCSE and for passing Maths and English at Grade 5 or above. In fact, the proportion of learners achieving Grade 5 or higher in both English and Mathematics has doubled!

An increasing number of departments have achieved 100% GCSE pass rates, and our ambition is that this should extend to every area as quickly as possible.

Our philosophy is simple: we will ensure the success of our learners through outstanding teaching, positive behaviour and embracing the talents of each individual.

There is also a strong caring ethos here, which ensures high levels of support for learners and creates an atmosphere of mutual respect throughout the school. Our learners are challenged to extend their interests through a wide programme of extra-curricular activities, sports teams and enrichment activities.

The Trust recognises that our staff are our most value asset and investing in our people is a key strategic priority. An extensive program of staff development is operated within school and across the Trust, and this is extended to senior and middle leaders, aspiring leaders, and teaching and associate staff.

You will be joining St James at an exciting time as we continue our journey to provide first class education for the young people of Dudley

Closing date is Thursday 20th March 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the date advertised.

All successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and children and adults barred list checks, where the applicant will be employed in a regulated activity.

Dudley Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, including disabled, and black and ethnic minority applicants.


Commitment to safeguarding

All successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and children and adults barred list checks, where the applicant will be employed in a regulated activity.

Dudley Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, including disabled, and black and ethnic minority applicants.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About St James Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
856 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01384 882303

 This is an exciting time to join St James Academy and Dudley Academies Trust. For the third consecutive year, the school is oversubscribed and this year, the school achieved its best ever examination results. Not only did outcomes exceed those in 2019 but St James also did better than 2022, bucking the national trend. It is clear that St James is an academy that is rapidly improving and its dynamic, aspirant culture will ensure that the school goes from strength to strength.

Arranging a visit to St James Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR.Helpdesk@dudleyacademiestrust.org.uk.

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