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  • Earliest start date

    2 September 2024

  • Latest start date

    7 October 2024

  • Closing date

    29 August 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    29 April 2024

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Working weeks: 39 weeks (Term Time) and Parent/Open evening as required. Working Hours: 37 hours per week (08:00-16:00 Mon-Thurs and 08:00 – 15:30 Fri). Part Time Hours Considered (minimum 25 hours over 5 days)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Band 3 FTE £26,182 - £28,440. Actual starting salary £22,456 with performance-based yearly increments available

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to an increase in student numbers, we are looking to recruitthree encouraging and committed Teaching Assistants who share the drive and passion necessary to ensure every student achieves their potential. Working in partnership with class teachers and the pastoral team, you will be a champion for SEN students.

The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills to able to establish positive relationships with both students and teaching staff. Knowledge of SEN and previous work experience in a primary or secondary school setting is desired but not essential.

  • you must have 5 GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
  • be able to evidence the ability to work independently, using own initiative and be able to make decisions confidently
  • have strong experience of office procedures and administration including MS Office
  • have excellent interpersonal skills with clear and concise communication


What the school offers its staff

The academy prides itself on providing staff with the most appropriate and effective support to ensure that their professional development needs are fully met and that there is a high level of challenge in the opportunities they are offered. We have an excellent track record of providing promotion and responsibility opportunities to staff as well as teacher training opportunities to suitably qualified candidates.

Further details about the role

We are two aspirational and ambitious Academies based in Essex, just 35 minutes from London. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our students aged 11-14 whilst the Upper Academy specialises in our 14-19 year cohorts. The Academies are approximately 1 mile apart.

The appointed Teaching Assistants will begin their BA career at the Academy best suited to their skill set.

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 schools

Type
Multi-academy trust

School Details

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 14
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1014 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 14

School type
Academy, ages 14 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
900 pupils enrolled
Age range
14 to 19

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