Teaching Assistant (with class cover)
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2HUDeadline is tomorrow
Closing date
4 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
24 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £16,750 - £17,546
Teaching Assistant (with class cover) job summary
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Teaching Assistant (with class cover)
Location: Hastings
Salary: £22,433 - £23,500 pro rata, (Actual Salary £16,750 - £17,546)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 31.25 per week, Full-time, term time only
Start date: 1st September 2024
Closing date: 9am Thursday 4th July
Interviews: Monday 8th July
About the role:
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Teaching Assistant on a permanent basis. This role will involve helping to implement work programmes for groups of children as well as assisting in the management/preparation of resources. The successful applicant will also provide cover for whole classes under a system of supervision for 30% of the employed time throughout the school year, daily lunchtime support and be an academic support for 4 afternoons a week.
The successful candidate will:
· have experience of working with KS1 and KS2 aged children
· have good literacy and mathematical skills
· be hard working and adaptable to change
· ideally have some experience of supporting with children’s phonics and / or reading.
View the full job description and person specification here JDPS Teaching Assistant.docx
About our school:
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is a popular and oversubscribed primary school in the heart of Hastings who recently had our Outstanding status confirmed by Ofsted. We have a proven track record of raising standards for our pupils, particularly our most vulnerable. As Hastings is an ‘Opportunity Area’, the academy will be pivotal in ensuring our children get the best start in life, no matter what their background.
We are a school with a new intake each year of 3 forms, with 90 pupils in each year group, from reception through to year 6. Our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care.
As part of the Ark schools’ network, we are committed to making sure that every child has access to an excellent education and real choices in life. We know that great schools need great staff, which is why we offer you the very best training and support at every stage of your career.
Find out more by visiting www.arkblacklandsprimary.org/.
We offer:
· Comprehensive CPD – we offer twice as many training days as standard.
· Access to health packages, discounts at major retailers, travel loans and other benefits, through the Ark Rewards scheme.
· Opportunity to apply for international exchanges and other scholarship prospects
Find out more about the benefits by visiting www.arkonline.org/the-best-support.
How to apply:
Please select the role you are applying for on www.arkblacklandsprimary.org/vacancies and submit your application by the deadline 9am on Thursday 4th July.
Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please come and see us to find out more! Contact Darren Regnier on 01424 429279 or d.regnier@arkblacklandsprimary.org to arrange an informal chat or a visit.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
Applying for the job
Using the application form
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 629 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is Hastings' fastest-improving primary school. Located near the 109-acre Alexandra Park, we recently celebrated having the most improved SATs results in the area and features an innovative outdoor learning centre and greenhouse which supplies fresh produce to the school canteen.
We are a growing school with a new intake each year of 3 forms, with 90 pupils in each year group, from reception through to year 5, and 75 pupils in year 6. Our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care.
As part of the Ark schools’ network, we are committed to making sure that every child has access to a great education and real choices in life. We know that great schools need great staff, which is why we offer you the very best training and support at every stage of your career.
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