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Teaching Assistant with Class Cover

Underwood West Academy, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3LF

This job expired on 6 January 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  6 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: Mon to Friday 08:30 - 15:30. Term time plus inset days. 32.5 hours per week.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: From 20,500
• Pay scale: Grade 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Underwood West Academy (part of the Aspire Educational Trust) has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join the school in January 2025. This position is permanent, working 32.5 hours per week (08:30 – 15:30) over 39 weeks per year.

The successful candidate will become part of our inclusive school where we promote positive attitudes, good behaviour and moral understanding. All children are nurtured to establish a sense of pride and achievement in learning and being part of our school community whilst becoming happy, confident and resilient learners, each supported to reach their unique potential in a safe environment.

If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach as below, we would welcome an application from you.

• Be dedicated, resilient and enthusiastic with a passion for providing an exciting and positive learning experience and outcomes for all
• Have experience of effectively delivering 1:1 and small group interventions
• Experience of covering a whole class to deliver teaching sessions
• Have strong classroom presence
• Holds GCSE Grade 5 in both English and Math’s, alongside an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Level 3 qualification.
• You will also be willing to complete further qualifications in Paediatric First Aid and Fire Warden training.

What the school offers its staff

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join a successful, progressive and happy school.

In return, we can offer:

• A school community with a warm, positive, caring ethos
• An opportunity of continued development within an experienced teaching team
• Experience of working in a thriving, successful primary school
• Regular CPD opportunities

Commitment to safeguarding

The school and the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, medical checks, right to work in UK and safeguarding checks (including enhanced DBS and a declaration of disqualification (Childcare Disqualification regulations 2009)

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About Underwood West Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 450 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Underwood West Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: bursar@underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01270 260580
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/underwood-west-academy (opens in new tab)

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