7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed Term until 18th July 2025

Pay scale

Support Staff Scale Band C, full time equivalent salary range £23,114 - £27,334 but after pro-rata £17,892 - £21,159

What skills and experience we're looking for

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Join Lyndon School a ‘happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff…. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum.’ (OfSTED 2022).

Lyndon is part of Summit Learning Trust ,the leadership at Lyndon is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the Academy on a journey of excellence, with Colleagues that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of an improving school with a strong team ethos. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things.

Here at Lyndon School, we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our learners and colleagues alike. Right now, we are looking for an inspiring Teaching Assistant who can work with learners and with teaching colleagues to create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential.

Join us and you will be part of a fantastic team. The successful applicant will have a level 3 teaching assistant qualification as well as GCSE’s in English and Maths at Grade C/5 or above/equivalent, you will have a real passion for supporting learners, including those with particular needs, as well as a desire to develop a pro-active and supportive culture within the Inclusion Team. Lyndon is a developing and improving school and this is an exciting opportunity to support that journey of school improvement.

For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.

To apply please visit our website at https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/careers-vacancies/

Please note we do not accept CV’s

The closing date is 6th October 2024 and it is expected that interviews will be held shortly after.


What the school offers its staff

About the Trust

https://www.summitlearningtrust.org.uk/

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the

essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include

access to:

  • Employee assistance programme
  • High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
  • Wellbeing Advocates
  • Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
  • Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
  • Generous employer pension schemes
  • Excellent holiday entitlement

Further details about the role

We are ane qual opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.

The Summit Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted. Our policy is available to view here https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/our-trust/statutory-information/policies-statements/

Applying for the job

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About Lyndon School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1166 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Join Lyndon School a ‘happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff…. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum. In many subjects this sets out the important things that pupils need to know and remember. A rich set of experiences are returning, following the earlier challenges of the pandemic.’ (OfSTED 2022).

Lyndon is part of Summit Learning Trust comprising Lyndon itself, Ninestiles – An Academy, Cockshut Hill School four primary schools and Solihull Sixth Form College. The leadership team of Lyndon is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with staff that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of a school on its journey to outstanding status with a strong team ethos. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things.

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