[230425B] Teaching Assistant

[230425B] Teaching Assistant Plymouth, England

Reach South Academy Trust
Full Time Plymouth, England 21575 - 22369 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Stoke Damerel Primary Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an exceptional Teaching Assistant to join the School in September 2023.

Post: Teaching Assistant

Location: Collingwood Rd, Stoke, Plymouth PL1 5PA

FTE Salary Range: NJC Grade C, Point 5 - £21,575 rising to a maximum of £22,369 (FTE)

Actual Salary Range: £14,711.23 rising to a maximum of £15,252.63 per annum

Contract Type: Part-time, Permanent

Contract Hours: 28.35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a passionate, self-motivated and flexible Teaching Assistant to join our collaborative and welcoming academy.

About the successful candidate

You will have had previous experience in working with children in a similar setting and be able to effectively communicate with adults and children alike. Working in partnership with the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom, assisting pupils to learn and reach their full potential. If you have high expectations and understanding of behaviour of all pupils and can create and maintain a purposeful and positive learning environment, we would welcome your application to be part of our successful and hardworking team.

Stoke Damerel Primary Academy is dedicated and committed to developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding which will enable the children to enjoy learning, achieve success and to feel contented and fulfilled across the curriculum. Our staff ensure, within their journey at the school, that the children learn about and have confidence in themselves as learners where they are encouraged to hold high aspirations for their future.

Key Skills

  • A flexible approach to working within varied classes and year groups across the school
  • Excellent listening skills
  • An ability to work with both small groups of children and the whole class
  • An ability to build strong, trusting relationships with both children and adults
  • Promote and support the inclusion of all pupils in learning and social skills activities

About the School

At Stoke Damerel Academy our motto is Dream Big, Achieve Together. What does this mean for our children? It means that as a school we have a clear aim and intention to provide an education that enables each child to dream of their own unique, possible future. Dream Big means that we seek to provide a wide range of experiences and opportunities for children to discover their potential. The children at our school consistently exemplify the words Achieve Together; they show time and again that they care for and support each other.

Our core school values are to help our pupils become well-rounded, ambitious children who strive to reach their potential through the exciting opportunities and experiences we provide. We teach our children to develop life skills such as resilience, resourcefulness, relationships, reflectiveness and risk taking to achieve success in learning.

The Academy has a PAN of 420.

About the Trust

Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 15 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Next Steps

If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development, please get in touch by calling Tina Boon, Office Manager on 01752 567686

Closing date: for application is Midnight on Sunday 28th May 2023

Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for Tuesday 13th June 2023

To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking on the following link: https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/144843/EDV-REPLACEMENT_STRINGSDPS-85173

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.

Opportunities and Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.

We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.

Please note that Reach South Academy Trust is a licenced Sponsor for CoS applications and therefore can consider applications from candidates eligible to apply for Teaching and Teaching Leadership roles (only). For all other roles applicants are required to provide the required documentation where a candidate does not need a Skilled Worker Visa.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 28.35 per week

Salary: £21,575.00-£22,369.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/05/2023
Reference ID: [230425B

[230425B] Teaching Assistant
Reach South Academy Trust

www.reachsouth.org
Devonport, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
School / School District
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