Teaching Assistant Crawley, West Sussex, South East England, England
Job description
Working pattern: Term time & Inset days only
Actual starting salary (calculated pro rata): £14,581 per annum
Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments
We believe all children deserve the very best early start in life. Do you?
Are you passionate and committed to supporting children with their learning and personal development?
If you have answered 'yes' to both of these questions, please continue reading about our new and exciting vacancy.
We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and committed Teaching Assistants. In a mainly classroom based role, you will work with colleagues to support both individual and groups of children in their core learning including: reading, writing, and mathematics. You will also provide support in the playground encouraging the children's development of positive social friendships and play skills.
If you are genuinely motivated by helping every child to reach their potential, we would like to hear from you. Please download the attached job description and person specification for further information.
Pound Hill Infant Academy
At Pound Hill Infant Academy, we pride ourselves on making every school day happy and fun.
Every child is an individual. So, we treat them that way. We work closely with you – their parents and carers – to make sure that each and every one of our pupils flourishes. We encourage our pupils to be responsible members of the school community, respecting others and constantly demonstrating our Academy values of care, respect, independence, success, and perseverance.
Our published admissions number is 90 and has a total capacity of 270 pupils. Visit us: Home - Pound Hill Infant Academy
We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:
- Automatic annual pay increments
- High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression
- A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme
- Generous public sector pension scheme
- Discounts on retail & travel
- Cycle 2 Work scheme
- Charity giving
- Our salaries are aligned to the Real Living Wage
- Take a closer look: Work with us - Brighton Academies Trust
We are proud to be part of the University of Brighton Academies Trust; a family of infant, primary and secondary schools based in Sussex. Working Together, Delivering Excellence, Achieving Ambitions, and Nurturing Potential are the values that guide us. Our mission is to ‘inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best’ so we positively impact our communities we serve. We aim to create a vibrant, inclusive community, transforming lives and broadening horizons through excellent teaching and learning. Please visit: Home - Brighton Academies Trust
The University of Brighton is the sponsor of the University of Brighton Academies Trust. Close connection with the university allows us to draw on the expertise of its education experts and external contacts – something that greatly benefits our academies and our pupils.
Our commitment
The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applications from all members of the community.
The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff recruitment practices.
Find out more Visits to our academy are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the main academy office on 01293 873975.
Please apply today. A helpful guide to completing your application is available here: Guidance on your application
Key dates
Closing date: 25 June 2023
Interview date: Week commencing 26 June 2023
Proposed start date: September 2023
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