Early Years Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant: Maternity Cover

Salary: Point 5 £9,891 per annum

Contract:  22.5 hours per week, Term Time only.  Maternity cover January to July 2022

Required from: 10th January 2022

Ashwood Spencer Academy are looking to recruit a dynamic and committed Teaching Assistant for maternity cover, who can inspire learning and fully commit to our school ethos. 

We believe that all pupils are entitled to high quality learning experiences, where barriers are removed.

Qualities we are looking for:    

• Have a sense of humour 
• Have a ‘whatever it takes attitude’ to remove barriers to learning 
• Good communicator and can use your own initiative 
• Have well developed, positive behaviour management skills 
• Able to prepare materials for supporting learners 
• Patient, inspiring, caring and sensitive towards the needs of vulnerable children

In return, we can offer you:    

•  A collaborative ethos, working with other schools and colleagues to develop day to day practice 
• High quality CPD 
• A chance to be part of an exciting journey 
• Children who are kind, warm and enthusiastic about their learning 
• High quality CPD through our Trust’s two Teaching Schools, Research School and National Maths Hub status 
• The support of a high performing and diverse academy Trust, comprising primary, secondary and special education provision 
• Rich and varied career development opportunities

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 16 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:    

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.    
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.    
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact head@ashwoodspencer.co.uk

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at http://satrust.com/vacancies

In line with safer recruitment policies references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date for applications 3rd December 2021.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 8th December 2021

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training. 

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer