Learning Assistant
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough
- Expired
- Salary:
- £17,007- £17,391 per annum (£14,472 - £14,799 pro rata)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2018
Job overview
37 hours a week, term time (39 weeks)
£17,007-£17,391 per annum (£14,472-£14,799 pro rata)
Immediate start available
We are seeking to appoint a committed and talented Learning Assistant, to work at the City of Peterborough Academy.
The ideal Learning Assistant will reinforce the excellent work of the teaching staff by supporting individuals or small groups both within and outside of the classroom environment. You will be a professional role model to the pupils, with the confidence to challenge and the creativity to motivate.
To be successful you must have:
- excellent communication skills
- the ability to provide support that is second to none
- experience of working with young people or children (SEND experience would be advantageous)
- first rate team working skills
· a professional approach and high personal standards.
Our academy was opened in September 2013 by the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) after a £13.8m capital build. Based on Reeves Way in Peterborough, the academy has quickly grown from strength to strength with the most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2015 judging the academy as “Outstanding”, noting pupil behaviour as “exemplary”. A dedicated team of staff aim to help support every child in reaching their full potential.
We have been awarded Centre of Excellence Status alongside being recognised as an Inclusive School.
In return, the academy, part of the Greenwood Academies Trust, look to support staff in their careers and offer first class CPD and opportunities for career progression.
This role is for 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday and is required in term time only; therefore this is reflected in the pro rata salary.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS with Barred List check.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
About City of Peterborough Academy
- City of Peterborough Academy
- Reeves Way, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE1 5LQ
- United Kingdom
Our vision and approach at the Academy is straightforward; we are determined that our youngsters will achieve well and leave us as confident, compassionate and articulate individuals with the skills to support them throughout their lives. Through high standards and expectations in teaching, learning, behaviour and pastoral care we prepare our pupils for entrance to higher education, high quality employment and apprenticeships, and the future careers of their choice.
We continuously foster a caring, supportive and happy environment so that our youngsters will flourish. In terms of behaviour, uniform and academy standards we are very traditional and have high expectations. We expect pupils to wear the full Academy uniform correctly, attend well, behave respectfully to others and to work hard.
We also believe that education is more than just academic success and aim to develop the whole person with a broad, balanced curriculum, a wide range of extra-curricular activities which we encourage all pupils to participate in, as well as a broad variety of academy events throughout the year.
We are committed to providing the very best education for the young people at the City of Peterborough Academy and look forward to ensuring the Academy provides a high quality educational experience for the pupils and community it serves.
We look forward to welcoming you to the City of Peterborough Academy.
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