Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Hours of Work: 32 ½ hours per week Term Time Only

Salary: Band E point 7-11       Pro rata salary £18,549 - £19,835

                                          (based on a full time salary of £24,294 - £25,979)

Including working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed by the school, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise, and for which additional payment will be made

The salary will increase by one additional week of pay if the appointee has 5 years or more continuous service with the Local Authority

Appointment: Permanent

Date of Commencement: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 9am 10th June 2024  

Aston Community Education Trust are a forward thinking and ambitious multi-academy trust, comprising of three secondary academies and nine junior academies across the Rotherham, Sheffield and north Derbyshire areas.

We are seeking to appoint ambitious and enthusiastic Level 3 Teaching Assistants to support the learning and teaching of children and young people.

Applications are particularly welcome from individuals with experience of working with students within KS3 and KS4 (age 11 – 16). Experience of working within KS2 is not essential but desirable.

The successful candidate will plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals or groups, or short term for whole classes, and will monitor, assess, record and report on students’ progress, achievement and development.

The level 3 teaching assistant will have experience of:

·      Providing support to students.

·      Able to work alongside the SENDCo and Inclusion Manager to plan and deliver innovative and appropriate learning activities

·      Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations

·      Supporting children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs

·      Within agreed systems of supervision, Planning and teaching high quality learning activities designed to promote accelerated progress, address misconceptions and consolidate learning.

·      Recording progress and achievement systematically, and provide evidence of range and level of progress and attainment

·      Liaising with parents to support with students learning, and contribute to/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback

·      Modelling and promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviour

·      Having a willingness to be fully involved in the life of the academy

*The role is based at Aston Academy but you may be required to work in other academies within the trust

Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the vacancy before the advertised date if sufficient high-quality applications are received.

Application Details

For further information and to apply, please visit the vacancies section of our website: www.astonacademy.org. To apply, candidates should complete an ACET Application Form and return by email to vacancies@astoncetrust.org by the specified closing date. CVs / letters will not be accepted.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared.  Guidance on this can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

Please note if you have not received a reply within three weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.