Teaching Assistant
Aspire Academy Bexley
Bexley
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- Expired
- Salary:
- LSEAT Harmonised payscale 18
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
Post Title Teaching Assistant (Qualified/Unqualified)
Post Location Aspire Academy Bexley (SEMH School)
Position Status Permanent
Contractual Hours: 36
Contractual Weeks: 39
Salary: LSEAT H18 (£18,425 FTE)
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: Monday 6th June 2022
Interview Date: Week commencing 13th June 2022
Aspire Academy Bexley
Aspire Academy is a special school catering for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs aged 5-11 years. All pupils at aspire have an Educational Health Care Plan.
The Aspire Team is made up of Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Higher Level Teaching Assistants, Behaviour Learning Mentors, a Wellbeing Counsellor, a Pastoral Support Co-coordinator, office staff and Site Manager. All staff work together to ensure the school is a safe and happy learning environment where pupils feel supported, valued and receive the best possible education. The team is also supported by an external Speech Therapist, an Occupational Therapist, and not forgetting the school therapy dog ‘Loki’.
At Aspire, we strive to ensure that every pupil has access to outstanding teaching and learning. Our curriculum ensures that pupils receive a broad and balanced education as well as many extra curricular opportunities such as school sports teams, after school clubs and the school choir. We expand pupils' cultural capital by providing relevant trips, workshops and visitors where possible.
In order to support pupils to take responsibility for their actions and make positive choices, the culture of ‘The ASPIRE way’ has been adopted across the school.
For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.aspirebexley.org.uk
London South East Academies Trust
London South East Academies Trust currently comprises eight schools, providing high quality education for 5-19-year olds across the boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. Our schools, all rated Good by Ofsted, include a mainstream primary alongside special and alternative provision.
Formerly known as Bromley Educational Trust, our expanding multi academy trust was renamed in 2016, reflecting our aim to develop excellent education across the wider region.
Your Opportunity
Further details about this vacancy are available on the job description. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss the post further please contact Heather Hopkins or Julie Arkwright, Interim Co-Heads, on 020 83041320 or email heather.hopkins@aspire.lseat.org.uk or julie.arkwright@aspire.lseat.org.uk
Your Application
To apply for this vacancy please complete the application form, available to download from the downloads section below, paying particular attention to Section 4 of the form, to indicate how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Once you have completed this, the form should be submitted via email to Heads of school or delivered in person to Aspire Academy
The closing date for your application is as stated above.
References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.
This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.
The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.
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About Aspire Academy Bexley
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ABOUT US
Aspire Academy Bexley is a very small special school catering for children with emotional, social or behavioural difficulties. Aspire Academy Bexley was inspected by OFSTED in July 2015 and was graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of the inspection. Aspire Academy Bexley promotes inclusion in the widest sense.
We are very proud of the work that we do at Aspire Academy Bexley; we work very closely with children and parents to give our pupils the best possible education, often after very unsuccessful periods in a variety of mainstream settings. The children are safe and happy in Aspire Academy Bexley and parents often state how we have helped their children to make positive choices in their lives which lead to progress both academically and emotionally.
Read more on our website: https://aspirebexley.org.uk
ABOUT OUR TRUST
Our School is part of London South East Academies Trust - a multi academy trust sponsored by London South East Colleges.
We are aiming to expand our thriving Multi-Academy Trust of outstanding schools, each of which has a shared moral purpose and high aspirations for every student.
We want to attract students from across South East London irrespective of their postcode and family background. We want people to be confident that within our schools, they will have a real opportunity to fulfil their potential and the experience will be enjoyable and rewarding.
Read more on the trust website: https://lseat.co.uk
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