1:1 Teaching Assistant

1:1 Teaching Assistant

Salary: TSAT Pay Group 2 £15,625 - £18,453 for hours and weeks stated (£20,252 - £23,918 FTE)

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract: Fixed Term until 31/08/2023

Hours: 32.5 hours per a week, term time + 5 Inset days

Closing Date: 03/01/2023

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Meon Junior School is currently seeking to appoint a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to support a pupil with specific learning needs. This is fixed term post funded through an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP). You will support the pupil’s access to learning by supervising and assisting (one to one) across a wide range of activities and supported learning activities.

You will be willing to take the opportunity to play a full part in the further development of our school and join us in our aims to make learning irresistible and to provide a nurturing and safe environment for everyone. 

You will hold a relevant NVQ Level 2 or higher childcare qualification, and excellent literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or equivalent, Grade C or above). 

Our School

Meon Junior School is a very friendly school where we have a highly motivated and talented team and children are encouraged to become confident, caring and articulate and to use their abilities to the full.

“Staff all enjoy working here and agree that leaders are considerate of staff’s well-being” – Ofsted

Find out more about our story at: Our Vision, Meon Junior School

Click here to view our video and gain an insight into what our school is like

At Meon Junior School, we are a proud member of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust. This enables us to create a unique offer for children: an "all-through" educational journey in which they remain with the same family of schools throughout their education. 

Meon Junior School is one of five primary schools and one secondary school in Portsmouth to benefit from Thinking Schools' award-winning resources, curriculum, and collaboration opportunities. Following this fixed term contract, there is potential for a permanent role within our family of schools in Portsmouth.

What you will need to succeed:

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification

• Provide teaching and learning to our students with the support of the Classroom Teacher
• Ability to inspire and motivate 
• Committed to supporting pupils to reach their full potential
• Effective communicator both orally and in writing
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Good ICT skills
• Understanding of the educational system and current developments

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Hampshire and Plymouth. 

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

• Think about their Thinking
• Be their Best self
• Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

Click Here To view our Trust video to gain an insight into The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

What our Trust will offer you:

• The opportunity to work with and support happy well-behaved children who are excited about learning and work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos. 
• Vast support network from senior leaders and colleagues within the school and our Trust including excellent CPD opportunities and career pathways
• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme 
• As a Trust we aim to foster a culture of appreciation with our fantastic Colleague recognition scheme
• Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to Thinking You - A 24/7 employee assistance programme for legal, financial, emergency health or lifestyle support
• Support staff have access to ‘Discount for Teachers’ with a huge range of money saving deals and vouchers
• A ‘Refer a Friend’ incentive scheme

Next steps:

If you are interested in working at our friendly school, benefitting from a supportive network of colleagues across our Trust, and are keen to progress your career then please apply today! 

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Visits to our school are very welcome and strongly encouraged. Please contact Jan Atrill on Jan.Atrill@meonjun.tsat.uk to arrange a suitable time. 

If you experience any issues in applying for this role via our careers site please click here to submit an application via Microsoft Forms.

If this position is not quite right for you, but you would be interested in other positions within our Trust please click here to join our Talent Pool.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk