Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
Hackney
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,601.96 to £27,103.92.67 (FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 4th November 2019
- Apply by:
- 11 September 2019
Job overview
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Salary – £25,601.96 to £27,103.92.67 (FTE)
Start date – 4th November 2019
Work pattern – Full time - 40 hours p/w
Contract – Permanent
Location – Mossbourne Victoria Park and Mossbourne Community Academy - Hackney, London
Closing date – 12th September 2019
Interview dates – TBC
At MVPA we continue to build on the Federation’s ethos of exceptional education for all our pupils. With learning at the heart of everything we do, MVPA continues to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with the belief that all pupils can fulfill their true potential. The Curriculum Support Department (CSD) is made up of specialist teachers, a Learning Mentor, Speech and Language Therapist, Senior TA and CSD administrator, and classroom based TAs. To support students’ diverse needs, we offer an extensive range of interventions and work closely with the pastoral and curriculum teams to ensure that each student is able to reach their potential.
MCA is the Federation’s flagship academy built on high expectations and doing right by the pupils in our care, in order for them to succeed. MCA has changed the face of education in Hackney and raised educational expectations to the highest level; we have achieved National recognition for setting a new benchmark for non-selective comprehensive education. All pupils are encouraged to achieve their true potential. With outstanding GCSE and A-level results, year on year, MCA is placed within the top 1% of schools in the country.
About You
- Ability to communicate effectively with all staff, students and parents;
- Experience in supporting children's learning in all aspects;
- Ability to take responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision;
- Experience in monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils' achievements, progress and development as agreed with the teacher;
- Ability to plan, prepare and deliver activities for individuals/groups or whole classes as PPA cover or occasionally for short term absence cover;
- Committed to the safeguarding of students;
- Enthusiastic, flexible and friendly approach;
- Professional manner at all times.
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.
To apply for this role, please follow the link to our website and complete our online application form www.mossbourne.org/vacancies
Please note that CV’s or incomplete application forms will not be considered. All other applications will be considered, however, only those that are shortlisted will be contacted. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.
“The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.”
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About Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
- Victoria Park Road, Hackney
- London
- E9 7HD
- United Kingdom
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
At Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) we are continuing to build on the Mossbourne ethos to provide an exceptional education for all our students. With learning at the heart of everything we do, MVPA is continuing to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs with the belief that all students can fulfil their true potential. Our students receive great lessons, enjoy a vibrant enrichment programme, and have access to debate, speech-making, and presentation training through our Oratory specialism. Our outstanding teaching staff work in a rewarding environment where everyone pulls together for the same thing: the best possible deal for our students.
The Mossbourne Federation
The Mossbourne Federation is a thriving network of Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form academies providing the children of Hackney with an outstanding education from 4 to 18 years of age. We deliver the highest quality of teaching & learning across a broad curriculum, underpinned by high expectations of every student and by our Federation values of: Excellence, No Excuses and Unity. Our staff strive towards a common goal: being the best we can be, ensuring every student, every teacher and every member of staff fulfils their potential. We value continuous improvement, are always learning, and always looking for a better way to do things. We are a supportive family that shares experiences, knowledge, and ideas in an environment that welcomes input and challenge.
Set within the metropolitan borough of Hackney, all Mossbourne Federation academies are in close proximity to London Overground stations, providing a no-fuss commute for colleagues living in other London boroughs. London’s fashionable ‘East and West Ends’, are also only a short distance away.
The Mossbourne Federation is actively seeking to increase the proportion of our workforce who come from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic descent. Injustice, discrimination, and intolerance go against the core tenets of the Mossbourne ethos. We actively reject discrimination in our academies through continuous review of our working policies & practices across the federation, including at board level. We are committed to developing and supporting inclusivity, diversity, and anti-racism in every facet of what we do.
The Mossbourne Ethos
The Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Over the past twenty years, the Federation has nurtured Sir Clive’s dream by fostering kind, courteous, hard-working, and well-rounded learners by providing an outstanding education based on the core values of ‘Excellence’, ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Unity’. Through upholding these core values, Mossbourne schools are without exception, exceptional.
The Federation’s calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field and academically. All learners, regardless of ability, benefit from the innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning within The Mossbourne Federation.
Working for The Mossbourne Federation
Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, of course expectations of staff are high. In return, we engage with, and support our workforce, with great benefits and by creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.
Benefits
Federation staff are rewarded through a comprehensive benefits package, that is explained further in our applicant pack and includes:
- Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
- Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
- Free staff fitness classes
- Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
- Free lunches (T&C`s apply)
- Discounts at local restaurants
- Saturday pay programme
- Special leave scheme
- First rate professional development and career opportunities
- Staff appreciation awards and events
- The Mossbourne Allowance (conditions apply)
See all our current Primary, Secondary & 6th Form vacancies here: https://www.mossbourne.org/vacancies/
You can follow us on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mossbourne-federation/
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