Lead Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Paxman Academy
Essex
- £20,973 - £23,418 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- LGPS Scale 7, Point 19 - 24
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2023
- Apply by:
- 8 June 2023
Job overview
PAXMAN ACADEMY
LEAD HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT
Pay Range: Local Government Scale 7, Point 19-24
Actual Salary from: £20,973 - £23,418
Start Date: 1st September 2023
The Role
Due to the continuing expansion of the school, an exciting opportunity has arisen for two new members of staff to join the existing SEND team. We are looking for two dynamic and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistants to complement the professional work of teachers coordinating bespoke and targeted intervention programmes under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring students and assessing, recording and reporting on students’ achievement, progress and development.
- This post is 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus non-pupil days).
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Assessment of the needs of students and using detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students’ learning;
- Establishing productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations;
- Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom;
- Encouraging students to interact and work co-operatively with others and engaging all students in activities;
- Promoting independence and employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance;
- Providing feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement;
- Developing and implement IEPs;
- Supporting students consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
We're looking for you if you have:
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards;
- 5 GCSEs (including English & Maths) at Grade C and above or equivalent;
- Successful recent experience working with children in a learning environment;
- Working knowledge of general school policies and procedures;
- Experience of planning and delivering lessons to small groups, 1:1 and whole classes.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
Why work for The Sigma Trust, Paxman Academy?
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
- Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Perkbox, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk
To Apply
To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below: https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l491acnbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybS58Mzl8NDEyMTk4fDF8fEZhbHNlfDIxMjJ8MjI3NDUxOHww?i=pCOCgX1b4K0%3d
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV’s and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.
- Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 8th June 2023
- Interviews will be held week beginning Monday 12th June 2023
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
Attached documents
About Paxman Academy
- Paxman Academy
- Paxman Avenue, Colchester
- Essex
- CO2 9DQ
- United Kingdom
Paxman Academy is a newly built, co-educational, fully comprehensive 11-16 academy, which opened its doors in September 2019. In its first two years of opening, the Academy has been a popular choice and is heavily oversubscribed.
The Academy enjoys state of the art buildings, including:
• Seven science laboratories that have been equipped to the highest standard
• Excellent technology facilities, including two well-equipped workshops
• Computer suites, equipped with the most up-to-date hardware
• A large auditorium to enable high quality performances to take place
• A dance studio with a sprung floor
• A drama studio
• A music suite, including three practice rooms and a control room for the auditorium
• A large sports hall
• Large playing fields
• An artificial 3G pitch
• A library
• The latest classroom technology to enhance students’ learning experiences
Our ethos is founded on a desire to provide an ordered, stimulating learning environment in which all students are encouraged to achieve their best. It is determined that all students should be valued through the provision of a broad, relevant, balanced and challenging curriculum that caters for individual needs. This is encouraged within an atmosphere of mutual respect.
The Academy recognises its role within the broader community. It is determined to maintain a STEM focus throughout the curriculum and across extended learning opportunities. It identifies learning as a lifelong process and values the contribution made by parents and others to the creation of a partnership. Within this partnership, and through learning opportunities provided, students develop skills, attitudes and values that prepare them to accept the challenges and responsibilities of adult life.
Our curriculum is designed to challenge and stretch students; there is a focus on the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects, but time is given to also develop creativity and flair in other areas. Underpinning all of this there is an emphasis on the development of communication, reasoning and problem solving skills to support our STEM focus and to prepare students for life beyond school.
Paxman Academy prides itself on the quality of its staff. The combination of experience, expertise, enthusiasm and commitment ensures that students, parents and carers receive the best possible service. We are committed to providing the best learning opportunities for our students and believe that effective learning is derived from high quality teaching with high expectations, which inspire, motivate and challenge students. This is achieved by regular review and reflection of classroom practice so that teachers are able to develop as professionals and meet the needs of a changing world.
Paxman Academy embraces the values of The Sigma Trust to ensure that all students will fulfil their potential and transform life chances for all. We achieve this by:
• The development of productive, positive working relationships, so that every student is valued as an individual who is known and respected within an ordered and purposeful community that prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life in modern Britain.
• Inspiring the next generation, encouraging ambition and aspiration by fostering excellence in learning through first class teaching across a broad range of subjects.
• An engaging, broad and balanced curriculum that maintains a STEM focus and develops the skills of creativity, problem solving and investigation whilst promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.
• The development of effective partnerships and collaboration for the benefit and wellbeing of our community.
This is an extremely exciting period in the development of Paxman Academy.
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
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