Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant)
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath and North East Somerset
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 3 SCP 5-6, £21,575 - £21,968 full-time equivalent, actual £15,376 - £15,656
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 29 January 2023
Job overview
We are seeking talented Learning Support Assistants (Teaching Assistants) or Learning Support specialists with the drive and enthusiasm to support our students on their learning journey through secondary school. If you are successful you will be joining an established, successful and highly skilled team with outstanding career development opportunities.
We welcome applications from those wishing to apply for the maximum number of hours available (30.83) and also those wishing to apply on a job share basis or on reduced hours to fit around other commitments, for example dropping off or picking up children from school. If you would like to apply on this basis and are shortlisted, please discuss this at interview. Please note from a consistency of service delivery perspective candidates applying must be available to work 3 full school days as a minimum.
Our students are amazing. They are clever, kind and a joy to work with. They inspire, challenge and drive us as professionals to deliver the highest standards of education and care; to fill their school life with academic rigour, compassion and laughter. School is a busy and varied place of work (definitely not your normal 9-5!) but, as a team, we work together to reach out, find solutions and truly make a difference in the lives of young people.
These are exciting times for the Inclusion department at Saint Gregory’s. Due to the growth in numbers of students that we support with SEND needs, we have recently:
• Introduced a new structure within the department with opportunities for colleagues to develop their expertise in key areas. In addition, all departments in the school have a nominated teacher ‘champion’ linked to the Inclusion department.
• Moved to a larger area of the school to accommodate our growing team. This space includes a dedicated teaching room with a suite of computers for students, and a separate therapeutic area / wellbeing area.
• Provided every Learning Support Assistant with an ‘LSA Toolkit’ that includes a Chrome book and other resources to help support student learning.
• Invested in professional development for all staff, e.g. we are currently working with the MITA (Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants) programme. Developing the skills and expertise of colleagues is important to us.
If you possess the necessary skills and experience and are excited by this opportunity to join our team please submit your application by Midnight on Sunday 29 January 2023. Interviews will be held during week commencing 6 February 2023.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Stack, SEND Manager, by email at stackk@st-gregorys.org.uk
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory professional references, qualification verification, overseas certificates of good conduct and the right to work in the UK.
All staff are expected to undertake comprehensive child protection training and must share in the school’s commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our students and staff.
A copy of the Safer Recruitment Policy and our CP Policy can be found on our website at www.st-gregorys.org.uk/useful-information/key-documents.
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About Saint Gregory's Catholic College
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College
- Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath
- Somerset
- BA2 8PA
- United Kingdom
Saint Gregory’s is a Catholic voluntary aided secondary school which was established by the Diocese of Clifton. It primarily serves designated Catholic parishes in Bath and North East Somerset, North West Wiltshire and the north of the County of Somerset and admits students of 11-18 years. We are a popular co-educational school, founded on Catholic Christian values and with a strong family and community ethos. These values envelop the learning of our students, providing them with an academic start to life that is supportive, nurturing and inspiring. Saint Gregory’s has a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence, outstanding pastoral care and an excellent enrichment programme.
In 2019 we were recognised once again as an ‘Outstanding’ secondary school in our Section 48 Diocesan Inspection, highlighting our school as a flourishing educational community where every child is valued and encouraged to grow as individuals. In November 2022, our first Ofsted inspection since July 2013 recognised St Gregory’s as Good overall with Outstanding judgements for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development.
Our GCSE and A Level results are excellent, and not just in raw terms but also in the context of value-added. Such measures seek to identify the progress that every child makes during his or her time with us and show that our students make outstanding progress.
The achievement of our students consistently places our school as one of the top achieving state schools in the country. Students leaving Saint Gregory’s progress to some of the very best academic institutions including Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group but, more than this, they leave having acquired the academic success, confidence and skills they need to continue their educational or career journey of choice.
We are located at the southern gateway to the World Heritage City of Bath with beautiful views towards the Severn Estuary and over Bath. Access to the school is easy as it is on main bus routes and next to the Odd Down Bath Park and Ride terminus.
The World Heritage City of Bath itself needs little introduction. Over four million tourists a year come to visit its many attractions such as its Georgian architecture, its festivals, theatres, museums, restaurants and shops. It boasts excellent schools, rugby and football teams and Olympic standard training facilities at the University of Bath.
Bath is served by many attractive towns and villages and our staff and students come from diverse locations and backgrounds within our extensive catchment area.
There is a warm, welcoming family atmosphere at Saint Gregory’s that underpins our culture as a school. Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do and by working together we aim to provide the very best opportunities for all our students and staff.
If you would like to be a part of this successful and thriving school and are a well-qualified and highly motivated professional, who shares our sense of values, we would like to hear from you.
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