Level 3 Teaching Assistant

The Trustees of Steel City Schools Partnership are looking to recruit skilled and inspirational practitioners as soon as possible to support teaching and learning at Greenhill Primary. There are positions available within the mainstream school provision and also within the Integrated Resource.

 The posts are permanent and are 32.5hrs / 39 weeks. Grade 4, £22,369 - £24,490 FTE. Actual salary, £16,900 - £18,507 

 Greenhill Primary is a good school (Ofsted – July 2022) serving the Greenhill village community in the south of the city. Since joining SCSP in February 2018, the school has made rapid and sustained improvements, making good progress towards raising aspirations and the outcomes and progress for their pupils. A new leadership team started in September 2019 and has been focussed on developing a truly inclusive ethos, whilst also developing and broad and engaging curriculum offer. SCSP are delighted that an IR for 12 children with ASD/SEMH and a school based nursery have recently opened on site.  

We aim to enable all of our ‘Greenhill Learners’ to achieve excellence and have the skills and knowledge to “be the best that they can be” as they move through school and on to the next stages in their education.

It is an exciting time to join the team at Greenhill Primary. We are a good school and welcome new members to join our team to share their expertise, ideas and experiences. Collaboration with the right partners is at the heart of what we do. We are delighted to be part of SCSP and welcome the development opportunities that this is already bringing to our whole school team and our children. 

 The children at Greenhill Primary are amazing: happy, enthusiastic and ready to learn. We are determined that every child is valued as an individual, helped to develop their talents and encouraged to work and cooperate with others. We have supportive parents who we work with in partnership to ensure the success of our children.

Expectations:

To work with an existing team of Teaching Assistants led by the Inclusion Lead / Leadership Team, to implement work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.

This may include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teaching staff in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.

Staff may also supervise whole classes occasionally during the short-term absence of teachers. 

Relevant Qualifications:

• Good literacy/numeracy skills
• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Committed to a child centred philosophy
• Able to work within a team to prepare, plan and deliver exciting and enjoyable activities to develop young children’s skills
• Able to assess children’s progress and focus upon their next steps. 

The successful applicant must be

• Committed to excellence within their work in school and across the partnership
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Well organised
• Able to communicate with children and adults in a constructive and effective way.