Pupil Support Assistant
Cottingley Primary Academy
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- SCP 3 - 4 (£18,562 -£18,933 (Actual Salary - £15,827.90- £16,144.25
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 3 January 2022
Job overview
Pupil Support Assistant
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
SCP 3 - 4 (£18,562 -£18,933 (Actual Salary - £15,827.90- £16,144.25
Start Date: As soon as possible
Inspire their Remarkable with us
Cottingley Primary Academy in Leeds is a positive, nurturing and inspiring learning environment that provides a happy, caring community where everyone is encouraged and supported to achieve their goals. Our children are keen to learn, are well behaved and want to achieve their best.
Are you a committed and hard-working individual that would love to make an impact here at Cottingley Primary Academy? Our “Good” school (Ofsted 2019) has an excellent track record in successfully supporting graduates who are aspiring teachers and people looking for their first or next step working in a primary school setting. We are a popular school in our community and within commutable distance of Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford and close to the M1 and A1 motorways.
We are looking to appoint a highly-skilled individual with the presence to engage, enthuse and effectively support our children with SEND with their learning.
The successful candidate will:
- Be flexible, positive and have a ‘can do’ attitude
- Be resilient and be able to show empathy
- Have experience of supporting and adapting learning for pupils in any phase
- Take pride in helping children who can sometimes find school life challenging
Why should you join us:
We passionately believe that every child can discover their own remarkable life. It’s what motivates us around here. We know this vision requires something extra. Which is why at AET, you’ll find more. More opportunities, so you can forge your own path. More care and support, so you can prioritise what matters most. More purpose, for you and for the children we’re inspiring.
- More training and development, so you can get better at what you do - Varied and stretching continuous professional development opportunities.
- More support for you and your loved ones - A health cash plan, employee loans and savings scheme, discounted gym membership and employee assistance programme.
- More technology so you can make more impact - G Suite for Education embedded throughout. Collaborative cloud technology gives you access to the latest tools, when and where it suits you. More tech enabled classrooms mean less time spent on admin and more time teaching.
- More reward - A generous and flexible Local Government Pension scheme for support staff.
- More possibilities - To inspire children to find their remarkable.
This post is A fixed-term contract and is required to commence in January 2022.
Closing date: Monday 3rd January 2022
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Come inspire their remarkable with us, apply today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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About Cottingley Primary Academy
- Cottingley Primary Academy
- Dulverton Grove, Cottingley
- West Yorkshire
- LS11 0HU
- United Kingdom
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Welcome to Cottingley Primary Academy and thank you for your interest in our school. I am enormously proud and privileged to serve the children and families of this community as the Headteacher. Cottingley is a happy, warm and nurturing environment for all within it and every member of our team is striving towards creating the outstanding school that our families deserve.
Ours is a very special learning community, filled with dedicated and talented staff, where all students, whatever their ability and background, will flourish. We work hard and care enormously about our pupils. We serve an area of high socio-economic deprivation which brings along with it many challenges, as well as massive rewards. Every day at Cottingley Primary Academy is different and we pride ourselves on the difference that we make each day to the lives of the children we serve. If you are the type of person who is passionate about helping each and every child, has a positive outlook, shows bags of resilience in the face of challenge and wants to inspire children and young people through fun and engaging learning activities then you will fit right in as part of our team.
The staff at CPA are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of the Academies Enterprise Trust means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress. Please read our staff profiles for more information on how this is happening right now for members of my team.
We warmly welcome visitors and hope that you will come and see for yourself just what we are about and whether or not working here is right for you.
Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!
Kelly Bentley (Headteacher), the staff team and our governors
Our Curriculum
At Cottingley we provide children with a carefully designed curriculum which is based on high quality learning experiences that prepare them both academically and socially to be the best that they can be both now and in the future.
At Cottingley we teach all subjects discretely but make links between where appropriate. PSHCE permeates all that we do and links to our weekly and Rainbow Family assemblies. We also employ a counselling service in the school to support staff and children (Place2Be - see our news and community pages)on our website at www.cottingleyprimaryacademy.org. To enrich the curriculum we use coaches, theatre groups, peripatetic music support, history and science specialists etc. We also believe that pupils benefit greatly from educational visits and each class has the opportunity to take part in at least one visit per year (with residential stays being part of the curriculum for Y6). We want our curriculum to be exciting for our pupils as we believe that the best learning comes when children are motivated and engaged.
To view our curriculum across the year please click here
Our Specialism and Awards
Our great science curriculum has enabled us to achieve the Space Education Quality Mark at Gold Level (2016-17).
We are proud to have gained our Primary Science Quality Mark at Silver level (2015-16).
Ofsted
We are a rapidly improving school and we were last inspected in February 2019. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here.
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
OUR TRUST
We are proud to be part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).
AET is a national family of 57 schools committed to delivering an excellent education that launches all the children in our care into a remarkable life. It is our deeply held belief that every child has something remarkable to offer and we see it as our duty to help each and every child find this within themselves.
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the ESFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here.
We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.
To find out more about AET please click here.
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