Teaching Assistant Level 1

Are you looking for a new opportunity be part of a successful team and Trust? Then this could be the role for you.

East Garforth Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 1 to join our academy in January 2023, on a part-time, temporary basis.

The school community:

Our academy is located in the outer east side of Leeds in the community of Garforth. It is our mission to offer every child a high-quality education in a supportive, safe and challenging environment in which they feel valued and are inspired to become life-long learners who aim to ‘be the best they can be’.

Your new role:

As a Teaching Assistant Level 1, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with the teacher. You will support pupils to ensure they can access learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. 

Hours: 33.5 hours per week / Term Time only (38 Weeks) / Temporary until end 31st March 2023.

You will be joining an ambitious, committed and hardworking team of staff who offer amazing support, both in an academic and pastoral sense and are relentless in their drive to make a genuine difference to and lasting impact on our young people, families and the wider community.

Our offer to you:

We value kindness and seek to create an academy where staff feel supported and students feel safe. We ensure that the curriculum is well rounded and that pupils have opportunities and experiences to last a lifetime! We are passionate that all pupils get the best experience in primary education. We know the value of effective relationships with parents and enjoy brilliant parental support.

At East Garforth we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:

•            Contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

•            Minimum entitlement of 34 days holiday (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays

•            Access to the Delta benefits website with discounts on retailers, holidays, days out, etc

•            Access to Cycle to Work scheme, car leasing and technology scheme

•            Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice

•            Training and development opportunities

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at Careers with Delta • Delta Academies Trust (deltatrust.org.uk)

Visits to the academy would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on 01132 127100 if you would like to arrange a visit.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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