Teaching Assistant Level 3

Teaching Assistant (Level 3)

Salary:   NJC Pt 14 - 17 £28,624pa - £30,060pa FTE

Actual Approx for term time working £24,735 - £25,968pa

Responsible to:  Lead of Pupil Support Centres

Contract: 37 hours per week - term time only

Framework: To work within the NJC current pay and conditions, current legislation and the policies of the school.

Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last 3 years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a much improved Progress 8 score, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this. 

The ideal candidates will be highly motivated and excellent classroom assistant who is committed to student success and development. The successful candidates will join a hardworking; forward thinking and supportive department at an exciting time. 

The person appointed will have:

• A passion for ensuring the best outcomes for all students, including those who are part of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. 

• Excellent pedagogical knowledge. 

• Relentlessly high standards and expectations of all students. 

• A commitment to continuous improvement of their own practice, irrelevant of job role, career stage or position. 

• Experience working with students who have complex SEND.

• Experience leading literacy/numeracy/SEMH interventions.

Staff at Murray Park School benefit from: 

• Flexible working for all staff. 

• A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches. 

• A robust and centralised behaviour system, including an internal Alternative Provision, to ensure learning in our classrooms is disruption free. 

• A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice. 

• An approach to pedagogy which ensures professionals deliver the highest-quality lessons and interventions possible, whilst still allowing the freedom to maintain autonomy. 

How to Apply

An application pack can be downloaded from the school website at

http://murraypark.derby.sch.uk/key-information/vacancies or apply via TES

Online. 

Note: Although the working hours are 37 per week the role is classed as part time as it is term time only working (39 weeks per year)

Murray Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointment to this post is subject to a criminal record and background check and references