Teaching Assistant, Level 3

VACANCY FOR A LEVEL 3 TEACHING ASSISTANT AT WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY

Salary: Meridian Trust Support Staff, Grade 6, Points 7-12 £16,927.89 - £18,537.51 actual (£22,369 - £24,496 FTE)

Hours of work: 32.5 hours, 39 weeks (term time + 5 days)

Start Date: September 2023

We have options for fixed term and permanent positions.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who would like to join our friendly and hardworking team as a level 3 teaching assistant. This is an exciting opportunity for a capable and experienced teaching assistant who is looking to progress their career and who would like to develop their knowledge and expertise in providing specialist support for pupils with SEND. The post is full time but will accommodate any requirements for release if studying. West Town Primary Academy is a vibrant and happy place to work where all staff are dedicated to the support of our fantastic and eager to learn children. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake cover supervisor duties as and when required at which point the appropriate renumeration will be made.

The Opportunity

Under the direction of the class teacher and SENDCo:

• Provide personalised, bespoke provision for pupils with a high level of additional need, including those on the autistic spectrum, or with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Contribute to the planning and evaluation of learning activities with teaching staff to plan and deliver high quality educational provision for our young people.
• Support the implementation of APDRs, behaviour plans, personal care programmes, curriculum planning and assessment, providing detailed feedback to the teacher, parent or outside agency as needed.
• Encourage and promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children.
• Contribute to the wider life of the academy, including after school educational provision.

The ideal candidate

• Has experience of supporting and assisting pupils with physical learning and sensory difficulties and promoting pupils’ social and emotional development.
• Is confident in their ability to support children and young people with high level learning needs and can support behaviours that may challenge.
• Is resilient, patient and nurturing and who wants to help us to support our pupils to thrive and develop into successful young people.
• Demonstrates excellent classroom practice with high standards of teaching and learning.
• Can act on their own initiative.
• Is qualified to NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent or is willing to work towards this qualification.
• Is a good team player who is willing to contribute to the ethos and wider community of the academy.
• Is motivated, passionate, and reflective about their work.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Training for your role as appropriate to your needs and career aspirations
• A friendly, supportive, and positive team to work in
• The chance to teach in our state-of-the-art building
• The opportunity to join a forward thinking, caring Trust who genuinely ‘values people’
• Free on-site parking
• Eyecare vouchers
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry
• Free tea and coffee making facilities
• Generous sick pay and annual leave

West Town Primary Academy is culturally rich city school with high aspirations for all its children. The academy has a friendly, positive ethos and believes in children achieving well and feeling a sense of success.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below. Visits to the school are encouraged, to arrange, please call Helen Buckley, Office Manager, on 01733 852400.

Closing date for applications is: 16/06/2023 at 09:00

Interview to take place on: 21/06/2023

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.