Teaching Assistant Level 3

Job title: Teaching Assistant Level 3

Salary: WPT Band 4 £22369-£24054 (£7987 - £8588 pro-rata)

Hours: 15 per week, term time only

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Wickersley School and Sports College

To commence: As soon as possible

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to provide one to one support to students with additional needs at Wickersley School and Sports College. You must have the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.

Our ideal candidate will be able to promote positive behaviour and suggest and implement activities which will help develop pupils' social skills and self-discipline.

You should enjoy working with young people and have good communication skills and have experience of working with children with SEND.

A minimum of Mathematics and English GCSE grade 4/C is required and a teaching assistant qualification would be an advantage.

About us:

At Wickersley Partnership Trust, students and learning are at the centre of everything we do. We nurture the development of knowledge, creativity, skills and understanding to help our children develop into happy, healthy, caring and successful citizens. We do this in a safe and positive learning environment where every individual is valued, self-belief is encouraged and each individual is able to achieve their full potential.

Wickersley Partnership Trust was founded in 2014 with charitable status and currently comprises of 8 primary schools and 5 secondary schools (including 1 sixth form) across Rotherham and neighbouring counties.

WPT is committed to ensuring that all students have the best educational experience possible, and to do this, we recognise the importance of supporting our staff thoroughly in their professional development through the dissemination of best practice and collaboration, and through reflecting and debating on their practice. More about WPT vision can be found on our website.

**Closing date: Noon, Friday 13th October***

We may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn without notice. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To be successful in your application, you will need to demonstrate an effective and creative approach to education, a passion for your subject and a commitment to supporting the development of the department.

Application forms and further details are available from https://wickersleypt.org/aboutus/vacancies/

In line with our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students, the appointment will be subject to an enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

Please note we operate safer recruitment and do not accept CV’s. All applicants must complete an application form in full**. **Please upload a supporting statement which should be no longer than two sides of A4 (this should not be a CV) clearly demonstrating:

- Why are you applying for this position?

- How you meet the competencies of this role using examples from your current and previous experience (Please refer to the documents attached to this advert).

- Any information which you consider relevant that you have not already mentioned. This information is important as it will be used in the shortlisting process to identify suitable candidates for interview and assessments.