Teaching Assistant
Charles Warren Academy
Milton Keynes
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC 5 - 9 £21,575 - £23,194 Actual Salary: £14,916.56 - £16,035.91 AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS/LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 5 June 2023
Job overview
Hours: 30 hours a week, 39 weeks per year
We are looking to expand our team in Butterflies Class - our social communication department. Butterflies is a specialist provision based in our school for children with Autism and/or Social Communication Difficulties, all the students have Education, Health and Care Plans as their needs are long term. We are looking for someone who shares our vision and ethos to join our amazing team. The successful candidate should be an advocate for the children and families in our school, be able to work as part of a team and adapt to meet the needs of the pupils, with some awareness of Autism and social, communication needs and strategies.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people, who are able to engage with our students. You will be working alongside other teaching assistants so you must be able to work in a team. It is essential that the successful candidate is able to communicate clearly in a calm and respectful manner, be reliable and trustworthy and work within the school’s policies, including safeguarding and child protection.
Charles Warren Academy opened on 1st September 2012 and is sponsored by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). Our school is situated in the beautiful area of Simpson, surrounded by trees and bordering the canal. We cater for children aged 4-11 years old and we have high expectations for all with an inclusive outlook.
We aspire for Charles Warren Academy to be an inspirational and exciting place to learn where children can achieve their very best. Our children are enthusiastic, hardworking and want to succeed. Standards continue to rise and the staff work tirelessly to achieve our shared vision and aims.
Closing date: Monday 5th June 2023
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. Apply today.
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About Charles Warren Academy
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Thank you for your interest in joining the team here at Charles Warren Academy. We are very proud and privileged to serve the young people in and around the Milton Keynes area.
In recent years enormous strides have been made to improve progress and attainment and we are very proud that Charles Warren Academy is in the top 1% of all schools for progress and attainment at KS1. Our dedicated teachers and leaders continue to develop a curriculum that inspires and prepares our pupils for their future.
Charles Warren Academy has an exciting future and it is absolutely vital that we attract the right calibre of professional to lead us on our journey to excellence. You will be a colleague who is relentless in their desire to raise standards and improve outcomes; a colleague who is able to enjoy positive, professional relationships with young people, staff and the wider community; and, perhaps most importantly, a colleague who can demonstrate high levels of resilience and emotional intelligence when dealing with complex and sensitive situations.
The Aims of Charles Warren Academy
At Charles Warren Academy we expect the best of everyone. We recognise the transformative power of self-belief, and our children are happy, confident, resilient and self- critical. There are no short cuts and no excuses. We value hard work, determination and ambition, acknowledging and celebrating the variety of ways in which learners can be excellent. We undertake all our work with professionalism, honesty and integrity. A strong moral compass underpins all our work.
We have an inherent belief in the following:
- Everyone is a leader.
- Creating a can-do, solution focused culture.
- Doing it and having impact - make a difference.
- Attention to detail - follow up and follow through.
- Understanding that making mistakes is okay - what’s important is how we learn from them.
- Being outward thinking - adopt a mind-set of restless excellence.
Our Specialism and Awards
We are delighted to have won two National awards from SSAT for progress and Closing the Gap 2015.
We have also been successful in gaining the EYFS Quality Mark and the Quality Mark for the whole school (March 2021)
To learn more about our achievements please click here
Ofsted
We are proud to be judged to be a 'good' school. 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.
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