Teaching Assistant

Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only

Salary: Grade 3, £18,426.00 per annum (actual salary)

The Holgate Academy is seeking to employ a Teaching Assistant. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our supportive team. The successful candidate will be part of a committed and knowledgeable team supporting a wide range of needs within the Academy with a focus on support and intervention for students.

The post would also suit a graduate (or equivalent) who may be interested in pursuing a career in teaching at a future date and would like to gain some experience. If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated team player with experience of working with children and would like to be part of our friendly and committed school family please apply.  We would welcome applications from a teaching assistant or a qualified teacher with experience looking to move roles or return to teaching.

Our ideal candidate has:      

• A Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent work experience      
• Relevant and recent experience of working with young people      
• A thorough and practical understanding of issues related to improving students’ progress and ensuring equality of opportunity both in and out of the classroom      
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people
• Be able to build working relationships with parents of vulnerable and complex students with behavioural difficulties
• Want to make a real difference to students' lives.

In return we can offer you:      

• Full support and induction      
• Excellent CPD opportunities 
• A strong caring ethos      
• A well-being package 
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme     
• Networking opportunities across the Trust

Visits to the academy are welcome. Please contact Lynsey Baum (PA) at Holgate on 01159 632104 or lbaum@holgate-ac.org.uk. 

We are an academy on an exciting journey. We have very high expectations of uniform and behaviour and crucially, we expect our students to work as hard as our staff do. We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in them and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing team.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

Closing date:   29 January 2023

Start Date: ASAP

Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.  

We empower. We respect. We care.