Teaching Assistant

Working hours: 30 hour per week, Term Time Only

Salary: Grade 3. £16,272.00 per annum. (Actual salary)

Contract: Maternity cover 1 year

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated individual to be a Teaching Assistant at Hillocks Primary Academy.

Why join The Hillocks Primary Academy

Our warm and welcoming academy has a talented team of experienced teaching and support staff, and an academy sponsor with a reputation for ensuring progress and development for all pupils, and a fabulous newly refurbished building. 

The future for all pupils who attend Hillocks Primary Academy is bright, and we want all our children to aspire to be the best that they can be. 

If your values and ambitions match ours and you want to support our children to reach their goals, we would love to hear from you. 

The opportunity

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who has experience of working with children with special educational, disabilities and medical needs. The successful candidate will have experience of enabling and supporting pupils with SEND with their personal, social development and academic progress from their individual starting points. Further responsibilities will include administrative tasks to support children and teaching staff.

We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in professional development and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing team.

Essential

• Has a commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students and providing equality of opportunity
• Has educational achievement sufficient to support clear reporting and presentation skills
• An excellent caring and empathetic skills towards pupils
•  Have a recognised Level 2 or Level 3 Qualification or if unqualified, willingness to complete the qualification.

Desirable

• Experience in early years would be beneficial to the role, incusing EYFS framework
• Knowledge of working with pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Our Employee Benefits

At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.      

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 14% 
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning
• Full support and induction         
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students           
• Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies           
• Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes
• Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
• Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users

Applications

If you have any questions about this role before making your application, please contact Debbie Morris, Team Leader

Closing date: 17 April 2024

Start date: May 2024

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to shortlist and appoint candidates prior to the closing date.

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 Trust

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.