Teaching Assistant
Plymstock School
Plymouth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade B (SCP 3 - 4) (Actual Salary £11,625.24 - £11,857.29) (pro rata of £18,887 - £19,264)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 8 June 2022
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive Special Educational Needs Department. Acting under the direction of the school's SENCO, the successful candidate will provide general support to staff and pupils.
What we are looking for:
- Experience of working with children/young adults
- High levels of commitment and enthusiasm
- Initiative, flexibility and ability to work independently
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Calm under pressure
- Punctual and reliable
Plymstock School is a highly successful school. We are a very popular choice with parents and are significantly oversubscribed. Plymstock is a suburb of Plymouth and lies approximately three miles to the east of the city. It is within easy access of the A38, and teachers commute from Cornwall, Dartmoor and the South Hams.
Plymstock School is part of the Westcountry Schools Trust. We are a tight-knit family of schools, yet we still retain our own individual identities. We believe that working collectively, we are stronger and can provide the very best education for our young people. We have a vibrant staff community that shares best practice in Teaching and Learning and benefits from curriculum collaboration and joint CPD opportunities.
Why work at Plymstock School?
We believe that Plymstock School is a truly unique and special place to work. Our curriculum is broad, balanced and provides students with the opportunity to discover their hidden talents. We insist all staff have the highest expectations of every child, regardless of background, and use evidence-based practice in the classroom. We aim to ensure that in every classroom our students experience consistent and highly effective teaching and learning.
Our standards of discipline are very high and consequently teachers really can teach at our school. Our behaviour management system is simple, quick and highly effective. Relationships between staff and students are a real strength.
If you are still interested there are a number of questions we need you to consider next. Are you someone who…
- sees working with young people as a vocation or calling rather than just a job?
- believes that improvement is continuous and that we can always learn more?
- will go the extra mile for our great students?
- is polite and respectful to others, and understands the importance of strong and supportive working relationships?
- brings solutions and ideas, rather than problems?
- is open to new ideas and will always give something a try?
If you can say yes to all of these and you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application.
Application forms should be submitted by email to recruitment@plymstockschool.org.uk
If you would like additional information or to discuss this post please email recruitment@plymstockschool.org.uk
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 8 June 2022
Plymstock School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance.
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About Plymstock School
School Information
Plymstock School is a co-educational 11-18 non-selective school of over 1600 students, with 250 in the Sixth Form. We are a very popular choice with parents and are significantly oversubscribed. Consequently, we are expanding our Year 7 school intake from 260 to 300 students each year.
Plymstock is a suburb of Plymouth and lies approximately three miles to the east of the city. It is within easy access of the A38, and teachers commute from Cornwall, Dartmoor and the South Hams. Most students live in the Plymstock area.
Visitors are always impressed with the outstanding atmosphere they experience around the school and how courteous and welcoming our students and staff are. Students take pride in their school and respond positively to the extremely high standards expected of them. All staff promote a can-do attitude amongst students, encouraging them to aspire to attain their highest academic and personal goals.
The atmosphere here is characterised by outstanding behaviour for learning and energetic, innovative teaching. Learning opportunities nurture creativity and enterprise. Our staff are dedicated to sustaining a school where excellent teaching enables students to develop their abilities to the full. High expectations and a sharp focus on learning and achieving are successfully combined with a pervading sense of care and support for individuals.
A very well-designed curriculum exerts a powerful influence on learning. Students follow a broad and balanced curriculum and most students in KS4 take a GCSE in French or German and a Humanities subject.
In September 2017, we joined forces with a group of four other secondary schools (Coombe Dean School, Hele’s School, Ivybridge Community College and Callington Community College) and eight primary schools, to form the Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST). Our mission statement is ‘Stronger together…every child in a great school’. We are the largest and highest performing multi-academy trust in the area.
This collaboration brings benefits to staff, which include:
- Enhanced staff development through increased opportunities to share best practice and professional development programmes; adding real value to the professional learning journey and career progression.
- Valued wellbeing; ensuring our staff are happy, healthy and safe.
- Smarter working through shared materials with the aim of reducing workload and minimising bureaucracy.
- Structured talent pool management with a wider platform for succession planning beyond the single school.
- Dynamic cross-phase working with a greater awareness and understanding of each sector.
- Wider opportunities for career development through intentional design, not by chance.
- Supportive governance with a clear focus on strategic development.
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