Teaching Assistant - Primary
The Halifax Academy
Calderdale
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 3 Actual Salary £12,894
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2020
Job overview
(Maternity Cover 9 months in the first instance)
30 hours per week Term Time
Required as soon as possible The Halifax Academy requires an experienced caring and nurturing Teaching Assistant to join our Primary Phase. The successful candidate will have knowledge of the KS1/KS2 along with experience of supporting children in their learning, in particular in communication, English, phonics and Maths.
The Halifax Academy is a high performing 4-16 all-through Academy in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. It was inspected by Ofsted in September 2017 being judged as Good in all areas. Outcomes are outstanding at KS4 and places the Academy in the top 15% of all schools nationally. Early Years Provision is good.
The Academy is the founding school in Impact Education MAT and is led by Matt Perry the Headteacher.
The successful candidate will be able to:
- Work as part of a team but use their own initiative
- Motivate and inspire our pupils
- Use creativity and passion in their work
- Form effective relationships with parents, carers and outside agencies
- Be a positive role model for our children
The successful candidate will be involved in:
- improving learning and teaching
- have a proven track record of raising achievement
- tracking pupils individual performance and implementing intervention strategies
- supporting pupils with medical needs
In return we can offer:
- working as part of a creative and supportive team, who are determined and driven on our mission to achieve the very best for our pupils.
- joining our ‘coaching culture’ which is a key focus for CPD in the Academy. Every member of our teaching and support staff are involved in our ‘Coaching for Excellence’ programme to focus on improving teaching and learning in all subjects.
- the opportunity to gain cross phase experience.
- access to a teaching school alliance which enables us to work collaboratively and share best practice with other providers and creates professional development opportunities.
- enthusiastic students who are keen to make outstanding progress
- effective supportive and dynamic leadership
- Friday school finishes at 1.15pm
This is an exciting time to join The Academy on its journey to becoming outstanding. We are a team of driven, enthusiastic and friendly staff, who contribute greatly to the success of the Academy and its pupils. The Halifax Academy is a popular and over-subscribed Academy which has outstanding facilities.
The Halifax Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for all relevant posts.
Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@thehalifaxacademy.org or posted to The Halifax Academy no later than 9.00am on Friday 21st February. No late applications or CV’s will be accepted.
Applications close: Friday 21st February 2020
Attached documents
About The Halifax Academy
About The Halifax Academy
Our purpose is to provide young people with a voice to help them change the world.
We strengthen our students’ sense of identity, independence, self-esteem and self-worth, providing them with the qualities to make a meaningful difference in the future.
We aim to inspire a love of learning and the motivation to achieve academic excellence. But, equally as important, we encourage our students to develop their creativity and imagination, to build positive relationships with others and an understanding of the world around them.
We deliver a curriculum that facilitates the development of strong academic skills and moral character through a variety of subjects and memorable experiences. It is built on three tenets: Heart, Mind, Connect. These relate to different aspects of character or behaviour we seek to nurture in pursuit of personal and academic success. For each aspect we have adopted a quotation by an individual admired for their considerable contribution or achievement in that particular area; these carefully chosen words provide meaning and help our students to understand our ethos.
At The Halifax Academy we are committed to an ongoing process of learning, self-reflection, adaptation and growth. We regularly evaluate our practice and make adjustments to ensure we are providing our students with the best possible education. Our culture and curriculum put student wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We work hard to equip our students with the tools to become resilient young people who can take care of their own wellbeing, as well as the wellbeing of others.
Our approach to staff wellbeing:
We all want to work smarter so that we can better balance quality time with our families and friends with the demands of work. At The Halifax Academy, we aspire to be the best professionals we can be – that is, after all, what our children and families deserve. Our staff are committed, expert and talented, and giving of your best day in day out, requires stamina. We need staff who can thrive at work and also at home, and for the long term. As an employer and an organisation, we are committed to being as flexible and supportive as we can be, helping colleagues and their families to navigate the ups and downs of life.
The Halifax Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for all relevant posts.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.