Teaching Assistant

Grade/SCP: Band 2 SCP 3

Hours: 20 Hours a week, term time only (39 weeks per year)

Actual Salary: £8,253.19 pro-rata for term time only 

Contract:       Fixed Term until August 31 2020

Location:          Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy,     Bluestone Lane, Stapenhill, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE15 9SD

Start Date: As soon as possible

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our busy, hardworking team.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and committed Teaching Assistant who will work as part of a very effective and well supported team of Teaching Assistants. The successful candidates will have a varied role, which involves supporting the teacher in all aspects to ensure that pupils receive the most effective support. You will be able to demonstrate a practical, hands on approach to supporting teaching and be prepared to go above and beyond.

Your duties will include:

• Providing day to day classroom support to the children, and assisting with pupil behavior

• Committing to raising the aspirations and achievement of all our pupils

• Establishing good relationships and acting as a role model

• Encouraging students to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher in order to improve professional development

• Helping to plan lessons by preparing materials and resources

How to apply

For more information, an application pack and to apply please visit https://srscmat.co.uk/vacancies or email vacancies@srscmat.co.uk.

Closing date:   Monday 20 January 2020

Interviews:           TBC

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

The Trust will endeavor to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. 

You do not need to be a Catholic to work in our Trust. There are certain reserved positions, which require someone to be Catholic, i.e. CEO, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Subject Leader/Head of RE and Lay Chaplain but other than that a respect for our ethos and a willingness to participate in what we do is all that is required.