Teaching Assistants
Pendle Education Trust
Burnley
- Expired
- Salary:
- See advert
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 March 2019
Job overview
Teaching Assistants (TA2 & TA3) – 32.25 hours per week, term time only
Salary – TA2 (Grade 4) - £17,391 - £18,672 per annum pro-rata; TA3 (Grade 6) - £20,541 - £23,866 per annum pro-rata
Closing Date – 12 noon, Monday 18th March 2019
Interview Date – Tuesday 26th March 2019
Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be given the opportunity to visit all three of our primary academies prior to interview.
We have a number of opportunities for highly motivated and innovative Teaching Assistants (Level 2 and Level 3) to join our team at Pendle Education Trust. Posts are available in all of our primary academies; Castercliff Primary Academy, Casterton Primary Academy and Pendle Primary Academy.
Pendle Education Trust is sponsored by Nelson and Colne College, an outstanding local education provider; this is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic and determined Teaching Assistants to join an establishment where they can have a real impact on student aspirations and success.
Supporting and supervising students undertaking teacher designated activities, the ideal candidates will be dynamic practitioners who promote and uphold the same high expectations as the Trust and its students. With a focus on sharing good practice, they will be committed to their own continuous professional development, and will engage enthusiastically with our quality processes to ensure that our students receive an outstanding experience.
The Trust offers unparalleled staff benefits including fantastic professional development opportunities. Championing success and building student confidence, these posts offer a real opportunity for someone with contagious enthusiasm to inspire and make a difference.
Key duties include:
• Supporting designated students with special needs, including emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Assisting the class teacher with the monitoring of students’ progress and the identification and preparation of appropriate materials and resources for teaching purposes
• Valuing and supporting students to achieve their full potential
• Being responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults
• Level 3 teaching assistants will also be required to provide cover to classes and deliver pre-planned activities in the absence of a class teacher.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy qualification
• 4 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English (desirable)
• Level 3 Teaching and Learning, or other relevant qualification (desirable for level 2 teaching assistants)
• Experience of working with children in an Education or Childcare environment
• Experienced/ trained first aider (desirable)
Apply today!
If you're interested in these positions and would like to submit an application then complete our application form. Please state clearly on the application whether you are intending to apply for a level 2 or level 3 position.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please note: All of our positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check. If there’s any reason why this may preclude you from being considered, please contact the Pendle Education Trust team.
Attached documents
About Pendle Education Trust
- Pendle Education Trust
- Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, Nelson
- Lancashire
- BB9 7YT
- United Kingdom
Pendle Education Trust is a family of schools in Lancashire. The Trust is sponsored by Nelson and Colne College, an Outstanding Further Education college in Pendle. Established in 2013, Pendle Education Trust continues to grow, welcoming new schools to our family.
Our focus is exceptional leadership and meeting the needs of local families and the community. Through close collaboration with local partners and schools, we strive to deliver an excellent education for children in Pendle and surrounding districts.
- We’re a family of schools within East Lancashire with over 2100 children within our Trust.
- Our Board is made up of experienced voluntary professionals who are passionate about education and the local area.
- We supported Pendle Primary Academy in progressing from Inadequate to Good with Outstanding features in two years.
- We have secured over £1 million of capital funding for improvements in all of our academies.
- We have enabled successful senior leaders to extend their impact across our family of schools.
- We have delivered a range of high quality community based projects to provide stimulating enrichment for pupils and families.
- We are experienced in delivering the highest quality facilities including a fully-equipped sport facility at Colne Primet Academy for school and community use, and a redeveloped early years facility at Pendle Primary Academy.
- Place2Talk and Place2Be initiatives provide individualised support services for our children to talk about thier feelings or any problems they may have.
- Pendle Primary Academy was named one of the top 50 performing or improving schools in England in 2015.
- Colne Primet Academy received an Ofsted grading of 'good' in all areas in May 2018 and was named the East Lancashire Newspapers' Secondary School of the Year in 2018.
- In its first Ofsted inspection since conversion, Castercliff Primary Academy received a 'good' grading in all areas in spring 2018 after being named as 'inadequate' in its last inspection as Nelson Castercliff Community Primary School.
- Castercliff Primary Academy was congratulated by The Secretary of State for School Standards in 2018 for being amongst the top 2% of schools in England for the progress pupils make from Key Stage 1 to the end of Key Stage 2.
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