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Job Title: Teaching Assistant/Midday Assistant - Bardfield Academy
Contract: Permanent
Hours per week: 31 hours and 40 minutes
Weeks: 38 weeks (Term time only)
Scale: 3
Point: 4-5 (Depending on experience)
Actual Salary: £13,901.73 to £14,171.10 per annum (depending on experience)
Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: Monday 3rd January 2022
Interview date: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Bardfield Academy are seeking to recruit a passionate Teaching Assistant/Midday Assistant, to join our friendly and supportive team. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, enthusiastic person who enjoys using their own initiative.
The successful candidate will be required to work 31 hours 40 minutes per week, Monday to Thursday 8:15 am to 3:15 pm and Friday 8:15 am to 2:00 pm with 25 minutes lunch break each day. As part of your role you will provide midday supervision duties during the lunchtime period.
The successful candidate will:
● Have excellent communication skills.
● Have good organisational and interpersonal skills.
● Be caring, patient and empathetic.
● Have the ability to work as part of a team as well as on
● Have good literacy and numeracy skills with GCSE Literacy and Numeracy grades A-C
● Be an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who leads by example
We can offer:
● Bardfield Academy is a creative hub of excellence where a strong unique child centered curriculum encourages all children to achieve to their full potential.
● A great team spirit permeates this good school.
● Engaged and enthusiastic pupils who are 'proud to belong' to our school and enjoy learning in a stimulating environment.
● A dedicated team who are supportive and nurturing.
● A forward thinking, proactive Trust that is dedicated to the success of its pupils and staff.
● A dynamic and collaborative team of leadership who are dedicated and committed to the success of pupils and staff alike.
● Leadership Academy - establishing professional pathways for all employees to reach their potential by targeted CPD and career development.
● Early close on Friday with occasional inset training.
Additional training will be provided for the right candidate.
If this role is of interest to you and you have demonstrable experience in the majority of the above accountabilities, please apply now. In addition, please see the Job Description and Person Specification with full details of experience required to fulfil this highly rewarding role.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school directly on 01268 553488 to arrange an appointment. We strongly recommend you visit the school to help you decide whether this is a role for you.
Bardfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS certification and references. We are an equal opportunities employer and are part of the South Essex Academy Trust.