Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Salary Range: Band 3 FTE£27,472 - £29,730. Actual starting salary £23,562with performance based yearly increments

Working Weeks: 39 weeks (Term Time) and Parent/Open evening as required

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (08:00 -16:00 Mon/Thurs and 08:00-15:30 Fri)

Due to an increase in student numbers, we are looking to recruitan encouraging and committed Teaching Assistantwho shares the drive and passion necessary to ensure every student achieves their potential.

Working in partnership with class teachers and the pastoral team, you will be a champion for SEN students.

Our academy operates across two sites.The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our Key Stage 3 students, whilst The Upper Academy specialises in teaching Key Stage 4 and 5.The appointed Teaching Assistant will begin their BA career at the Lower academy.

We are dedicated to supporting staff to build a fulfilling career. As a new member of staff, you will be offeredexcellent support and development, with routes into teacher training offered to suitably qualified graduates looking to pursue a teaching career.

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

Have 5 GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
Excellent interpersonal skills, with clear and concise communication
Be able to evidencethe ability to work independently,show your own initiative, and be able to make decisions confidently
Have a patient, encouraging and resilient demeanour
Knowledge of SEN and previous work experience in a primary or secondary school
Able to useICT effectively to support learning

Position Available: ASAP/Start date negotiable

Closing date:Monday 28th April

If you can enthuse, engage, motivate and challenge students to make exceptional progress, then please download and complete ourapplication form and return it to our Recruitment &Cover Coordinator, Olivia Faustino-recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

Information about the School

The Basildon Academies is focused upon developing the whole child; our curriculum has been developed to enable our students to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills so that they will become lifelong learners. This includes opportunities for linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technical, human, social, physical and artistic learning so that students make progress in a wide range of subjects.

We set high expectations of all our students and this, in turn, ensures we create a positive climate for learning in which every student can reach their full potential. Our Academy is a calm, orderly and purposeful environment where students enjoy their learning, make good progress and feel safe.

Our Sixth Form is a major part of the academy with the structure modelling itself on developing independent learning skills like those seen in universities which allows students to continue their studies in their specialist subject areas. Students are very much encouraged to become mature adults being engaged in many aspects of the life of the academy which further develops those much needed skills to go on into university or the world of work.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.