Specialist Teaching Assistant - PE/Music

Teaching Vacancies; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Wakefield is looking for a dedicated individual to complement the work of teachers by taking charge of learning activities in sports or music. The role includes planning and delivering lessons while ensuring the safety and welfare of pupils. This is an excellent opportunity for career development with potential for training support such as a funded teaching degree apprenticeship.

Benefits

Membership to pension schemes

Physical and mental health support

Free annual flu jab

Paid annual Wellbeing Day

Qualifications

• Ability to plan, prepare and deliver learning activities.
• Experience in teaching sports or music.
• Commitment to safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Complement the professional work of teachers.
• Monitor pupils and assess, record and report on achievement.
• Deliver learning activities under supervision.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

Can complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/ groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development. This role will predominantly be teaching either Sports or music across the school.

Moving forwards an opportunity to complete a funded teaching degree apprenticeship would be considered for outstanding candidates or opportunities for other funded apprenticeships.

What the school offers its staff

Why join Enhance Academy Trust?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward‑looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to be paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring the actions taken keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, promote well‑being, create safe environments, respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of our safeguarding responsibilities. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.