Specialist Teaching Assistant - PE/Music

ENHANCE LIMITED; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-looking academy trust in Wakefield is looking for a candidate to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for learning activities, predominantly teaching Sports or music. This role offers excellent benefits, including pension membership and health support. Successful candidates may have opportunities for funded teaching degree apprenticeships. Join a dedicated team focused on the safeguarding and well-being of pupils.

Benefits

Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme

Physical and mental health support

Free annual flu jab

Paid annual Wellbeing Day

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver learning activities and assess pupil progress.
• Experience in teaching Sports or Music is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver learning activities under supervision.
• Monitor and report on pupil achievement and development.

Job description

Responsibilities

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.

Professional Development

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

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.

Staff Benefits

• Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government PensionScheme
• 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 paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flujab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all oursettings
• 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 forteachers.

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.