Teaching Assistant

Outwood Grange Academies Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academy in Doncaster is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support the learning and welfare of students. This permanent position involves working closely with teaching staff to enhance educational outcomes, particularly in Maths and English. The successful candidate will play a vital role in providing support to students, including those with special educational needs, ensuring a positive learning environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training

Defined Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible family friendly policies

Minimum of 25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing strategy

Free flu vaccinations

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Support teaching and learning of Maths and English.
• Provide practical support to students with special educational needs.

Responsibilities

• Promote learning and welfare of students.
• Work under the direction of teaching staff.

Skills

Maths

English

Job description

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Job Description

Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join their academy. The successful candidate will work as a Teaching Assistant, by supporting the teaching and learning of Maths and English, under the direction of teaching staff. The role of Teaching Assistant across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.

Job Description

Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join their academy. The successful candidate will work as a Teaching Assistant, by supporting the teaching and learning of Maths and English, under the direction of teaching staff. The role of Teaching Assistant across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.

This is a permanent position. The working pattern for this role is 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 days.

Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands is based in the South Yorkshire town of Doncaster.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

OPA Woodlands joined the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) in 2021. As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.

When completing your application, please give due regard to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for interview.

To view the Teaching Assistant Job Description please click here

To view the full Teaching Assistant Person Specification please click here

About Us

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER?

Outwood Grange Academies Trust Supports Colleagues By Funding An Extensive Range Of Accredited Training Courses And Apprenticeship Opportunities Up To Masters Level. We Also Offer

Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:

• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role
  
  

Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:

• Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
• Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
• Legal guidance
• Financial guidance and debt counselling
• Child and dependent care support and advice
• Support for managers
  
  

Benefits

We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing strategy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:

• Free flu vaccinations
• Free onsite parking
• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
• Access to various discount sites
  
  

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.

For more information on Outwood and a message from our CEO please click here

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 40 schools.

Our educational blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years.

We have used this successful blueprint to sponsor academies and have a transformational effect on children’s life chances within very quick timescales.

We feel strongly that academies should enhance the education provision of the community they serve, in addition to driving up standards and playing a central role in regeneration. This is because we believe that improving the life chances of young people is essential to developing a strong local and national economy.

We are now comprised of over 40 schools who work together to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of children in our care, including the most vulnerable or challenging.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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