Teaching Assistant

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Etwall CP; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Supportive staff team

Large secondary school experience

Job summary

John Port Spencer Academy is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support learning across a large secondary setting. You will work with teachers to help students access lessons, build confidence and reach their potential in a caring, inclusive environment.

Join a welcoming team committed to high standards, professional development, and collaborative working. This role offers training opportunities and experience in a dynamic secondary school.

Qualifications

• Patient, positive and passionate about helping young people learn.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Flexibility, reliability and proactivity in supporting pupils.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students in lessons, including small groups and one-to-one.
• Assisting teachers with classroom activities and resources.
• Help promote positive behaviour and engagement.
• Support students with additional learning or pastoral needs.
• Contribute to a safe, inclusive and encouraging learning environment.

Skills

Patience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Principal’s Welcome

At John Port Spencer Academy, we believe in unlocking the potential of every student and supporting them to achieve the very best. Every child has a champion - staff dedicated to nurturing their talents, ambitions, and wellbeing. Our university-style campus offers a vibrant, inspiring environment where curiosity thrives, and learning knows no bounds. Our values of joy, progress, success, and acting with care, kindness, respect, and integrity guide everything we do. Joining our team means becoming part of a collaborative, innovative community, passionate about making a real difference every day and supporting each other to grow professionally and personally.

About John Port Spencer Academy

John Port Spencer Academy is a thriving, forward-thinking school at the heart of our community, serving over 2,000 students from Year 7 through Sixth Form. Our university-style campus, with dedicated subject teaching spaces, specialist science labs, arts facilities, and extensive sports facilities, creates a wonderful environment for both students and staff. We offer a broad, ambitious curriculum designed to challenge students and help them excel academically, personally, and socially. Every student has a champion here - staff who guide, support, and celebrate their achievements. We have a strong community spirit and high expectations. For staff, John Port is a place to grow, collaborate, and contribute to something truly special, where everyone is encouraged and excellence is celebrated.

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team in our large secondary academy. The successful candidate will work closely with teachers and support staff to help students access learning, build confidence, and achieve their potential. This role is ideal for someone who is patient, positive and passionate about making a different in young people’s lives.

Key Responsibilities include:

• - Supporting students in lessons, both in small groups and on a one-to-one basis
• - Assisting teachers with classroom activities and resources
• - Helping to promote positive behaviour and engagement
• - Supporting students with additional learning or pastoral needs
• - Contributing to a safe, inclusive, and encouraging learning environment

We are looking for someone who:

• - Enjoys working with young people and building positive relationships
• - Has good communication and teamwork skills
• - Is flexible, reliable, and proactive
• - Has experience working with children or young people (desirable but not essential)

We offer:

• - A welcoming and supportive staff team
• - Opportunities for training and professional development
• - Experience in a large, dynamic secondary school environment

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.