Teaching Assistant

Beckfoot Oakbank; Ingrow; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Beckfoot Oakbank School is seeking experienced Teaching Assistants to join a dedicated team. You will support learning, promote inclusion, and help all students reach their potential while modelling the school values.

Two 32.5-hour per week roles run term-time with a 8.00am–3.00pm pattern, one in the main school and one in the specialist provision. Beckfoot Oakbank is part of Beckfoot Trust, offering professional development and a supportive working environment focused on wellbeing and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learning in a school context.
• Ability to work with students of all abilities and backgrounds.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting wellbeing in the classroom.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching staff to implement lesson activities.
• Promote inclusion and create a calm, safe learning environment.
• Assist students to achieve their full potential and build positive relationships.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Adaptable

Team player

Commitment to inclusion

Job description

We are seeking to appoint experienced Teaching Assistants who are committed to supporting the learning of students to join our dedicated team at Beckfoot Oakbank School. You will work alongside teaching staff to support learning, promote inclusion, and help all students to achieve their full potential. You will build strong relationships, model our values of Enjoy-Learn-Succeed, and help create a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment. We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, adaptable and motivated to support young people of all abilities and backgrounds
• Can work collaboratively as part of a team
• Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and equality
• Has high expectations of themselves and others
• Shares our vision for creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind.

We have 2 positions available for 32.5 hours per week, term time only pus 5 days. The working pattern for these roles is 8.00am to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.

One position will be based in our main school and one position will be based in our specialist provision.

Why choose Beckfoot Oakbank

Beckfoot Oakbank is a local 11-18 secondary school with a strong and growing sixth form. We are fully committed to our improvement journey and to delivering an exceptional education for the community we proudly serve.

As part of Beckfoot Trust, we benefit from:

• Expert support and challenge from a skilled central team that works collaboratively with our school.

• Access to trust-wide professional development, resources and shared learning.

We are proud to be a People First Organisation, where:

• Staff voice is valued, and listening is central to our culture.

• We actively work to reduce unnecessary workload.

• We prioritise colleague wellbeing and professional growth, so our team can focus on making a meaningful difference for our students and their families.

This is a genuinely exciting time to join Beckfoot Oakbank, a school that is completely guided by our values of enjoy, learn, succeed. Our vision is summed up in one clear sentence: ‘Beckfoot Oakbank ensured every child succeeded in education, head a great career, and enjoyed life.’

About Beckfoot Trust

Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted family of ten diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another.

We are team Beckfoot Trust, and together with Team Beckfoot Oakbank School, we’re making a real difference in our community.

Discover more about our vision, the benefits we offer, and how you can join us in shaping the future by visiting our careers page.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

This post is also relevant to the Disqualification from Childcare Regulations, and you have a duty to inform the Trust if you are automatically disqualified from providing childcare by having committed a disqualifiable offence or disqualifying event - see Appendix 2 in the Recruitment Policy for more details

Beckfoot Trust collects and processes personal data in accordance with UK Data Protection Laws. For more information on the personal data we collect and why, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice: Beckfoot Trust - Privacy Notices

Click on the useful links below for further information:

• Beckfoot Trust - Policies and Documents
• Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record: When you need to tell someone about your criminal record - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy at Beckfoot Trust.

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our Recruitment Team on the contact details below.