Teaching Assistant

Wilsthorpe School; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare discounts

Gym membership

Pension scheme

Staff wellbeing

Job summary

The Two Counties Trust's Wilsthorpe School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join a committed team. You will work in partnership with teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum and school policies, helping students achieve their best.

You will support students with varying learning needs, including those with SEND, and contribute to a positive, safe learning environment. The role is permanent, full-time, with 37 hours per week across 39 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Patience and enthusiasm are essential for supporting diverse learners.
• Experience assisting students in classrooms or similar settings is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support learning in line with the national curriculum and school policies.
• Assist students with varying learning needs, including those with SEND, to meet targets.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant to join an already existing committed team at Wilsthorpe School. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic hard-working and is passionate about supporting young people achieve their best. The successful candidate will work in partnership with teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, codes of practice, policies and procedures.

The person:

Patience will be key to this role as you will be supporting students in a specific curriculum area or support students with varying degrees of learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties. You will play an integral part in ensuring students with any degree of SEND meet targets and progress in line with students not on the SEND register.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

Grade and Salary: Grade 2: £22,279 - £23,356 actual salary per annum pro rata (£26,016 - £27,274 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year

Contract term: Permanent

The School:

Wilsthorpe School is a high-performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school. Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.