Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Retford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

The Elizabethan Academy is a popular secondary school dedicated to supporting both students and staff. We are a family-like community that prioritises staff wellbeing, training and development opportunities.

Join our welcoming team to help students achieve high standards and realise their potential, with opportunities for CPD and involvement across the school and potential off-site Enhanced Provision. The academy has a track record of supporting staff wellbeing and innovation.

Qualifications

• Excellent Teaching Assistant or potential to become one with a passion for helping children realise their potential.
• Great team player, works well with others and contributes to school ethos and improvement.
• Brings vision, passion and drive to raise standards in all aspects of school life.
• Committed to collaborative work with the wider school community to improve wellbeing and mental health.
• Able to contribute to the wider life of the school.
• Experience or willingness to train to support pupils with SEMH.
• Able to promote inclusion and hold high expectations for all children.
• Values aligned with ethical leadership.
• Experience or willingness to train in supporting EAL students is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in lessons, 1:1 tuition, or small groups across varying abilities.
• Encourage and support pupils to reach their full potential with a creative, determined approach.
• Assist in organising teaching and learning resources for staff and students.
• Undertake ELSA training and supervision where appropriate.

Skills

Passionate about children

Team player

Raising standards

Collaborative with school

Wellbeing and mental health

Wider school involvement

SEMH experience or training

Inclusion and high expectations

Support for EAL training

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• An excellent Teaching Assistant, or able to demonstrate the potential to become one, who is passionate about working with children and helping to inspire them to achieve high standards and realise their potential;
• A great team player who can work successfully in collaboration with others and contribute towards the school ethos and its school improvement activities;
• Someone who enjoys the challenge and can bring the vision, passion and drive to raise standards in all aspects of school life;
• Be fully committed to working collaboratively with the wider school community to improve whole school wellbeing and mental health;
• Able to make a significant contribution to the wider life of our School;
• Experienced in working with children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties or a willingness to train in this regard;
• Able to positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children;
• Have values which align with our ethical leadership.
• Experience, or a desire to undertake training in supporting EAL students would be an advantage

What the school offers its staff

The Elizabethan Academy is a popular secondary school with a great reputation for supporting both students and staff. We see ourselves as a family and therefore value our staff as a priority. We value how much work our teams put into supporting our students and are dedicated to looking after their wellbeing while offering excellent training and development opportunities.

We are immensely proud to be an outward-facing and innovative stand-alone academy. Staff are given the freedom to be creative in their work while ensuring that every child receives the high-quality support they deserve. We also recognise the value of subject expertise and place strong emphasis on this through our tailored CPD programme.

Ensuring that all students are supported to have the best possible future is extremely important to us. You will be joining an incredibly welcoming team that makes a difference to children's lives every day both on our main site, and potentially also at our off-site Enhanced Provision. The academy has achieved the Autism and Dyslexia Friendly Kitemarks and was awarded the Wellbeing Award for Schools. We are frequently selected to pilot new initiatives by the Local Authority and have benefited from the installation of a new sensory room and outdoor classroom after being awarded funding.

Why Join Us?

• Extensive Professional Development – We offer structured career progression, leadership training, secondment opportunities, coaching and mentoring.
• Wellbeing and Staff Support – We are proud to be a Brilliant School and have been awarded the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
• A Commitment to Excellence – Our most recent OFSTED inspection (February 2024) judged the academy as Good with many outstanding features.
• A Fully Inclusive Environment – We foster a welcoming and diverse community where everyone feels valued.
• Modern Facilities – Our staff and students benefit from excellent facilities in our purpose-built school.

The Role: Teaching Assistant

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic, inspirational and highly motivated professional to join our successful school. Working within our Learning Support department, your role will be to provide support, either in lessons, as 1:1 tuition, or to small groups of students with varying abilities. You will be encouraging and supporting individual pupils to reach their full potential, whilst demonstrating a creative and determined attitude that will help motivate students. You will be directly supporting the students, as well as helping to organise the teaching and learning resources available to students and staff. An appropriate pay point will be assessed according to the skills and experiences of the successful candidate.

There is the opportunity to undertake ELSA training and supervision for the right candidate.

Safeguarding & Recruitment

The Academy is committed to equality of experience for all staff and students. We operate safer recruitment, robust child protection procedures and require evidence of DBS clearance for all employees. Checks will also be made with previous employers. Please read our Information for Candidates for additional information

Commitment to safeguarding

This information is required, including that related to warnings regarded as "spent" in order for the Academy to ensure safe recruitment and meet its obligations to safeguard children. However, you should be aware that any disciplinary history declared will not automatically prevent or inhibit appointment and will depend on the dates and circumstances related to the disciplinary action, outcomes and the type of post being applied for. Note that you are also required to include information if you were subject to a disciplinary process but resigned before it was completed.