Teaching Assistant

Streetly Academy; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Streetly Academy seeks a qualified and enthusiastic teaching assistant to help manage and support learning for students, including those with special needs. This role emphasizes a commitment to personal care, active engagement in learning, and ongoing professional development. The Academy values a supportive environment and provides various benefits, ensuring the well-being of staff and students.

Benefits

Health care plan

Professional development opportunities

Free onsite parking

Access to gym and padel tennis courts

Supportive colleagues

Qualifications

• Involvement in students' personal care, especially for those with physical disabilities.
• Committed to professional development.
• Ability to set challenging targets for students.

Responsibilities

• Assist the class teacher in management of students and the classroom.
• Enable students to access learning.
• Deliver engaging and motivating lessons to students.

Skills

Team player

Engaging learning

Student management

Education

Qualified to work in education

Job description

The Academy offers a unique blend of tradition and future, seeking the highest standards of behaviour and appearance, whilst maintaining an emphasis on harnessing technologies, and exploring every avenue in improving teaching, learning, and assessment.

We are proud of our sport specialism, and make every effort to ensure all students are given the opportunity to develop and progress, in terms of health and leadership, via the avenue of PE and Sport.This links closely to our PRIDE values, which are based on the Olympic and Para Olympics values.

We can offer you;

·A considerate employer with regard for your well-being and family priorities

·A health care plan to cover some of the costs of keeping you well such as dental, physio andeye care, with the addition of counselling and fast track to consultant appointments should you be carrying the worry of a health scare

·Friendly and supportive colleagues

·Opportunity for professional development and to both engage in and deliver training to others

·Every member of staff and student is equipped with a Chromebook device to aid innovative teaching and reduce workload

·Students that are helpful, with good manners and take pride in their appearance

·A wide variety of clubs, trips, events and opportunities

·Free onsite parking and access to our onsite gym and padel tennis courts.

We are looking for;

·A qualified and enthusiastic team player to work under the direction of the Head of Department to enable students to access learning and to assist the class teacher in the management of students and the classroom

·The successful candidate to have some involvement in students’ personal care, where we provide additional resourced provisions for physically disabled students – both male and female

·An individual who is committed to delivering active and engaging learning, which enthuses young people and motivates them to want to succeed

·An individual who can set targets that stretch and challenge students of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions

·An individual with a continued commitment to their own professional development.

Last date for receipt of completed applications:midnight on Sunday 22nd June 2025.Interviews to be held week commencing 30th June 2025.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Streetly Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and prohibition from teaching check.