Teaching Assistant - Level 1

Voyage Education Partnership; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyage Education Partnership is seeking dynamic Level 1 Teaching Assistants to join Rosecliffe Spencer Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in children's lives. Successful candidates will embrace collaborative teaching and possess a strong commitment to inclusive education.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Motivated to achieve the best for children and support those with additional needs.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support children with additional needs and contribute to their learning experiences.
• Work collaboratively with faculty to enhance the educational environment.

Skills

Teamwork

Motivation

Communication

Empathy

Job description

Location: Rosecliffe Spencer Academy, Edwalton, Nottingham, UK

Salary: NJC2-6 (£20,962 to £22,315 per annum - Actual salary)

Education Phase: Primary

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 9th July 2025

Interview Date: TBC

About us

We are looking to recruit two Level 1 Teaching Assistants on a temporary basis to join the Rosecliffe family.

This is a unique opportunity to work with us to create a great experience for our children and young people.

We are looking for a practitioner who:

• Has the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Is motivated and passionate to achieve the very best for the children in our care and makes a genuine difference
• Relishes the opportunity to support children with additional needs
• Is ready to learn themselves and grow with us
• Has excellent communication skills and a sense of humour
• Wants to be involved in everything!

What can we offer you?

• Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues
• A place where you will feel valued for your hard work
• A growing learning community with opportunities to learn from others and through research
• Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference
• Networking opportunities for staff all

Rosecliffe is a modern school placed at the centre of a new community within Edwalton, Nottingham. The staff and children of Rosecliffe work towards the goals laid out in our ‘Rosecliffe Way’ with values of Kindness, Integrity, Determination, Pride and Respect.

At the heart of Rosecliffe Spencer Academy is an absolute belief in the ability of every student to shine – no matter what their background, ability or character. We support students in being the best they can be. We focus on the development of our students as individuals, and guide them by allowing honest, trusting and equal relationships to form. We combine the traditional values of discipline, respect and good behaviour with contemporary best practice in teaching, learning and technology. We also encourage our students to be critical thinkers and promote these skills throughout the curriculum.

We strive to be a high performing school based on developing children’s curiosity and an exciting and knowledge-rich curriculum to serve our local community. At Rosecliffe Spencer, all children learn in an environment that helps them to thrive and understand that their learning has no limits.

Ofsted graded Rosecliffe Good overall in June 2023. We received a good grading in the following areas of attendance, personal development, quality of education and leadership and management and early years provision, with an outstanding in behaviour and attitudes. This endorsement reflected all the hard work, effort and commitment shown by our Rosecliffe family of staff, students and their families as well as the local community.

In applying for this role, you should be committed to our values and your own professional development and buy into our culture of continual improvement.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact the school on [e-mail]

The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.

Closing date for applications Wednesday 9th July 2025

Interviews dates are to be confirmed

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’. Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application.

If you want to apply directly for this role and not save your data for any future vacancies, you can click on the ‘Apply Now’ button at the bottom of this page.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

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

Job Description

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Generous Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous of service. For full details, click here:https://www.spencertrust.org.uk/employee-benefits