Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Maternity Cover

Oak Wood Primary School; Nuneaton; Presencial; GBP 21 000 - 27 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Free onsite parking

Gym Membership Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free lunch for duty staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Resumo da oferta

Oak Wood Primary School is seeking a Teaching Assistant Level 3 for maternity cover, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. Start date: January 2027.

The successful candidate will work with the class teacher to plan, lead and support learning for pupils aged 4–11, including those with SEN, within a specialist setting. The role involves supporting learning across classroom activities, delivering targeted learning opportunities, and contributing to pupil well-being and progress.

Qualificações

• Applications are invited from suitably qualified and enthusiastic individuals to assist in the introduction to the learning and interact with the teacher and pupils as required and apply considerable depth of knowledge and understanding of a relevant area of the curriculum, age range or SEN in supporting pupils.

Responsabilidades

• Assist in planning, leading and supporting learning opportunities for pupils alongside the class teacher.
• Provide support to pupils with SEN and diverse needs within classroom settings.
• Deliver lessons/learning activities during planned or unplanned short-term absences of teachers.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Contract: Maternity Cover, 39 weeks per year
Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Grade: Band H: SCP14 - SCP17
Start date: January 2027

About the Role

Oak Wood Primary School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Maternity Cover to start 04/01/2027.

Oak Wood Primary School is a successful specialist setting for children aged from 4 to 11 with a broad spectrum of special educational needs and learning disabilities. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated teaching assistant who will plan, lead and support learning opportunities for our pupils alongside the class teacher in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all pupils.

At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:

• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
• free, onsite parking
• subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• a Gym Membership Scheme
• a Cycle to Work Scheme
• free lunch for duty staff
• an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and enthusiastic individuals assist in the introduction to the learning and interact with the teacher and pupils as required and apply considerable depth of knowledge and understanding of a relevant area of the curriculum, age range or SEN in supporting pupils.

The Role

The Role: Teaching Assistant Level 3

Broad Description:

Works with delegated authority and under the overall direction of Class Teacher through to the head teacher, and holds a senior role within the teaching assistant field of work supporting pupils’ learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individuals, groups and whole classes and providing cover during teachers’ planned or unplanned short-term absence, involving taking whole groups/classes and delivering lessons/learning activities. Contributes to whole school policy development. Also: either lead/manage a team of teaching assistants (see ^ in responsibility for staff below) or have a lead responsibility for co-ordination of a whole-school activity, policy or programme of work.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibility for people:

The post has considerable impact on the well-being of individuals or groups through contributing to the assessment of pupil need and progress, the development and implementation of plans and providing appropriate care/support to pupils with complex health care and/or learning needs

Responsibility for staff:

^ If leading a team, this will involve responsibility for managing a team of staff who support learning in the classroom (normally other teaching assistant staff), their supervision, performance management, development and training. ^ If having lead responsibility for co-ordinating a school activity, the post will have:

• limited responsibility for supervising – though will be expected to demonstrate tasks or advise/guide new employees, work experience or trainees.

Responsibility for budget:

The post has no responsibility for financial resources, though could be involved in occasionally handling small amount of cash, processing cheques, invoices etc.

Responsibility for physical resources:

The post has some direct responsibility for physical resources, through safe/secure record keeping and maintenance/management of learning resources.

For an informal conversation about the role or to arrange a visit, please telephone the school on 02746 740 901.

Central England Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced criminal record check (DBS) including a barred list check. Online checks will be undertaken as detailed in KCSIE.

It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.