Teaching Assistant – Level 1 Hans Price Academy Contract: Permanent, Full Time (Term time only + insets) Hours: 37 per week Salary: CLF Grade B (£25,136 - £27,598) Actual Starting Salary: £21,523 Advert Closing Date: 2nd December 2024 Start Date: As soon as possible
We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Teaching Assistant - Level 1 to join our supportive and talented team at Hans Price Academy. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
What we are looking for: We are looking for a Teaching Assistant - Level 1, to assist in the educational, personal, and social development of designated students under the direction and guidance of relevant colleagues (e.g. the Principal, SENCo and Assistant Principal for Inclusion). Support students by adopting relevant strategies and techniques to enable them to access the curriculum, engage with their learning and achieve their full potential. Takes responsibility for implementing planned learning activities/ teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students’ responses as appropriate. Deliver measurable impact on student attainment as well as social and emotional well-being. Works collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role.
Our Academy: Hans Price Academy is a forward-thinking secondary school based in Weston-Super-Mare. The children at Hans Price Academy are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our increasingly diverse community. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment housed in excellent, modern facilities. At Hans Price we believe that at the heart of our students’ learning experience is the quality of what we deliver, and we continually strive to provide excellent opportunities in a broad range of subjects and extra-curricular settings. Fulfilment of individual potential is at the very heart of what we hope to achieve and development of students’ wider character alongside high academic expectations is something that we feel very strongly about.
About the Cabot Learning Federation: The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools. CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply: Please download the Candidate Information Pack below, which includes wider details on the role and the job description and person specification. Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application. Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks: The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.