Principal: Miss C Thomas | Required: As Soon As Possible | Teaching and Learning Assistant | Term Time | Level 4, Actual Salary (£17,759 - £18,665) Pending Pay Award Holden Lane Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic, passionate, and driven Teaching and Learning Assistant to join the committed and hard-working teaching team at Holden Lane Academy. We enable our children to be happy, successful, and eager to learn, helping them to grow into young people that are fulfilled and able to make a positive contribution to society. At Holden Lane Academy, every pupil is equally valued. Our pupils are nurtured and inspired to be the best they can be, both now and in their future lives. Our unique and vibrant learning environment stimulates learning and enables our pupils to flourish, succeed and grow. As a Teaching and Learning Assistant, you will work closely with class teachers to support the academic and social development of pupils. You will be assisting with classroom management, helping to deliver engaging lessons, and offering one-on-one or group support to ensure all pupils achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will have the strongest commitment and passion to continue to drive the success of the Academy forward and will be a very motivated team player in a highly effective staffing team. Our whole school community works to our STARS values:
* Safety
* Trust
* Achievement
* Respect
* Support
The Academy is part of the Alpha Academies Trust which is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Schools, four Primary Schools and a Central team. Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of primary and secondary academies in North Staffordshire. Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child and overcome inequality. This means that we recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority.
Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a good pension scheme with a current employer contribution of 25.2%, discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 30% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cyclescheme. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Care first including counselling services. The Alpha Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, as well as an online social media check along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.