Job Title: Teaching Assistant School: St Giles Spencer Academy Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, term-time only Contract Type: Fixed-Term (until 31 July 2025) Salary: NJC 10 – NJC 14 Actual Salary: £23,041 - £24,577 per annum Are you passionate about providing a ‘world class’ education for pupils with Special Educational Needs, ensuring that they reach their true potential? Are you prepared to get messy, join in with the fun and be outdoors on a regular basis so that our pupils' learning is inspiring and creative? Do you want to join a high performing team of staff who are committed to going that ‘extra mile’ to provide the very best for our pupils and their families? If you can answer ‘yes’ to all of the above, then we would like to receive an application from you St Giles Spencer Academy is an outstanding Primary Special Academy in Derby City. We are a warm, friendly and inclusive academy which meets the needs of pupils with a range of special educational needs and disabilities. St Giles Spencer Academy is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant on a fixed-term contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic year. Specific knowledge, skills and experience in supporting non-verbal pupils with autism and sensory needs would be an advantage. You must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, be an effective team member and be calm and creative in your approach to working with pupils with additional needs. We are proud of what we do at St Giles Spencer Academy and our recent school achievements are a result of a great team effort amongst pupils and their families, governors and staff: Special School of the Year Award Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ NASEN Learning Support Staff of the Year Award Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship Family First Quality Award British Council International Schools Award Be Mighty, Be Creative Award ICAN Communication Specialist Accreditation Arts Mark Gold Award Fair-Trade Award Learning Outside the Classroom Award National Autistic Society Accredited School If you want to be part of an innovative, forward-thinking and outward-facing special school; who are genuinely committed to investing in your professional development, then St Giles could be the academy for you. If you would like to visit St Giles Spencer Academy before the closing date, please contact the school via 01332 343039 or infostgilesspencer.org.uk. Visits to the school are strongly recommended. Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract Pay: £23,041.00-£24,577.00 per year Benefits: Company pension Free parking On-site parking Sick pay Schedule: Monday to Friday Work Location: In person Expected start date: 01/01/2025