Job profile The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. Job details Job reference REQ00004103 Date posted 14/11/2024 Application closing date 04/12/2024 Location Leeds (Garforth Academy) Salary Grade C Points 04 – 06 (£24,404 - £25,183 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata (delete if job is FT all year round (52 wpy and 37 hrs pw). The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £17,094.59 Annual weeks 39 (term time only, plus 5 days). Contractual hours 30 Basis Part time Job category/type Education Support Teaching Assistant Level 1 (temporary) Job description Garforth Academy are looking to appoint a Level 1 Teaching Assistant to join our academy in January 2025, on a part time, temporary basis. Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you. Your new role As a Teaching Assistant Level 1, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with the teacher. If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you. Please see the attached job description for the essential criteria and more information about the role. Your new school With nearly 2000 students aged between 11 and 18 Garforth Academy is a busy and vibrant place. The academy serves a predominantly urban catchment area, which includes Garforth, Kippax, Aberford, Micklefield, Swillington and Colton among others. We are a large and oversubscribed academy, and we pride ourselves on knowing our students well and doing our best to ensure everyone fulfils their potential. Our staff are talented, enthusiastic and strive to deliver innovative learning experiences to our young people. They also enrich, guide and support our students to ensure they are fully prepared and equipped to enter the competitive world of work or further studies. We pride ourselves on providing our students with the knowledge, skills and resilience to achieve the highest possible standards academically, socially and personally. We have a staff rewards budget that encourages staff to socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At Garforth, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best. We have a comprehensive CPD programme for all our staff. In 2020 our outcomes at both KS4 and KS5 were again well above national expectations in both attainment and progress and a huge variety of extra-curricular activities were available to our students from after school clubs to day trips, to sports/musical events, Duke of Edinburgh weekends to week long residentials abroad. We are confident our Academy provides a fantastic teaching environment, whether you are beginning your career or looking to further develop it, and we would encourage you to come and see for yourself This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants. Why join us? Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants. As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area… Financial Wellbeing : Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme Access to an extensive discounts platform Physical Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household Gym & fitness discounts Cycle to Work scheme Free annual flu jab Mental Wellbeing: Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme Menopause Support Service Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays. In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process. The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.