Mercia Primary Academy Trust Mercia Primary Academy Trust consists of three Academies; Lark Hall Infant & Nursery, Flax Hill Junior Academy and Lakeside Primary. Enthusiastic and talented teaching assistant required to help pupils reach their potential and to provide support to teachers throughout the school. The role will initially be working alongside a team of highly skilled and enthusiastic Educators. This role is to work on a fixed term basis with a child who has additional needs. The successful candidate should be prepared to work at any of the schools within the Multi Academy Trust; however, the position is initially based at Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy. All schools in the MAT have extremely high staff retention rates. The successful applicant will: support in the delivery of exciting and effective learning experiences for our children demonstrate commitment to self and school improvement possess good communication and interpersonal skills have high expectations of achievement and behaviour be able to work effectively in a team be able to build positive relationships with parents Additional Information This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service. Please view our policies via http://www.mpatrust.co.uk/policies/policies/ Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct online searches as part of our diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you in or after the interview process. Our schools are well regarded throughout our local community. The schools last Ofsted inspections were all graded ‘very good’ (Flax Hill Nov 21, Lark Hall Dec 21 & Lakeside Jun 22) under their current Head Teachers and leadership teams. How to apply An application form and further details can be downloaded below. Please send your completed application form, along with a covering letter, recruitment monitoring form and PEAQ directly to the Head of School, Mrs Michelle Booth. Email: deputyflaxhill.staffs.sch.uk Job start required for: January 2025 Contract type: Part Time / 20.85 hours per week / Monday - Friday / Working pattern 8:50am - 1:00pm / Term Time only Contract term: Fixed term until July 2025 or earlier if the funding is removed Closing date for applications: Friday 13 th December 2024 at 12 noon Shortlisting / Interviews: Week commencing: Monday 16 th December 2024 Telephone: 01827 215 333 Email: deputyflaxhill.staffs.sch.uk It is an offence to apply for a role which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.