What skills and experience we're looking for
We have exciting opportunities for a hardworking and energetic Primary Teaching Assistant to join our highly successful team of mutually supportive colleagues whose shared purpose is to inspire and challenge all pupils at Atlantic Academy and want to make a difference.
Here at Atlantic Academy Portland, we are seeking to appoint highly skilled, professional and team orientated persons. We need a Teaching Assistant that understand and can meet the needs of all children.
You will be part of a successful, supportive, well resourced and fully qualified team. We encourage best practice through a variety of CPD opportunities. We are looking to appoint a candidate that puts children first, mitigates barriers to learning, has a can-do approach and will help an individual and individuals make academic progress.
If you are up for a challenge and want to make a difference then you really should come and work in our terrific academy on the next step of its journey.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Specifically we are looking for someone who:
• Who has experience of working with and supporting children
• Is naturally cheerful and optimistic, with evidence of the positive contribution that you can bring to our team;
• Is hardworking, dedicated, committed
• Wants to be valued, train further and help us make a difference.
• A commitment to all students receiving an outstanding education experience.
What the school offers its staff
WHAT WE OFFER
• Competitive Salary
• Pension Scheme
• On-site parking
• A collaborative approach and strong collegial relationships;
• Proven student progress and excellent student behaviour;
• An extensive CPD programme tailored to skills and experience
• Expectation of disruption free learning, high SLT visibility ALL day, focus on students. Allowing staff to teach without low level disruption
• More opportunity to grow your career - We’ll support you in developing your career and experience at this school or another trust school
• Visualiser and mini iPad in every classroom – allowing for booklets, feedback, student work etc to be projected – as the teacher decides
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.