What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• support the progress and achievements of individuals and groups of learners.
• be able to work effectively as part of a team and have a good standard of English and Maths.
• be flexible, reliable and willing to undertake any necessary training and who can adapt to changes in their role.
What the school offers its staff
As an employer Albany Learning Trust offers the following benefits:
Pension: Access to either the teacher pension scheme or local government pension schemes. These offer defined pension benefits, including generous death in service contribution.
Salary: We are proud to be a living wage employer. We offer competitive rates for all roles.
Travel: Membership of cycle to work scheme, which offers up to 40% off the price of a bicycle, including e-bikes.
Support: Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides confidential support for staff and their families for both personal and work-related matters.
• We train staff in Chimp Management, which helps with people to manage their mind more effectively, with an approach grounded in neuroscience.
• We have free access to Headspace app, which offers meditation and mindfulness for any mind, any mood and any goal.
• We offer membership of the tech scheme, which offers up to 40% off the cost of personal IT equipment and white goods.
Priority: Children of staff have priority admissions to their school.
Development: Our high-quality training ensures personal, professional development and allows staff to become expert in their role. A clear progression route within the Trust also provides opportunities to prepare staff for their next career step. Partnerships with the top professional bodies and training providers ensures high quality, evidence-based training is always available to all staff. All our classroom staff receive training in High Performance Learning teaching and have access to HPL training pathways. Our leaders are trained by Leadership Matters and have access to professional leadership qualifications including NPQs.
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.