Post:                                      Level 2 Teaching Assistants

School / Location:            St Mark’s Church of England Primary Academy

Start Date:                          September 2021 or ASAP

Salary:                                   Grade 3 SP5 (SP 5-6) £22185 – £22587 pro rata.

Hours:                                   To be confirmed but likely to be between 26-28hrs per week, term time plus INSET days

Closing Date:                      12 noon 13th September 2021

Interviews:                         Week Commencing 20th September

Who are we?

We are a small and caring, family orientated Church of England Academy serving our local community.  Our vision for our children is to inspire them through our values based ethos, encouraging a life-long love of learning and a determination to excel and grow into compassionate, resilient and responsible adults of the future.

What are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit an experienced Teaching Assistant, ideally with SEN experience to join our dedicated team.  You will need to have personal qualities and skills of the highest order, to help ensure that St Mark’s Church of England Primary Academy becomes a truly outstanding and highly successful school.  Your role will be to support the class teacher, to support pupils’ learning and to support the ethos of the Academy.

In particular, successful candidates should have:

• Experience of working with and caring for children
• High expectations of students in terms of learning, achievement and behaviour
• Enthusiasm and dedication to developing innovative approaches to learning, teaching, mentoring and guidance
• A commitment to promoting and fostering good relationships between children and with parents and colleagues

You should be:

• Forward thinking and willing to adapt to the changing needs of the school
• Able to promote the warm, caring and friendly ethos of the school to pupils, parents and the public
• Able to perform under pressure
• Confident to use your own initiative when required

What can we offer you?

• An active school community with supportive parents and governors.
• Excellent professional development opportunities;
• A supportive working culture that focuses on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all children;
• The chance to work with a supportive family of schools (REAch2 trust) who share the same passion for primary education.

You are invited to submit an application form to Caroline Davies, School Business Manager [email protected] no later than 12 noon 13th September 2021.

REAch2 Academy Trust have an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Trust’s online Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form separately.

In accordance with our Safeguarding Policy the successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced DBS with Child Barred List check