Educational Teaching Assistant - Additionally Resourced Provision

Contract term: Permanent

Salary:  Scale 4 NJC 7-11. Actual Salary - £16,894

Contract type:  30 hours per week & Term Time plus 2 days

Start Date: ASAP​

Closing Date for Applications – 5th November 2024.

Newsome Academy is a successful, oversubscribed secondary school, set in fabulous countryside in south Huddersfield. We have over 800 students and over 60 awesome teaching and support staff. We are very unique in the fact that we also have two specialist provisions - Hearing Impaired and Physically Impaired. These provisions allow students to be in mainstream lessons whilst getting the specialist support, they need. The Headteacher and the Senior Team are always present around school, whether this be on duty during social times or dropping into lessons to check on the school climate. We promote leadership and this is evidenced through our amazing students and wider staff teams. The school has seen a significant and exciting change and we have celebrated record-breaking results for the past few years. We are also the only school in Kirklees that are celebrating a student securing a Scholarship at Eton College in 2022.

We are looking for a talented Teaching Assistant who is forward thinking, dynamic and resilient and who, working within the Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP), will provide high quality support to our learners with additional needs. The colleague appointed will be a natural inspirer, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at Newsome Academy. A medical/care background or the ability to offer experience or interest in any of the following areas would also be welcome: extracurricular activities, adaptive sports or technology.

Newsome is one of 10 Academies that for Impact Education Multi-Academy Trust. There are 2 Secondaries, 1 Through School, 1 Alternative Provision and 6 primaries. The Trust is on a mission to improve the life chances of children and young people and improve social mobility for the disadvantaged. Our vision is to be a Trust where hearts and minds connect; values-driven partners working collaboratively to ensure education impacts positively on students, families, communities and staff.  Impact Academies are aligned to the Trust Mission, Vision and Aims. Our Academies have individual identities which reflect the diverse communities they serve. They have the autonomy to create, explore and learn from different practices and our Headteachers believe that leadership and personal accountability are founded on self-direction and reflection. We believe that collaborative leadership and strong partnership development can lead to significant positive impact on the quality of education through sharing the best collective practice. Our values of Heart, Mind and Connect underpin everything we do and our Core Principles and Aims articulate how we will live these out.

For more information about the Trust go to Impact Education Multi Academy Trust. 

Please see attached Recruitment Pack for further information about the role, Newsome Academy and the Trust.

To apply please click the following link; https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=92051b88-75dc-41e2-8438-49ccb7e8a419

Closing Date for Applications: 5th November 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Impact Education Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding staff and students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosing and Barring Service DBS check. All interviews will include a question about Safeguarding and any anomalies identified in pre-recruitment checks will be discussed at interview.