Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Fixed Term linked to funding until 18th July 2025

12.25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Level 2 TA Pay Scale –Pro Rata £7,181- £7,408 (£25,113- £25,907 FTE)

QEGSMAT are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking and high achieving team at Waterhouses CE Primary Academy. The post holder will support the work of a qualified teacher, support within the classroom.

Our school is a small, friendly, Church of England school set in an enviable location in the Staffordshire Moorlands on the edge of the Peak District National Park. Children join our school in Nursery at 3 years of age and move on to their next journey at the end of Year 6 at the age of 11 years.

Waterhouses CE Primary Academy is a proud member of QEGSMAT. The Trust’s values are for students to ‘Question, Explore; Give; and Succeed’. Our exceptional staff, strong leadership, motivated children, as well as excellent facilities, provide the successful formula for this.

At QEGSMAT we believe and promote that exceptional workforce creates exceptional results; they transform lives and transform futures. We support every pupil to achieve their full potential and become a confident, resilient, and compassionate individual who can make a positive contribution to society.

Why work for us?

At QEGSMAT, we value the hard work and dedication of our team members, and as such we believe that progression should be a simple process. That’s why we are proud to offer an Automatic Pay Review program, rather than the traditional annual pay and performance review, as part of our comprehensive benefits package.

Continual access to CPD opportunities. QEGSMAT works with a large number of organisations to develop staff to fulfil their aspirations and potential. We are committed to providing first-rate training and development to all our staff within this evolving Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

QEGSMAT is a recognised Disability Confident employer.

• All staff have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. This can also include bespoke counselling sessions for staff if needed.

• All roles are subject to nationally agreed terms and conditions of service.

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with employer contributions of 26.2% for Staffordshire support staff

• Family-friendly policies.

• Access to Flu Vaccines.

• Opportunity to work flexibly.

Access to 750+ discounts on everyday essentials via our benefit package with Vivup

QEGSMAT is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is a criminal offence to engage or seek to engage in regulated activity or regulated work with children, if you appear on the DBS barred list. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and be eligible to work in the UK.

Further information about our commitment to Safeguarding can be found - https://www.qegsmat.com/documents/safeguarding

Please be aware, the Trust may also consider performing an online presence check as part of their pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If you are interested and wish to have an informal conversation to discuss the role or would like to visit the school, we would be happy to arrange this. Please call 0538 308356. Further details about our school can be found on our website: https://waterhouses.staffs.sch.uk/

To apply for this position, please visit https://qegsmat.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies

Closing date for applications: Sunday 15 December 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 17 December 2024