Teaching Assistant
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincolnshire
- £17,225 - £17,803 per year
- Salary:
- Band 2, Scale point 3-5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
Do you have a passion for nurturing the development of young children aged 11 – 18 and creating a supportive and caring environment?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant looking to join our warm and welcoming school?
You will have a talent for engaging children and will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities.
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Secondary School are looking for a warm and caring Teaching Assistant to join our welcoming school community. Your role will focus on supporting children in a nurturing way, helping them thrive both academically and emotionally.
This role complements the work of our teachers and may vary from day to day. You will work in 1:1 situations, cover small groups and provide general classroom support. You will work with children who have varying needs, from SEN needs to behavioural and emotional needs.
You will provide first aid treatment (training will be given).
There will be opportunities to develop within the school and make a valued contribution to our children's learning.
This is a permanent role starting as soon as possible. You will be working for 32.5 hours per week, term time only.
There are three posts available.
About us
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Primary school and is located in Lincoln.
We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.
You will:
- Provide personalised support to children, helping them feel safe, valued, and understood.
- Work closely with teachers to create an encouraging learning environment where every child can flourish.
- Offer emotional guidance and build strong relationships with students, ensuring their well-being is prioritised.
- Work flexibly, adapting to the individual needs of children to promote their development and happiness.
Why work for us?
We offer:
- A salary of £17,225 - £17,803 per annum (OLOL Band 2, Scale points 3-5. Pay Award Pending)
- Join a school community that values care, compassion, and respect.
- Be part of a team dedicated to nurturing the growth and well-being of our students.
- Wonderful children who deserve the very best in care and support.
- Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Access to first-class CPD opportunities with a specialist support staff CPD programme.
- Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme– emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
- Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme.
For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact the school office on 01522 871400.
We warmly encourage applicants to visit our school – this can be arranged by contacting the school office.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page:
Closing Date: 6th December 2024 at 9.00am
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.
You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust. Everyone is welcome - those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith. We ask that you are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.
The Trust actively supports Apprenticeships, with many Teaching Assistants (TAs) enhancing their skills in SEND through these programs.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
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About St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Western Avenue, Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN6 7SX
- United Kingdom
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy is a mainstream, co-educational secondary school situated in Lincoln, for pupils aged 11-18. It has 550 children on its roll.
Founded in 1953, the school was the vision of Monsignor Atkinson, who wanted to provide a Catholic secondary education for the children in the parishes of Lincoln. St Peter and St Paul is now an academy with Catholicism at the heart of its identity. The school endeavours to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith and its teachings.
Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s teaching school, The Nottingham Initial Teacher Training Hub.
Values and vision
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy has an ethos that focuses on the uniqueness of the individual, the search for excellence, education of the whole person and moral principles. Christ is the foundation of everything it does, and the Gospels provide the secondary school with its influence and inspiration.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher has accurately identified areas for development and has begun to address them. Standards in most subjects are on track to improve in 2017. Students achieve well in Spanish. Students’ behaviour is good. They are polite, friendly and work together very well. The relationships between students and teachers are very positive. Students feel safe in the academy. Their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. Attendance has improved recently and is now average. The sixth form is good. Students make better progress than those in the main school because they are consistently well taught in a range of courses which are well matched to their abilities and interests. Many go on to gain places at top universities.”
View St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy’s latest Ofsted report
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