Teaching Assistant

Job Title: Teaching Assistant                                              Reference No(s):  EATA0724

Salary: £22,667 FTE* Actual £17,347.61                             Location: Headington, Oxfordshire

Hours of work: 34hrs per week TTO                                 Closing Date: Friday 30th August

Start Date: ASAP                                                                 Interview Date: w/c Monday 9th September

The Role

We are currently recruiting for inspirational and creative Teaching Assistants to join this exciting school, this is an opportunity to be part of something very special as we continue our journey to become a centre of excellence. Please take a look at our website http://www.endeavour-academy.org/ to find out more about us.

Reporting to the Class Teacher and the Higher Level Teaching Assistant you will be responsible for the support and delivery of teaching and learning. You will model best practice and enable successful learning and achievement by young people and sustained improvement in their spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical well-being in preparation for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

Some young people can behave in a way that is challenging to others and part of our role is to teach young people safer and more effective ways of communicating their needs, however a level of challenge still exists; this can be physical or a reluctance to engage. For these reasons this role requires someone who is physically fit. MacIntyre Academies will, where possible, look to make reasonable adjustments to comply with the Equality Act 2010.

The role is 34 hours per week; 39 weeks per year (Term-Time only). We can also offer a variety of additional hours through relief shifts in the residential home.

Previous experience is not required to apply for this role, however, you must be an effective, confident communicator and able to keep accurate records such as the recording of learning outcomes with excellent attention to detail. You will demonstrate an approach of facilitation and reflective practice within the role.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you:

·       Discretionary regional allowance of £1,000 (pro-rata)

·       Discretionary Special School Allowance £750 per annum (pro rata role dependent)

·       Excellent Local Government Pension

·       MAT Life Day annually – we know life happens in term time too

·       Enhanced Sick Pay

·       Access to an excellent benefits and wellbeing package (including: retail, leisure, entertainment discounts, cycle to work scheme)

·       Free eye tests through SpecSavers

·       Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through Telus Health (including counselling)

·       Family friendly policies

·       Annual Flu Jabs

·       Access to further professional development through the Trust’s Leadership Programmes

·       Self-service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information

·       Termly MAT CAP awards and recognition

·       Long Service Recognition

·       Recommend a Friend Scheme £100 Voucher

·       Annual Big Thank You day for all employees

·       Training/ CPD

·       20 trained Mental Health First Aiders across the schools

Safeguarding

MacIntyre Academies Trust is

committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and

vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and

Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together

with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. This

post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt

from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the

Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering

offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK

(www.gov.uk) It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from

engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to

assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or

young people and will be verbally verified. Individual Safeguarding Policies

for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and

candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process.

In line with the update to KSCIE 2022 MacIntyre Academies will carry out an online search of the candidate once the shortlisting process has been completed as part of their due diligence. This may involve a google search of the candidate’s name, looking at the top three search results over the past three years. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly available online this will be explored with the candidate at interview stage.

*Salaries are based on Full-Time-Equivalent and are pro-rata for part time roles. Salaries are dependent on experience with option of additional hours through the extended school provision.