Teaching Assistant
Orion Academy
Oxfordshire
- New
- Salary:
- Green Book Grade 7
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2024
Job overview
Are you passionate about young people positively engaging with education and want to make a difference to young people in the local community with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, including students who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs?
About the role:
Orion Academy is currently seeking Teaching Assistants to assist and support the Head of School and teaching staff in providing high standards of teaching, learning and pastoral care to students.
The key deliverables will include:
- Supporting teachers and colleagues to deliver highly personalised and bespoke lessons
- Working restoratively to enhance the learning of experience of pupils
- Working closely with other professionals and families
- Supporting the creation of a climate for success for students with special educational needs and disabilities
- Promoting high standards in class teams
About you:
The successful applicant will be experienced in building relationships with young people and their families, able to manage difficult conversations with confidence and sensitivity, and be passionate about ensuring young people engage in education. You will be an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to enriching and improving the lives of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to foster relationships quickly and with ease
- A passion for education and previous experience of working with children or young people
- Effective communication
- Good organisational skills
- Exemplary standards of personal integrity and behaviour, honesty, professionalism, discretion and confidentiality
- Proactive approach to workload
About Orion Academy:
All students who attend Orion Academy have an Education, Health and Care Plan, which describes their special needs and drives their educational provision. The Academy moved into new, state of the art buildings in September 2021. The new facilities offer a wide range of exciting curriculum and vocational opportunities to learners, and a fantastic working environment.
Orion Academy currently offers places to 83 students, and the roll of the school will rise steadily over the next three years to cater for 108 students, aged from 10 to 18 years. Students attend from throughout the county, and transfer from our SEND feeder school, Northern House Academy, and from mainstream primary and secondary schools.
Students are taught through a differentiated and bespoke curriculum designed to enhance their personal and social development and academic achievement. We have a strong intent to ensure our students leave with the personal characteristics to thrive in their communities.
How to apply:
To apply for this post, please email an application form to recruitment@orionacademy.co.uk.
The deadline for applications is 5pm 22 September 2024
The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.
Attached documents
About Orion Academy
- Orion Academy
- Knights Road, Northfield School, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 6DQ
- United Kingdom
Orion Academy currently offers places to 83 students, and the roll of the school will rise steadily over the next three years to cater for 108 students, aged from 10 to 18 years. Students attend from throughout the county, and transfer from our SEND feeder school, Orion Academy, and from mainstream primary and secondary schools.
All students who attend Orion Academy have an Education, Health and Care Plan, which describes their special needs and drives their educational provision.
Students are taught through a differentiated and bespoke curriculum designed to enhance their personal and social development and academic achievement. The Academy provides support for our students with social and emotional needs through our Academy Community Learning Team, which consists of youth workers, therapeutic and pastoral workers.
Benefits of working at Orion Academy, part of The Gallery Trust
Career Progression
- Be a key member of a friendly and supportive staff team who are dedicated to achieving the best for every one of our pupils
- Participate in high quality professional development opportunities which are tailored to your needs and to your career aspirations
- Develop your career in The Gallery Trust, an expanding and successful organisation which offers opportunities for progression, secondments and collaborative working with colleagues across our schools
Financial
- Competitive salaries for teaching and support staff based on School Teacher Pay and Conditions Document and the NJC Green Book
- Perkbox membership
- Access to LGPS pension linked to salary life assurance
- Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers and cycle to work
Wellbeing
- 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance
- Excellent induction processes, and strong line management structures to promote your wellbeing at work
- A culture which is open to employee ideas and encourages open dialogue
- Regular staff surveys to gain feedback on wellbeing and to drive improvements
- The opportunity to join colleagues for social events
- Family friendly policies, which promote your wellbeing
- The opportunity to work in a new, purpose-built school building, which offers an exciting environment in which to teach and learn, located just a short drive from Oxford’s ring road
- Free car parking and cycle storage
- On-site catering
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